English Grammar Recitation

What is a common noun? Give examples.

A common noun names a non-specific person, place, or thing. It is not capitalized. Ex: man, country, building.

What is a proper noun? Give examples.

A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing. It is capitalized. *Ex.* John, Italy, White House

What is a sentence?

A sentence is a group of words expressing a complete thought.

Name the four ways nouns may be classified

Nouns may be common or proper, concrete or abstract, collective, and compound.

What is a collective noun? Give examples.

A *collective noun* names a group. *Ex.* team, flock, class

What is a concrete noun? Give examples.

A *concrete noun* names something that can be perceived by the senses. *Ex.* table, book, desk

What is a compound noun? Give the three kinds with examples.

A compound noun is made up of more than one word. a. The words can be joined into one word. *Ex.* doorstep b. The words can be joined with hyphens. *Ex.* sister-in-law c. The words can be separate. *Ex.* United States of America

What is a noun?

A noun names a person, place, thing, activity, or idea.

What is a pronoun?

A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun

Give the three questions adjectives answer with examples.

Adjectives answer the questions: which one, what kind, and how many or how much. Ex. 1: John gave Mary that rose (which one) Ex. 2: John gave Mary a red rose (what kind) Ex. 3: John gave Mary a dozen roses (how many)

What is an abstract noun? Give examples.

An abstract noun names a quality, characteristic, or ideal that cannot be perceived by the senses. *Ex.* truth, goodness, beauty

What is an adjective?

An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun

Define article and give the three English examples.

Articles are words that signify nouns. *A* and *an* are the indefinite articles. *The* is the definite article. Articles are considered adjectives.

Give the eight parts of speech.

The eight parts of speech are noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.

Give the four types of sentences classified by purpose with definitions

The four types of sentences are declarative, imperative, interrogative or exclamatory a. A declarative sentence makes a statement b. An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request c. An interrogative sentence asks a question d. An exclamatory sentence expresses strong feeling

Give the object personal pronouns in three persons.

The object personal pronouns are Singular Plural 1st. me us 2nd. you you (all) 3rd. him/her/it them

What is a predicate?

The predicate tells what the subject is or does.

Give the subject personal pronouns in three persons.

The subject personal pronouns are Singular Plural 1st. I we 2nd. you you (all) 3rd. he/she/it they

What is a subject?

The subject tells *who* or *what* the sentence is about? *Ex.* Charlotte is a spider

Name and define the three grammar persons.

The three grammar persons are *first person* (the person speaking), *second person* (the person spoken to), *third person* (the person spoken about).

What are the two parts of every sentence?

The two parts of every sentence are the subject and the predicate.