Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs
What is a pronoun? An antecedent? (Give examples of each)
1) a word that takes the place of one or more nouns. 2) (group) of words that a pronoun replaces.
What is a verb phrase?
A main verb plus one or more helping verbs.
What is a noun? (Give 4 examples for people, places, things, and ideas.)
A person, place, thing, or idea.
Give an example of a sentence that shows ownership or possession.
I had a bike, until my dad sold it on eBay.
What are 15 singular personal pronouns?
I, me, my, mine, you, your, yours, he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its.....
What is a linking verb? (Give example)
Link the subject with another word in the sentence.
Give 4 examples of a proper noun.
Nina Hovsepian, L.B.I, Peter, The Agnes Irwin School...
What are the 8 parts of speech?
Nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, prepositions, adverbs, conjunctions, and interjections.
What is an action verb? (Give sentence of a physical action)
Tells what action subject is doing.
What are 4 demostrative pronouns?
This, that, these, those...
What are 11 personal pronouns?
We, us, our, ours, you, your, yours, they, them, their, theirs........
What are 5 interrogative pronouns?
What, which, who, whom, whose...
Give example of mental action
ie) I couldn't think of the question for a moment.
What is an infinite pronoun? (Give examples)
refers to an unnamed person or thing.