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27 Cards in this Set
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An ______ is used to describe a noun or pronoun.
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adjectives
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Adjectives answer the questions:
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What kind?
Which one? How many? How much? |
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Identify the adjectives in this sentence:
We ate several wrinkly purple raisins as we walked down the dusty dirty road. |
several, wrinkly, purple, dusty, dirty
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The three most common adjectives are A, AN, and THE, also called ______.
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Articles
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That is the definite article?
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the
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What are the indefinite articles?
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a, an
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Identify the articles in this sentence.
The sun was setting behind a big mountain, and an eagle flew by. |
THE sun was setting behind A big mountain and AN eagle flew by.
(the, a, an) |
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A proper adjective is:
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a) a proper noun used as an adjective
b) an adjective formed from a proper noun |
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A ______ adjective is made up of more than one word.
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compound
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How are compound adjectives usually written?
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With a hyphen
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Make the following compound adjectives.
so called near sighted |
so-called
nearsighted |
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A pronoun can be used as an adjective if it modifies a _____.
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noun
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Pronouns can answer the question ____ ___?
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Which one
(these can also be called posessive adjectives) |
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What are the four demonstrative adjectives?
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this; that; these; those
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What are the four interrogative adjectives?
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which; what; whose
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An _____ modifies a verb, and adjective, or another adverb.
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adverb
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What questions do adverbs answer?
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Where?
When? In what way? To what extent? |
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A ________ relates the noun or pronoun following it to another word in the sentence.
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prepositions
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What are the most frequently used prepositions?
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about; above; across; after; against; along; among; around; at; before; behind; below; beneath; beside; besides; between; beyond; but; by; down; during; except; for; from; in; inside; into; like; near; of; off; on; onto; opposite; out; outside over past since; through; to; toward; under; underneath; until; up; upon; with; within; without
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Prepositions consisting of two or three words are called _____ prepositions.
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compound
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In the short story, The Storyteller, who tells the story?
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The Bachelor
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In the Bachelor's story, who is the main character, and what happens to her?
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Bertha; she is extremely and horribly good. She is invited to the prince's garden and is eaten by a wolf.
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Why does the Prince have no sheep in his garden or clocks in his castle?
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The prince's mother once had a dream that the Prince would be killed by a sheep or a clock falling on his head.
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What does the aunt expect the children to be?
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perfect
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Who was the murderer in Murder on the Orient Express?
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They all did it; each suspect stabbed Mr. Ratchet once.
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How is Mrs. Hubbard related to the Armstrong child?
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Mrs. Hubbard is Daisy Armstrong's grandmother.
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Who solved the mystery in Murder on the Orient Express?
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Mr. Hercules Poirot
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