English Grammar - Unit 2

Front 1

1) A verb consisting of two or more words is called a

2) It's made up of a

3) Some examples

Back 1

1) verb phrase.

2) main verb plus one or more helping verbs.

3) must go - are not trying - walking on the ice - to learn new things

Front 2

Realize that an adverb is not part of the verb phrase.

1) For her birthday, Selena would also like a radar detector.

2) To avoid another speeding ticket, Selena will never again take her eyes off the road to fiddle with the radio.

3) Despite the stern warning from Officer Carson, Selena has not lightened her foot on the accelerator.

Back 2

1) Verb phrase = would like
Adverb = also

2) Verb phrase = would like
Adverbs = never again

3) Verb phrase = has lightened
Adverb = not

Front 3

A noun names...

1)

2)

3)

4)

Back 3

1) A person

2) A place

3) A thing

4) An idea

Front 4

Types of nouns

1)

2)

Back 4

1) A common noun: names a category of people, places, things or ideas.

Man
Tower

2) A proper noun: names a specific example; it normally begins with a capital letter.

George Fitzgerald
Eiffel Tower

Front 5

1) The word or words that a pronoun refers to is called

2) Ex: Angela quickly ate her lunch

Back 5

1) the antecedent of the pronoun.

2) Pronoun = her
Antecedent = Angela

Front 6

1) A definite pronoun

2) An indefinite pronoun does not

Back 6

1) is a word which is used instead of a noun when the noun has already been mentioned. Such as “he”, “she”, “it”. Definite pronoun does refer to any specific person, thing or amount.

2) refer to any specific person, thing or amount. It is vague and not definite. (All, many, nobody, none, another)

Front 7

Note that many indefinite pronouns also function as

Back 7

other parts of speech. Look at "another" in the following sentences:

He has one job in the day and another at night. (pronoun)

I'd like another drink, please. (adjective)

Front 8

1) An adjective

2) Sometimes a noun or pronoun

Back 8

1) modifies a noun or pronoun.

2) can be used as an adjective.

Willie Mays was a great baseball player.

baseball = adjective
player = noun
great = adjective

Front 9

1) indefinite article

2) definite article

Back 9

1) an/a

2) the

Front 10

1) An adverb modifies

2) Adverbs often end in

3) They are most often used to

Back 10

1) a verb, or an adjective, or another adverb.

2) -ly, but not always.

3) modify verbs.

Front 11

1) A preposition relates

2) They are

3) Some prepositions

4) A preposition usually indicates the

Back 11

1) nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition.

2) always followed by a noun or pronoun (most often a noun) - that combonation of words is called a prepositional phrase.

3) consist of more than one word.

4) temporal, spatial or logical relationship of its object to the rest of the sentence.

Front 12

1) A subordinate conjunction connects

2) A coordinating conjunction joins

3) Correlative conjunctions come

Back 12

1) clauses, making the clause that follows the conjunction a subordinate clause.

2) two things that are more or less equal in importance.

3) in pairs. ( both ... and - either ... or - neither ... or )

Front 13

1) An interjection

Back 13

1) expresses a strong emotion, and is not grammatically connected to the rest of the sentence

Yikes!
Doh!