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31 Cards in this Set
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The house at the end of the street is being sold. |
Nouns: house, end, street. pronoun: none. verb: is being sold. |
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Did Carol call you yesterday? |
noun: Carol. pronoun: you. verbs: did, call |
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When will the books be due? |
noun: books. pronoun: none. verbs: will, due |
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The teacher told us to work quietly. |
noun: teacher. pronoun: us. verbs: told, work |
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The teapot is older than Grandmother. |
nouns: teapot, Grandmother. pronoun: none. verb: is |
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Are you going to her party? |
noun: party. pronouns: you, her. verbs: are, going |
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He wants us to be home by ten o'clock. |
nouns: home, ten, o'clock. pronouns: he, us. verbs: wants, to be |
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Won't they be angry? |
noun: none. pronoun: they. verbs: won't, be |
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The cat crept stealthily around the dark corner. |
adjective: dark. adverb: stealthily |
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Mark closed the heavy velvet curtain quietly. |
adjectives: heavy, velvet. adverb: quietly |
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Ten black limousines headed the long parade. |
adjectives: ten, black, long. adverbs: none |
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Tony has a cute little spotted puppy. |
adjectives: cute, little, spotted. adverb: none |
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He sneezed noisily. |
adjective: none. adverb: noisily |
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Give the development of the English language form its origin to modern English. |
Indo-European, Germanic, Old English, Middle English, Modern English. |
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Give some difference between Germanic and other Indo-European languages. |
Early words starting with F changed to B in Latin. Germanic punctuation accented root syllables and used a stress accent. Greek used a pitch accent. |
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Explain how a dialect develops and give an example. |
A dialect is a form of language variation that develops as a result of isolation. Example: A form of language has developed in the Appalachian area in Kentucky. |
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Explain how language scientists know that an Indo-European parent language existed. |
By studying the changes words in related languages such as English, Latin, and Greek have made, scientists can trace a word back to its original form. |
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Explain the difference between High German and Low German. |
High German is the official language of Germany, and Low German is spoked by the Low Countries. |
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Define noun. |
names a person, place or thing. |
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Define pronoun. |
stands for a noun. |
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Define verb. |
expresses action or state of being |
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Define adjective. |
modifies a noun |
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Define adverb. |
modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverbs |
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An _________ noun can express an idea or quality. |
abstract |
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Personal compound pronouns are formed by adding ___________ or ____________ to the personal pronoun form. |
-self -selves |
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The function of an adjective is |
to modify a noun |
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Two demonstrative pronouns are ___________ and _____________. |
1. this 2. that |
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The term used for a person who studies and compares languages is a |
linguist |
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The language Jesus spoke was |
Aramaic |
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An _______________ is a helping verb. |
auxiliary verb |
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"Anybody" is an ____________ pronoun. |
indefinite |
