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What is an interjection?a word that expresses emotion and has no grammatical relation to other words in the sentence,
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word that expresses emotion and has no grammatical relation to other words in the sentence, e.g., Ouch!
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What is an adverb?
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Word that modifies:
a verb e.g., She ran quickly. an adjective, e.g., She is rather busy, or another adverb, e.g. She ran very quickly. |
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What punctuation is used with an interjection?
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an exclamation point with strong feeling, e.g., Watch out! or a comma with mild feeling, e.g., Oh, I don't know...
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What is the most common linking verb?
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"to be"
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Name 5 correlative conjunctions.
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either...or
neither...nor both...and not only ...but also whether...or |
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What are some forms of the verb "to be"?
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am, is,are, was, were, will be, could have been, should have been, etc.
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Name 8 coordinating conjunctions.
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and, but, or, for, nor, so, yet, ;
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What is an adjective?
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Word that modifies a noun or pronoun. e.g., red balloon
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Which verbs can be linking verbs but are NOT part of the verb to be?
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look, sound, taste, smell, feel, seem, stay, become, remain, appear, grow etc.
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What are two positions for adjectives?
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1. in front of the word it modifies, e.g., tall girl
2. after a linking verb but modifying the subject (predicate adjective)e.g., She is pretty. |
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What four questions do adverbs answer about the words they modify?
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when, where, how, or how much (to what extent)
when? tomorrow where? home how? slowly how much? thoroughly |
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What is an adjective?
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Word that modifies a noun or pronoun.
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Name 9 compound prepositions.
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in addition, in front of, instead of, prior to, on account of, in spite of, according to, by means of, because of
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What 3 questions do adjectives answer about the words they modify?
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which one
what kind, how many. |
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What is a preposition?
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word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence e.g., the flower is IN the vase.
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What is a verb?
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A word that expresses action, e.g., The girl kicked the ball, or a state of being, e.g., The doctor is intelligent.
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Name the last 7 prepositions.
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until, unto, up, upon, with, within, without
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What is a transitive verb?
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an action verb that has a direct object (answers the question "what")
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Name 10 prepositions beginning with the letter "a".
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about, above, across, after, against, along, amid, among, around, at
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What is an intransitive verb?
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an action verb that does not have an object ( no answer to "what") e.g., She rested.
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What punctuation should be used between adjectives in a series?
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when the adjectives in a series can be reversed, use a comma e.g., the friendly, happy child
When reversing them would not sound correct, don't use a comma e.g., the main post office (One wouldn't say " the post main office, so no comma between the adjectives.) |
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What is a conjunction?
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word that joins words e.g., Jill and Mark, or groups of words, e.g., over the river and through the woods.
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What is a linking verb?
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a verb that makes an equation between the subject and a word in the predicate. e.g., Gina is a teacher--Gina = teacher.
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Name 11 more prepositions?
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concerning, down, during, except, for, from,in, into, like, of, off
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Name 10 more prepositions.
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on, over, past, since, through, throughout, to, toward, under, underneath
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Name 10 prepositions beginning with the letter "b".
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before, behind, below, beneath, beside, besides, between, beyond, but (meaning "except), by
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