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17 Cards in this Set
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What is a noun?
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A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, activity or idea.
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How do we usually form the plural of a noun?
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Usually, add "s" to a noun to form the plural
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How do we form the plural of noun ending in s, sh, ch, x or z?
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Add "es" to nouns ending in s, sh, ch, x or z
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How do we form the plural of noun ending in "y"?
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If a noun ends in "y" after a consonant, change the "y" to "i" and add "es".
If a noun ends in a "y" after a vowel, just add "s". |
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What is a pronoun?
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A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun to avoid repetition.
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List the common pronouns
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I, me, my, mine
you, your, yours he, she, him, her it his, hers, its we, us, our, ours they, them, their, theirs |
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What is a verb?
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A verb is a word that does an action, shows a state of being, links two words together or helps another verb.
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What is a sentence?
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A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. All sentences begin with a capital letter, end with punctuation and have a subject and a verb.
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What is an adjective?
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.
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What do Adjectives tell?
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Adjectives tell: what kind? how many? which? which one? and whose?
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List the Adjectives (Demonstrative Pronouns) that tell "Which One?" What other adjectives tell "which one?"
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this, that, these, those
Other Adjectives are ordinal: first, second, last, next, final... |
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List the article adjectives
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Aritcles are little words,
you need know only three. The articles that describe nouns are: a, an, the. |
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What kinds of adjectives tell "whose?"
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Possessive (possessive nouns and pronouns)
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List the possessive pronouns
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my
your his / her / its our your their |
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What are the 8 parts of speech?
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noun, pronoun
verb, adverb conjunction, interjection prepositions, adjectives these are the 8 parts of speech (sung to "Jingle Bells" tune) |
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What is an adverb?
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An adverb is a word that describes a verb, adjective or another adverb.
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What do adverbs tell?
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Adverbs tell:
how? when? where? how often? to what extent? |
