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MathnasiumLA Grammar
Mathnasium LA Grammar Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| personal pronoun | Pronouns that are referring to a specific person or group of people. They include a subject and object. Separated into 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person point of view. |
| subject pronoun | Subject of the sentence. Includes , we, you, he, she, it and they. |
| object pronoun | Object of the sentence. Includes me, us, you, him, her, it, them. |
| indefinite pronoun | Pronouns that are not referring to something specific and begin with words like any, every, some, and no. They can be singular, plural, or both. |
| demonstrative pronouns | Either the subject or object of the sentence. Includes this, that, these, and those. |
| reflexive pronouns | Pronouns that end in self or selves and used when the subject and object in the same. Ex: She had to drag herself out of bed. |
| intensive pronouns | Pronouns which end in self or selves and used to emphasize the subject of the sentence. Ex: Hannah herself made dinner reservations. |
| action verb | Action can be seen. |
| linking verb | Convey state of being or condition. |
| What are the 2 tricks to identifying whether a word is a linking or action verb. | The first trick is observing whether an adjective is describing a noun. If it is, it is a linking verb. Otherwise, it is an action verb. The second trick is replacing the verb in the sentence with is. If the sentence makes sense, it is a linking verb. |
| helping verbs | verbs that enhance a main verb's meaning by giving us more info about tense. Ex: will, should have in the examples... Nate will serve the ball and Nate should have served the ball. |
| verb phrase | a phrase in which a main verb has one or more helping verbs |
| present perfect tense | indicates that the action started some time in the past and is still going on in present time. Ex: Hannah has cleaned all day and Justin has lost his cell phone. |
| past participle | any word that is conjugated to occur after has, have, and had. Ex: done, gone |
| modifier | change the meaning of a main word to make the meaning more specific. Ex: adjectives, adverbs |
| Which 2 parts of speech do adjectives act on? | nouns and pronouns |
| What parts of speech do adverbs modify? | verb, adjective, other adverbs |
| What questions do adverbs answer about what they modify? | Where(everywhere, outside, under), when?(always, yesterday, later), how?(quickly), to what extent?(so, very, really) |
| What are the rules regarding the use of a versus an? | If the initial sound of a word is a consonant sound, you use a. If the initial sound is a vowel sound, you use an. |
| articles | adjectives including the 3 words a, an, and the |
| definite article | implies something specific Ex: the |
| indefinite article | implies something nonspecific Ex: a, an |
| Is the word "good" an adjective or adverb? | only an adjective |
| Is the word "well" an adjective or adverb? | Both |
| Is the word "Bad" an adjective or adverb? | Only adjective |
| Is the word "badly" an adjective or adverb"? | only adverb |
| positive degree | base form of the adjective or adverb. Ex:white, fast |
| comparative | a comparison between 2 things or actions. Ex: whiter, faster |
| superlative | a comparisons between more than two things or actions is made. Ex: whitest, fastest |
| absolute adjective/ adverb + give a synonym | Incomparable adjective/adverb. Words that cannot be compared. Ex: round, perfect, favorite, true, false, unique, square, free, complete, all, every, never, always |
| preposition | a word that expresses a relationship between some words in a sentence, usually in regard to time (when) or space(where) like an adverb. It must be part of a prepositional phrase. |
| prepositional phrase | a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun Ex: at the park |
| object of the preposition(OOP) | the noun or pronoun at the end of a prepositional phrase Ex: across the street(street), over the top(top) |
| conjunctions | words that connect words, phrases, and sentences in our writing and speech |
| coordinating conjunction | a conjunction placed between words, phrases, or sentences of equal rank. (FANBOYS- for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so) |
| correlative conjunctions | A conjunction which connects elements similar in form, but also shows relationship between sentence elements and ideas. (both, either, neither, not, only, whether) |
| subordinating conjunctions | A conjunction which combines unequal ideas.Connect independent clauses(simple sentences)with subordinate clauses(a group of words that has a subject + verb like a sentence but cannot stand by itself) that are similar in relationship rather than form) |
| compound subject | 2 or more subjects sharing the same verb and are connected using the conjunctions and, or, neither...nor. (Ex: Mom or Dad was supposed to pick us up at the movies) |
| indefinite pronouns | words that are very general when referring to people, places, or things. (Ex: anybody, someone, most noun) |
| comma splice | a term used to describe the incorrect use of a comma) |
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