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English One
Grammar Quiz one
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| noun | Noun: a person, place, thing, or idea person: driver, teacher, student, chef place: Yellowstone National Park; Australia thing: iguana, concrete, glue idea: loyalty, faith, hope, freedom |
| Personal Pronouns | I, me, you, he, she, it her, him, us, we, they, them |
| Possessive Pronouns: shows ownership | my, mine, your, his, hers, its our ours their |
| Demonstrative Pronouns: Points out a noun | this, that, these, those Example: The books are on the shelf. Those are my books. |
| Indefinite Pronouns: These pronouns do not refer to a specific person or thing. | anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, nothing one, somebody, someone, something, both, few many, several |
| Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns: These pronouns end in “self”. | myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, themselves ourselves |
| helping verb: My cat is watching birds from the window. In the sentence the helping verb is “to be” in the third person singular (is). It is helping the verb “watch” along with the present participle ending –ing to become the present progressive tense. | am, is, are was, were be, been, being do, does, did have, has, had may, can, must, might’ shall, will should, would, could |
| linking verb My cat is 3 years old. The verb in this sentence, “is,” connects the subject “my cat” to more information about him - that he is 3 years old. | is, are, was, were, been, am, look smell, taste, remain, feel, appear, sound, seem become, grow, stand, turn |
| Linking vs Action Verb | If the verb comes before an action verb, then it is helping . If it comes before words that are describing the subject then it's linking. |
| What’s the difference between an action verb and a linking verb? | Action Verb: The puppy tasted the food. Linking Verb: The food tasted yummy. “Tasted” links food to “yummy” (The food didn’t do anything. The food was in a state-of-being yummy.) |
| action verb | giggle, dream, rush, breathe John giggled at the joke. |
| adjective | Words that describe or modify nouns.tell how many nouns. I saw six dolphins today. tell what kind of nouns. The dolphins were a friendly group. tell which nouns. The dolphins like to play with the humans. The article adjectives: the, an, a |
| adverb Words that describe or modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. | how. The elephant charged quickly .when. The elephant charged suddenly . where. The elephant charged nearby .tell to what extent. The elephant charged very quickly. verb: The elephant tended it’s injured friend carefully . |
| Preposition: Words that connect one word with another to show a relationship in time, space, and relationship. | aboard about above absent across after against along alongside amid amidst among around as at atop before behind below beneath beside between by despite during except excepting following for from in inside into like mid near |
| conjunction | connecting words List of Conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so |
| verb is transitive Transitive should answer who or what? | A transitive verb is a verb that requires an object to receive the action. Example: Correct: The speaker discussed different marketing strategies in the video. |
| Verb is intransitive | An intransitive verb is a verb that doesn't require a direct object (i.e., a noun, pronoun or noun phrase) to indicate the person or thing acted upon. For example, the verb “yawn” is intransitive because it's not possible to “yawn” something. |
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