Grammar

Question 1

Noun

Answer 1

Person/place/thing Ex: poop

Question 2

Abstract noun

Answer 2

An Idea, something without physical presence Ex: belief, contradictions

Question 3

Concrete noun

Answer 3

Person/place/thing with a physical presence

Question 4

Collective

Answer 4

plural noun without an “S” Ex: Flock, team, assembly

Question 5

Compound

Answer 5

2 nouns spliced together to create a new noun Ex: Mailman

Question 6

Common vs Proper nouns

Answer 6

Common - general things (Ex: city, mountain)
Proper - Named things (Ex: Chicago, Mt. Everest)

Question 7

Personal pronouns

Answer 7

We, You

Question 8

Demonstrative pronouns

Answer 8

Objects starting with “th” - this, that, those, these

Question 9

Interrogative pronouns

Answer 9

questions beginning with “wh” - who, whose, what, whom

Question 10

Reflexive vs Intensive pronoun

Answer 10

personal pronoun + “self” - yourself, himself, themselves
-reflexive needs the pronoun to work (ex. I write a reminder to myself)
-Intensive is using the personal pronoun for dramatic purposes (ex. I myself told you)

Question 11

indefinite pronoun

Answer 11

undefined amount - all, any, everybody, anything, enough

Question 12

relative pronoun

Answer 12

pronoun used to introduce a relative clause - same word list as interrogative (don’t use what, use that) - ex. Mary, who is mayor, is my cousin

Question 13

Verbal

Answer 13

not a verb (but looks like one)

Question 14

Gerund

Answer 14

a type of verbal - verb + “ing”
to make noun - “Smoking is bad for you”

Question 15

Participial

Answer 15

verb + “ing” or “ed” to make adjective - “I love baked cookies.” OR if phrase, “Baking for over 40 mins, the cookies were burnt.”

Question 16

Infinitive

Answer 16

“to” + verb in base form to make preposition - “To leave”, “To know”, “To leave home early isn’t allowed.”

Question 17

Appositive

Answer 17

noun as adjective

Question 18

Prepositional phrases

Answer 18

provide time or location to an action - “I hope I finish my chores before dark.”

Question 19

Definite vs indefinite articles

Answer 19

Definite - “The”
Indefinite - “A”/”An”

Question 20

Coordinating Conjunctions

Answer 20

Connections in balance - ex. I like you but you smell (the positive and negative are equally important to know). - The coordinating conjunctions are but, nor, or, and

Question 21

Subordinate Connections

Answer 21

Connections which connect different levels of importance - ex. “If you fail history, you’re going to get grounded” (“If you fail history” is subordinate to “you’re going to get grounded” because “If you fail history” does not make sense on its own without the other sentence)

Question 22

Correlative conjunctions

Answer 22

using coordinating pairs - ex: The company deals in both hardware and software. I will eat either carrots or peas for dinner.