Grammer Flashcards

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Definition of a Noun

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A person, place, thing or idea

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Common noun vs Propper

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Common
lower case
general idea

Ex school, ball, chair

Propper
Uppercase
Specific name

Ex. Disney, Astrid, Pine crest

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Concrete vs Abstract

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Concrete:
People, place,s or things
Something you can touch

Ex. Chair Florida sandwich

Abstract
Ideas
emotions

Ex. Hope, Intellect, Happiness

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Definition of Pronoun

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A word that replaces a noun

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Definition of Adjective

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A word that describes a noun/pronoun

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what three questions do Adjectives answer

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What kind? Ex. yellow flowers
Which one? Ex. this chair
How many? Ex. six pigs

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What does every sentence need?

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every sentence must have a subject and a verb

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Main verb=

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action or linking verb

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action verb=

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the action of the sentence

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direct object (DO)=

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what the action is done to

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indirect object (IO)

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who the DO is given to

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predicate adjective=

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an adj at the end that describes

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13
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Helping verbs

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extra verbs before the main verb

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14
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verb phrase

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all the verbs together

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