Grammar

Question 0

Proper nouns, define, give an example

Answer 0

Identify specific people

George - always capitalize

Question 1

Common nouns, give an example

Answer 1

Single - cat, boy

Plural - cats, boys

Question 2

Possessive nouns

Answer 2

Nouns that show ownership
Single- cat’s toy (one toy belonging to the cat)
Plural - cats’ toy (one toy belonging to more than one cat)

Question 3

Collective nouns

Answer 3

Used to name a group, ex: class
Single - the class is taking a trip
Plural - the classes are taking a trip

Question 4

Pronouns

Answer 4

Stand in The place of nouns

He, she, we, it, they

Question 5

Verbs

Answer 5

Show action, need to have a verb to be considered a sentence

Question 6

Adjectives

Answer 6

Used to describe or modify a noun or pronoun

Usually comes before the noun/pronoun

Question 7

Adverbs

Answer 7

Modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs

Many adverbs end with -ly

Question 8

Prepositions

Answer 8

Link nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other words in a sentence by describing some kind of relationship (location, time, logic)
Ex: I left my cd case IN the trunk OF the car

Question 9

Subject

Answer 9

Shows what’s performing the action in the sentence

Question 10

Predicate

Answer 10

Shows the action the subject is performing

Question 11

Direct object

Answer 11

Shows who or what receives the action in the sentence

Question 12

Indirect object

Answer 12

Shows to whom or for what the action is preformed

Question 13

Clause

Answer 13

A group of words that has a subject and a verb

Question 14

Phrase

Answer 14

A group of words that doesn’t have a subject and a verb, but acts as a unit

Question 15

Comma

Answer 15

Separates sentence structure to make them more manageable to read, separates two independent clauses

Question 16

Semi-colon

Answer 16

Connects two related independent clauses

Question 17

Colon

Answer 17

Joining two independent clauses and you want to emphasize the second of the two

Question 18

First person

Answer 18

The speaker of the sentence is the subject

I see the light

Question 19

Second person

Answer 19

The speaker is addressing someone specific (you)

You see the light

Question 20

Third person

Answer 20

The speaker is detached from the subject (he/she/it)

He sees the light

Question 21

Coordinating conjunction

Answer 21

Links grammatically similar parts of a sentence like 2 independent clauses
And, but, or, not, for, yet, so

Question 22

Fragment

Answer 22

A dependent clause that stands alone

Question 23

Accept/except

Answer 23

Accept - take something

Except - exclude something

Question 24

Affect/effect

Answer 24

Affect - stir up emotion, verb | Effect - refers to a result, noun

Question 25

Allude/elude

Answer 25

Allude - reference something | Elude - try to avoid or get away

Question 26

Alright/ all right

Answer 26

Alright - informal version of all right | All right - formal use of language

Question 27

Complement/compliment

Answer 27

Complement- to go with something | Compliment - say something nice to someone

Question 28

Elicit/illicit

Answer 28

Elicit - to cause or generate | Illicit - describes something illegal

Question 29

Farther/further

Answer 29

Farther - discussing distance | Further - to progress

Question 30

Imply/infer

Answer 30

Imply - communicate information without stating it outright | Infer - take information and draw a conclusion based on it

Question 31

Insure/ensure

Answer 31

Insure - place insurance on something | Ensure- make certain

Question 32

Less/fewer

Answer 32

Less - cant be measured in quantity | Fewer - measured in quantity

Question 33

Than/then

Answer 33

Than - some kind of comparison | Then - indicates time

Question 34

There/their/they're

Answer 34

There - refers to a place Their - possessive pronoun They're - contraction of they are

Question 35

Wary/weary

Answer 35

Wary - to be alert | Weary - tired

Question 36

Who/that

Answer 36

Who - indicates a person or animal | That - thing or group

Question 37

Your/you're

Answer 37

Your - possessive pronoun | You're - contraction that combines you and are