Necessary information Flashcards
(24 cards)
Am
1st person sing present tense to be
Are
Present tense plural-to be
Is
3rd person present tense singular
to be
Was
past tense sing.- to be
were
past tense plural.-to be
I
First person sing nominative pronoun
You
Second person is both sing and plural
He, she, it
Third person sing nominative pronouns
We
First person plural nominative pronoun
They
Third person plural nominative pronoun
To be
Infinitive state of being
Being
Present participle
Must have helping verb if used as main verb
Been
Past participle if main verb must have helping verb has, had, have
Adjective questions
Which one?
What kind?
How many?
Whose?
Adverb questions
When?
Where?
How?
Noun (definition)
A person, place, or thing
Jobs nouns can have in a sentence
Subject, object of the preposition, direct object, indirect object, predicate nominative
Verb (definition)
shows what the subject is doing or being
Action, linking, helping
Adjective (definition)
Tells more about a noun or a pronoun
Adverb (definition)
Tells about verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
Pronoun (definition)
Takes the place of a noun must have an antecedent- the word the pronoun stands for
Interjection (definition)
Shows strong emotion- usually followed by a exclamation point
Conjunction (definition)
Joins things in a sentence or joins sentences
Preposition (definition)
Show relationships- usually introduce prepositional phrase