parts of speech Flashcards
(27 cards)
what are relative pronouns?
who, which, why, when, where, whose, that, whom
what is an adjective?
describing something
what is a pronoun?
pronouns replace nouns in a sentence example: her, them, our, their, his, him
what is a verb?
being or doing word
what is an adverb?
describing a verb
what is a noun?
person, places, thing
what is the difference between a abstract noun and a concrete noun?
concrete noun: something you can touch: table
abstract noun: something you cant touch: peace
what is the difference between a common noun, proper noun and collective noun?
common noun: a person
proper noun; angellina( proper noun needs capital letters)
collective noun: crowd( of people)
what is an article?
refers to the words a, an, the
what is a preposition?
words that show the relations to things
over, under, above
what is a connective/ conjuction?
a word that connects two parts of a sentence
and, as, therefore, because
what are the three types of adjectives?
adjectives, comparative, superlative
what is a comparative?
they are adjectives of comparison
ex. better, worse, hotter
what is a superlative?
the most of something
ex. best, worst, hottest
what are countable nouns?
a noun that you can count using numbers they have a singular and plural form
ex. we have chocolate or chocolates
what are uncountable nouns?
things you cannot count, they don’t have a plural form and we don’t use a or an, but we can use some, any or much
ex. water rice or knowledge
‘a glass of water’, ‘some/any water’, not ‘a water’
what is the difference between active and passive voice?
active puts the subject first while passive puts the subject last
what is a imperative verb?
commanding verb
what is an imperative verb?
commanding verb
what is a infinitive verb?
to run to cook to clean
a simple or basic verb
what is the first person singular?
I, me , myself, mine
what is first person plural?
we, our, us, ourselves
what is second person singular?
you, yours, yourself, your
