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Which type of noun is a name given to a specific, unique entity?
Which type of noun is a name given to a specific, unique entity?
- Abstract noun
- Concrete noun
- Common noun
- Proper noun (correct)
What is the primary function of an adverb?
What is the primary function of an adverb?
- To connect words, phrases, or clauses
- To modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (correct)
- To modify a noun or pronoun
- To express action or occurrence
What type of verb takes an object?
What type of verb takes an object?
- Transitive verb (correct)
- Linking verb
- Helping verb
- Intransitive verb
Which part of speech typically answers the question 'What kind?'
Which part of speech typically answers the question 'What kind?'
What is the primary function of a linking verb?
What is the primary function of a linking verb?
Which of the following is an example of a qualitative adjective?
Which of the following is an example of a qualitative adjective?
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Nouns
- A word that refers to a person, place, thing, or idea
- Can be common (cat) or proper (John)
- Can be concrete (book) or abstract (happiness)
- Can be singular (cat) or plural (cats)
- Can function as:
- Subject: The cat is sleeping.
- Object: I pet the cat.
- Complement: The winner is John.
Verbs
- A word that expresses action, occurrence, or state of being
- Can be:
- Action verbs: run, jump, read
- Linking verbs: be, seem, appear
- Helping verbs: will, would, shall
- Transitive verbs: take an object (I eat an apple)
- Intransitive verbs: do not take an object (I sleep)
- Can be in various tenses:
- Present: I am writing
- Past: I wrote
- Future: I will write
Adjectives
- A word that modifies, or describes, a noun or pronoun
- Typically answer the questions:
- What kind? (The big house)
- How many? (The three dogs)
- Which one? (The red car)
- Can be:
- Quantitative: three, five, etc.
- Qualitative: happy, tall, blue, etc.
- Demonstrative: this, that, these, etc.
Adverbs
- A word that modifies, or describes, a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
- Typically answer the questions:
- How? (She sings beautifully)
- When? (We will arrive tomorrow)
- Where? (The store is located nearby)
- To what extent? (He is extremely happy)
- Can be:
- Manner: quickly, loudly, wisely
- Time: yesterday, soon, already
- Place: here, there, everywhere
- Frequency: often, rarely, never
Pronouns
- A word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence
- Can be:
- Personal: I, you, he, she, it
- Possessive: my, your, his, her, its
- Reflexive: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself
- Demonstrative: this, that, these, those
- Interrogative: who, what, which, whom
- Indefinite: someone, something, anyone, etc.
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