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What type of noun always starts with a capital letter?

  • Abstract noun
  • Common noun
  • Proper noun (correct)
  • Plural noun

Which part of speech can be singular or plural, concrete or abstract?

  • Pronoun
  • Adjective
  • Noun (correct)
  • Verb

Which part of speech is used to replace a noun?

  • Pronoun (correct)
  • Adverb
  • Adjective
  • Verb

What part of speech indicates how the word functions in meaning as well as grammatically within the sentence?

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Which part of speech is used to connect words, phrases, or clauses?

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Which part of speech is used to modify or describe a noun or a pronoun?

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What type of conjunction connects clauses that are not equal?

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What part of speech describes or modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb?

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Which part of speech is used to express emotion?

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Which type of pronoun identifies, points to, or refers to nouns?

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A noun can never be singular; it is always plural.

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A pronoun is used in place of a verb.

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The word 'the' is an example of a preposition.

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Proper nouns always start with a lowercase letter.

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An adverb modifies or describes a verb, but not an adjective or another adverb.

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Pronouns are used to express emotion.

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The verb in a sentence expresses action or being.

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Adverbs can modify nouns.

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Prepositions are always part of a prepositional phrase.

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Conjunctions only connect words, not phrases or clauses.

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Flashcards

Proper Noun

A noun that names a specific person, place, or thing and always starts with a capital letter.

Noun

A part of speech that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

Pronoun

A word that takes the place of a noun.

Preposition

A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.

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Conjunction

A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses.

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Adjective

A word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.

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Adverb

A word that modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

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Interjection

A part of speech used to express emotion.

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Demonstrative Pronoun

A type of pronoun that indicates, points to, or refers to nouns.

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Verb

A word that expresses action or a state of being.

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Subordinating Conjunction

A type of conjunction that connects clauses of unequal importance. The subordinate clause depends on the main clause for its meaning.

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Coordinating Conjunction

A conjunction that connects two equal clauses. They can be used to connect sentences or to combine two or more independent clauses into one sentence.

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Prepositional Phrase

A phrase that includes a preposition and its object.

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Phrase

A group of words that functions as a single part of speech.

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Clause

A group of words that contains a subject and a verb.

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Simple Sentence

A sentence that contains one independent clause.

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Compound Sentence

A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses.

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Complex Sentence

A sentence that contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

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Subject

A noun that is used as the subject of a verb.

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Object

A noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb.

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Study Notes

Nouns

  • A proper noun always starts with a capital letter.
  • Nouns can be singular or plural, concrete or abstract.

Pronouns

  • A pronoun is used to replace a noun.
  • Demonstrative pronouns identify, point to, or refer to nouns.

Conjunctions

  • Subordinating conjunctions connect clauses that are not equal.

Adverbs

  • Adverbs describe or modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

Adjectives

  • Adjectives modify or describe a noun or a pronoun.

Interjections

  • Interjections are used to express emotion.

Prepositions

  • Prepositions are used to connect words, phrases, or clauses to form a prepositional phrase.
  • The word 'the' is an example of an article, not a preposition.

Verbs

  • The verb in a sentence expresses action or being.

Grammar Notes

  • Pronouns are not used to express emotion; interjections are used for this purpose.
  • Adverbs do not modify nouns; adjectives modify nouns.
  • Prepositions are always part of a prepositional phrase.
  • Conjunctions can connect words, phrases, or clauses.

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