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What is the primary function of a noun in a sentence?
What is the primary function of a noun in a sentence?
- To identify people, places, things, or ideas (correct)
- To connect two clauses
- To describe a verb
- To indicate time and place
How do most nouns form their plural forms?
How do most nouns form their plural forms?
- By changing the internal vowel sound
- By adding '-es' to the singular form
- By adding '-s' to the singular form (correct)
- By adding '-ies' to the singular form
What is true about nouns borrowed from other languages that end with 'o'?
What is true about nouns borrowed from other languages that end with 'o'?
- They form their plural forms by adding '-es' (correct)
- They form their plural forms by adding '-s'
- They are inherently plural
- They remain the same in singular and plural forms
What is the term for the ability of nouns to change their singular forms to plurals?
What is the term for the ability of nouns to change their singular forms to plurals?
What is the name of the plural form of nouns that do not follow the regular plural formation rules?
What is the name of the plural form of nouns that do not follow the regular plural formation rules?
What are the three criteria used to define word classes?
What are the three criteria used to define word classes?
Why is it necessary to substitute Emeka with a pronoun in the sentence?
Why is it necessary to substitute Emeka with a pronoun in the sentence?
What type of verb must be used when a clause serves as a subject?
What type of verb must be used when a clause serves as a subject?
Which type of pronoun stands for persons, animals, and things?
Which type of pronoun stands for persons, animals, and things?
What is the function of Possessive Pronouns?
What is the function of Possessive Pronouns?
What is the exception to the rule that singular subjects take singular verbs and plural subjects take plural verbs?
What is the exception to the rule that singular subjects take singular verbs and plural subjects take plural verbs?
What is the rule of concord for two or more items connected by 'and'?
What is the rule of concord for two or more items connected by 'and'?
Which of the following is an example of a Third Person Possessive Pronoun?
Which of the following is an example of a Third Person Possessive Pronoun?
What type of nouns do not take plural verbs despite their plural form?
What type of nouns do not take plural verbs despite their plural form?
What is the main function of Demonstrative Pronouns?
What is the main function of Demonstrative Pronouns?
What is the exception to the rule of using plural verbs for two or more items connected by 'and'?
What is the exception to the rule of using plural verbs for two or more items connected by 'and'?
Which of the following is an example of a First Person Possessive Pronoun?
Which of the following is an example of a First Person Possessive Pronoun?
What type of clauses, when serving as noun phrases, follow singular or plural concord?
What type of clauses, when serving as noun phrases, follow singular or plural concord?
What determines whether a verb is transitive or intransitive?
What determines whether a verb is transitive or intransitive?
Which of the following is NOT a linking verb?
Which of the following is NOT a linking verb?
What is the term for the word or phrase that follows a linking verb?
What is the term for the word or phrase that follows a linking verb?
How can you determine if a verb has an indirect object?
How can you determine if a verb has an indirect object?
What is the term for a verb that takes an object?
What is the term for a verb that takes an object?
Which of the following verbs is an example of a verb that can be either transitive or intransitive?
Which of the following verbs is an example of a verb that can be either transitive or intransitive?
What is the primary way to determine the subject of a sentence?
What is the primary way to determine the subject of a sentence?
What is the implied subject in imperative sentences?
What is the implied subject in imperative sentences?
What is the function of 'there' in sentences that begin with 'there' plus a form of the verb 'to be'?
What is the function of 'there' in sentences that begin with 'there' plus a form of the verb 'to be'?
What is the relationship between the subject and the predicate in a sentence?
What is the relationship between the subject and the predicate in a sentence?
What is the correct way to identify the subject of a sentence with a compound subject?
What is the correct way to identify the subject of a sentence with a compound subject?
What is the primary purpose of the verb in a sentence?
What is the primary purpose of the verb in a sentence?
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