Grammar

Question 1

Common noun

Answer 1

names a general person, place, thing, or idea

Question 2

Proper noun

Answer 2

names a specific person, place, or thing

Question 3

General noun

Answer 3

another term for a common noun

Question 4

Collective noun

Answer 4

names a group acting as one unit

eg. team, family, class

Question 5

Pronouns

Answer 5

replaces a noun to avoid repetition

Question 6

Personal pronoun

Answer 6

refers to a specific person or thing

eg. I, me, you

Question 7

Intensive pronoun

Answer 7

emphasizes a noun or pronoun

eg. myself, yourself, itself

Question 8

Relative pronoun

Answer 8

introduces a clause that describes a noun

who, whom, that

Question 9

Interrogative pronoun

Answer 9

asks a question

eg. what, which, whose

Question 10

Demonstrative pronoun

Answer 10

points to something specific

eg. this, these, those

Question 11

Indefinite pronoun

Answer 11

refers to something nonspecific

not specific; everyone or someone

Question 12

Reciprocal pronoun

Answer 12

shows mutual action

each other or one another

Question 13

Transitive verb

Answer 13

needs a direct object to complete its meaning

She read the book.
(“The book” = direct object)

Question 14

Intransitive verb

Answer 14

does not need a direct object

eg. he slept or she laughed

Question 15

Action verbs

Answer 15

shows something happening

Question 16

Linking verbs

Answer 16

connects the subject to a description, not an action

Question 17

Voice

Answer 17

shows whether the subject does the action or receives it

Question 18

Active voice

Answer 18

the subject does the action

The student passed the exam

Question 19

Passive voice

Answer 19

the subject receives the action

The exam was passed by the student

Question 20

Present perfect verb

Answer 20

Shows an action that started in the past and continues or just happened

I have studied all week

Question 21

Past perfect verb

Answer 21

Shows an action that finished before another past action

I had studied before the test began

Question 22

Future perfect verb

Answer 22

Shows an action that will be completed before a future point

I will have graduated by May

Question 23

Conjugating verbs

Answer 23

means changing it to match tense, subject, or number

eg, I run, she runs, they ran

Question 24

Articles

Answer 24

come before nouns to show specific or nonspecific meaning

eg. a, an, the

Question 25

Definite articles

Answer 25

refers to a specific noun already known Often is the word "the"

Question 26

Indefinite articles

Answer 26

Used when the noun is not specific a book or an exam

Question 27

Relative adjective

Answer 27

describes a noun in relation to something else taller, faster, heavier

Question 28

Absolute adjective

Answer 28

describes something that cannot be compared perfect, unique, dead

Question 29

Degree

Answer 29

shows how much or to what extent something is described

Question 30

Positive degree

Answer 30

basic form of an adjective tall, fast, smart

Question 31

Comparative degree

Answer 31

compares two things Taller, faster, more difficult

Question 32

Superlative degree

Answer 32

Compares three or more things Tallest, fastest, most difficult

Question 33

Adverb

Answer 33

describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb Many (not all) end in -ly

Question 34

Preposition

Answer 34

shows the relationship between a noun and another word in, under, between

Question 35

Conjunctions

Answer 35

join words, phrases, or clauses

Question 36

Coordinating conjunctions

Answer 36

Join equal parts of a sentence I studied, AND I passed

Question 37

Subordinating conjunctions

Answer 37

Join a dependent clause to an independent clause Because, although, since

Question 38

Correlative conjunctions

Answer 38

Conjunctions that work in pairs BOTH studying AND practice help.

Question 39

Interjections

Answer 39

expresses emotion or reaction Wow! Oh no! hey! Often followed by ! or commas