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grammar
mms mrs. washburn
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Language - English
6th Grade
10/21/2008

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Term
Pronouns
Definition
Are short words that replace the noun.
Term

Name the subject pronouns.

Definition
I, you, he, she, it, us, you, them
Term
Name the Object pronouns.
Definition
me, you, him, her, it, is, them
Term
Name the demonstrative pronouns.
Definition
this, that, these, those
Term
Name the possessive pronouns.
Definition

my, your, his, her, its, our, their

Term
Name the interragotive pronouns.
Definition
Who, whose, whom, which, what
Term

 

Define antecedant

Definition

The antecedant is the noun that goes before the pronoun replaces.

 

Ex. First Hallie laughed, then she smiled.

Hallie is the antecedant and she is the pronoun.

Term
Define adjective
Definition

Adjectives modify nouns ** modify means to change or adjust things.

Ex. Halliebug is smart.

In this sentence smart is the adjective because it is describing or modifying Hallie which is a noun.

Term
Define verb
Definition

Verb is about the noun or pronoun, and it says that the noun or pronoun does something or is something.

 

** Every sentence has a verb!

               Linking verb

Term

Define action verb

Definition

Action verbs show the noun or pronoun doing something

Term
Define linking verbs
Definition

a linking verb says the subject is something

Term
define adverb
Definition
an adverb is a word that modifies a verb or an adjective or another adverb
Term
define preposition
Definition
they show how thing are related to one another in time or space or other ways
example above the shelf
above is the preposition
Term

define conjuntion

Definition

A conjuntion joins two words or two groups of words together

Term
what are the coordinating conjuntions?
Definition
and but or nor for so yet
Term
what are the subording conjuntions?
Definition
if as since when because
Term
what is the prep song?
Definition

about above across after along among around at before beside between against within without beneath through during under in into over of off to toward upon near for from except by with behind below down

Term
define interjection
Definition
interjection is an emotion word for example
wow yes no yeah! gosh oh yikes well
Term
what do you do when an interjection is at the beginning of the setence?
Definition
you put a comma after it
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what do you do when a interjection is the end of it?
Definition
you put a comma before it
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