English Grammar Quiz #1

A person, place, thing, or idea

Noun

Names someone or something specifically

Proper Noun

Names someone or something generally

Common Noun

Takes the place of a noun

Pronoun

The noun that the pronoun replaces

Antecedent

They are he, his, she, her, I , we , us, you, etc

Personal Pronoun

They ask a question when you don't know the name of the noun

Interrogative Pronoun

Describes a noun or pronoun

Adjective

Describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb

Adverb

Expresses action, being, or state of being

Verb

Express action

Action Verb

Connects the subject to a word that renames or describe it

Linking Verb

Helps the main verb create complex verb form and tenses

Helping Verb

Shows excitement or emotion

Interjection

Connects words, phrases, and clauses

Conjunction

FANBOYS=for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Coordinating Conjunction

Begins a subordinate clause and links it to an independent clause

Subordinating Conjunction

A sentence

Independent Clause

A fragment

Dependent Clause

Connects its noun or pronoun another word in the sentence and always exists in a prepositional phrase

Preposition