Language Study Test STUDY GUIDE (Dec 2019)

What are ADVERB PHRASES?

• Phrases that give more information about the person

• Phrases that give more information about the place

• Phrases that give more information about the verb

• Phrases that give more information about you

What are PRONOUNS?

• A word that is used as a substitute for a noun or a noun phrase

• A word that is used as a substitute for a verb or a verb phrase

• A word that is used as a substitute for a weird idea

• A word that is used as a substitute because the teacher has to leave

Which group of words include SINGULAR INDEFINITE PRONOUNS?

• you, he, him

• another, something, one

• We, they, I

• Bob, Jim, Tom

Which group of words has PLURAL indefinite pronouns?

• both, many, several

• give, hear, see

• with, in, over

• old, new, rusty

What is a PREPOSITION?

• a word that sounds like the sound it makes

• a word used to link nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words

• a word your teacher made up to trick you

• a word that means you know what will happen later in the story

What are Adjectives?

• words or phrases related to a noun to modify or describe it.

• words that say what the subject is doing

What are ADJECTIVE PHRASES?

• a group of words that start sentences with misplaced modifiers

• a group of words that describe a noun or a pronoun in a sentence

What is subject verb agreement?

• means the subject and verb must agree in number. This means both need to be singular or both need to be plural.

• means your subject must have the same thoughts as your verb

What is a CLAUSE? What MUST a clause have?

• A beard and a red and white hat

• a subject and a verb

What does an ADVERB CLAUSE start with?

• a funny story

• a verb

• a noun

• a subordinating conjunction