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71 Cards in this Set
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What class of words can end in:
-er/or -ism -ist -ment -tion |
nouns
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What class of words can pluralize?
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Nouns
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What is number contrast?
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The difference between a singular and plural noun
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What kinds of words can have THE, A, or AN in front of them?
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Nouns
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What is a genetive marker?
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's for singular, or s' with regular plural, to show possession
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What is the phrase for 's (singular) or s' (regular plural) to show possession?
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Genetive marker
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How do you show possession on a plural regular noun?
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An apostrophe after the s
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Where do you place the genetive marker on a plural regular noun?
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Apostrophe after the s
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When is an 's not a genetive marker?
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When it is a contracted verb
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What is the word for a name of a specific person, place, time or date?
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Proper noun
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What is the word for a noun that is not a specific name?
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Common noun
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What is the word class of:
(a tentative) QUALITY |
Noun
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What is the word class of:
(the prehistoric) PERIOD |
Noun
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What kind of noun has no plural form?
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Non-count
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What kind of noun has a plural form?
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Count
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What is the word class and subclass of:
SOFTWARE |
Noun, non-count
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What kind of noun is:
(The noise indicated a very great) confusion. |
Count
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What kind of noun is:
(I feel) confusion. |
Non count
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What kind of word can replace a noun in a sentence?
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Pronoun
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What is the word class of:
I, ME, WE, US, YOU, HIM, HER, IT, THEM |
Personal pronoun
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Name personal pronouns.
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I, ME, WE, US, YOU, HIM, HER, IT, THEM
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What is the word class and case of:
I |
First person singular subjective pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
WE |
First person plural subjective pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
HE/SHE |
Third person singular subjective pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
THEY |
Third person plural subjective pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
YOU (stepped on my foot.) |
Second person singular subjective pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
YOU (people must be crazy.) |
Second person plural subjective pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
IT (glowed with an inner light.) |
Third person singular subjective pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
THEY (forgot to wipe their feet.) |
Third person plural subjective pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(You always copy) ME! |
First person singular objective pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(What do you intend to do with) US? |
First person plural objective pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(What colleges have accepted) YOU? |
Second person singular objective pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(Dinner will be provided for) YOU (folks.) |
Second person plural objective pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(Good things always happen to) HIM. |
Third person singular objective pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(This mug has) HER (name on it.) |
Third person singular objective pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(I set my bag down on top of) IT. |
Third person singular objective pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(I quickly learned to converse with) THEM. |
Third person plural objective pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
HE (sure plays a mean pinball.) |
Third person singular subjective pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(What would) SHE (think of me?) |
Third person singular subjective pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
ME |
First person singular objective pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
US |
Second person plural objective pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
HIM/HER |
Third person singular objective pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
THEM |
Third person plural objective pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
I (love to go to the opera.) |
First person singular subjective pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
WE (grow all our own vegetables.) |
First person plural subjective pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(This is) MY (car.) |
First person singular possessive pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(This pack of bubble gum is) MINE. |
First person singular possessive pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
OUR (train leaves at eleven.) |
First person plural possessive pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
OURS (is a carefree life.) |
First person plural possessive pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
YOUR (dog pooped on my lawn!) |
Second person singular possessive pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(Would all of you please return to) YOUR (seats?) |
Second person plural possessive pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(Excuse me, I believe this penny is) YOURS. |
Second person plural possessive pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
HIS (gas bill is higher than mine) |
Third person singular possessive pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(I once knew an aunt of) HERS. |
Third person singular possessive pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(This bonsai tree has a pedestal of) ITS (own.) |
Third person singular possessive pronoun
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Do you ever use an apostrophe with a possessive pronoun?
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NO
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What is the word class and case of:
THEIR (camper stays in Vermont all summer.) |
Third person plural possessive pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(Let's have a look at this proposal of) THEIRS. |
Third person plural possessive pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(Ever since, I've been kicking) MYSELF |
First person singular reflexive pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(We prefer to travel by) OURSELVES. |
First person plural reflexive pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(Just look at) YOURSELF! |
Second person singular reflexive pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(Go ahead and help) YOURSELVES. |
Second person plural reflexive pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(He's getting way ahead of) HIMSELF. |
Third person singular reflexive pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(She's very proud of) HERSELF. |
Third person singular reflexive pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(This model train runs by) ITSELF. |
Third person singular reflexive pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(They dug their foundation all by) THEMSELVES. |
Third person plural reflexive pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
HISSELF |
Not an English word
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What is the word class and case of:
THEIRSELVES |
Not an English word
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What is the word class and case of:
THEMSELF |
Not an English word
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What is the word class and case of:
(They teach) EACH OTHER (without meaning to.) |
Reciprocal pronoun
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What is the word class and case of:
(Everyone should learn to help) ONE ANOTHER. |
Reciprocal pronoun
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