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What are the 8 parts of speech?
noun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, pronoun, conjunction, interjection
What do you call a noun that shows ownership (and modifies like an adjective)?
Possessive Noun Adjective
What does a possessive noun do? (2 things)
1. shows ownership, 2. modifies a noun (just like an adj would)
What punctuation mark do we use for possessive nouns?
apostrophe (or ' )
What part of speech is a possessive noun?
Adjective!
What question can we use to find a possessive noun?
Whose?
What do we call verbs used together with a main verb?
Helping verbs
Name 3 ways we can form an inverted sentence?
1. Start the sentence with a helping verb, 2. Start the sentence with an adverb, 3. Start the sentence with a prepositional phrase that modifies the verb
What are the 8 "be" verbs?
am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
What are the 7 subject pronouns?
I, we, he, she, it, they, you
What are the 7 possessive pronouns?
my, our, his, her, its, their, your
What are the 4 kinds of sentences?
declarative, imperative, exclamatory, interrogative
What are the 2 noun jobs we have studied so far?
1. SN, 2. OP
If you have plural (more than one) nouns possessing something, where does the apostrophe go?
After the s (unless it's an irregular plural form, like "children")
Why is grammar important?
Possible answer: People take WHAT you say/write more seriously if it is expressed correctly.
Form a sentence with a plural possessive noun adjective AND a singular possessive noun adjective.
If you could do it--25 points!
