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Parts of a Sentence Review Based on Diagnostic Test

Parts of a Sentence Review Based on Diagnostic Test. Academic English 9. Pronoun. A word that takes the place of a noun A word that a pronoun refers to is called its antecedent. Personal Pronoun .

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Parts of a Sentence Review Based on Diagnostic Test

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  1. Parts of a Sentence Review Based on Diagnostic Test Academic English 9

  2. Pronoun • A word that takes the place of a noun • A word that a pronoun refers to is called its antecedent

  3. Personal Pronoun • Refers to a specific person or thing by indicating the person speaking (1st person), person being spoken to (2nd person), or person being spoken about (3rd person) SingularPlural  1st Person I, me we, us  2nd Person you you  3rd Person he, him they, them she, her it

  4. Possessive Pronoun • Takes the place of a possessive form of a noun SingularPlural  1st Person my, mine our, ours  2nd Person your, yours your, yours  3rd Person his their, theirs her, hers its • The first form is used before a noun; the second is used alone • Possessive pronouns never have an apostrophe in them

  5. Indefinite Pronoun • Refers to a person, place, or thing in a more general way than a noun does • Example: Jacob seems to know everyone at school. See workbook for list of indefinite pronouns.

  6. Adverb • A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb by making its meaning more specific • Answers the questions When? Where? How? To what degree? • Negative words function as adverb

  7. Verb • Expresses action or a state of being and is necessary to make a statement • Three tenses: past, present, and future

  8. Action verb • Tells what someone or something does • Can express either physical or mental action • Action verbs can be transitive or intransitive depending on the sentence

  9. Transitive Verb • Takes a D.O. • Followed by a word or words that answer the question whom? Or what? • Example: Chipmunks climb small trees to get berries and nuts.

  10. Intransitive Verb • Cannot take a D.O. • Not followed by a word or words that answer the question whom? Or what? • Example: Chipmunks also climb much of the time simply to escape from their enemies.

  11. Linking Verb • Links or joins the subject with a word or expression that describes the subject • Does not show action • Most common form is to be

  12. Verb Phrase • A sentence may contain more than one word as its verb • Auxiliary verb + main verb = verb phrase • Auxiliary verb = helping verb

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