| A | B |
|---|
| noun | names a person, place, thing or idea |
| verb | a word that expresses action or helps to make a statement |
| concrete noun | names an object that can be perceived [noticed] by the 5 senses Ex. dog, chair, odor |
| abstract noun | names an idea, feeling or quality that cannot be perceived [noticed] by the 5 senses Ex love, happiness |
| regular verb | forms past tenses by adding ed or d to the present form Ex. walked, learned |
| irregular verb | does not form its past tenses by adding ed or d; Ex. ate, spoke |
| another name for a "helping" verb | auxiliary or linking |
| common noun & examples | names ANY persons, places, things or ideas and is NOT capitalized Ex. dog, school, boy |
| proper noun & examples | names a PARTICULAR person, place, thing or idea and is capitalized Ex. Rover, Jack, Troy High School |
| verb phrase & examples | Consists of more than one word; a verb & its helping verb; Ex. will go; have run |
| 4 principle parts of verbs in order | present, present participle; past; past participle; Ex. swim, is swimming, swam, have swum |
| a change in verb tense equals a change in what? | time |
| What do linking verbs do? | help make a statement by linking a noun or pronoun to a word or idea which follows EX She is pretty. |
| compound noun | two or more words used together as a single noun EX. baseball, hotdog |
| collective noun | names a group of people, places or things EX. team, class, bunch |
| the future tense always has what helping verbs? | will or shall; Ex. will go |
| the present participle always ends in? It is formed by? | ing; helper + present tense Ex. is eating |
| the past participle is formed by? | have or has + present tense Ex. have seen; has talked |
| regular verbs form the past tense by adding? Example | ed or d to the present tense; Ex. walked; looked |
| irregular verbs form the past tense by | changing the spelling; Ex. swim, swam; run, ran |
