Grammar Review

There are 3 main ARTICLES in the English language. What are they?

• A

• And

• An

• The

• Them

A SUBORDINATING conjunctions links an independent clause with a dependent clause.

Which of the conjunctions below is SUBORDINATING?

• And

• Because

• If

• Or

Which words from the sentnece below are conjunctions

Because no one had heard from her, we went looking and found her.

• Because

• had

• and

• her

• we

A CONJUNCTION is:

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• A describing word

• An action or state of being

• A word that connects two things

Identify the nouns: Summer allows the freedom to do what you want.

• Summer, what

• freedom, want

• Summer, freedom

• allows, you

Identify the prepositions: Mrs. Braun brings a mug with coffee in it for energy in the mornings.

• brings, coffee, it

• a, with, mornings

• with, in, for

• a, in, it

Identify the adverbs: Deja did not do well on the first test, so she studied more for the next one.

• did, so, for

• well, first, next

• not, for, more

• not, well, more

1. I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.

• preposition

• adjective

• noun

• pronoun

Identify the prepositions: In my room, there are lots of books on the shelf and a mirror by the door.

• my, lots, and, the

• In, of, on, by

• room, lots, books, shelf

• my, are, on, a

What is the purpose of an article?

• to take the place of a noun

• to help define a noun

• to express surprise or other emotions

• to describe a noun