English Grammar Essentials

Card 1. What is a noun?

AnswerA word that names a person, place, thing or idea (e.g., teacher, Cebu, book, freedom).

Card 2. What is a pronoun?

AnswerA word that takes the place of a noun (e.g., she, they, it).

Card 3. What is an adjective?

AnswerA word that describes a noun or pronoun (e.g., a tall building).

Card 4. What is an adverb?

AnswerA word that describes a verb, adjective or another adverb, often telling how, when or where (e.g., she ran quickly).

Card 5. What is a preposition?

AnswerA word that shows the relationship of a noun to another word, often place or time (e.g., in, on, under, before).

Card 6. What is a conjunction?

AnswerA word that joins words, phrases or clauses (e.g., and, but, or, because).

Card 7. When do you use "its" vs. "it's"?

Answer"Its" shows possession (the dog wagged its tail); "it's" means "it is" or "it has".

Card 8. When do you use "their," "there" and "they're"?

AnswerTheir = belonging to them; there = a place; they're = they are.

Card 9. When do you use "affect" vs. "effect"?

AnswerUsually "affect" is the verb (to influence) and "effect" is the noun (the result).

Card 10. When do you use "fewer" vs. "less"?

Answer"Fewer" for things you can count (fewer books); "less" for amounts you can't (less water).