Chapter 13 Prentice Hall Writing Coach – Flashcards
Unlock all answers in this set
Unlock answersquestion
Rule 13.1.1
answer
A noun names something
question
Rule 13.1.2
answer
A concrete noun names something that can be recognized through any of the five senses. An abstract noun names something that cannot be recognized throughout any of the five senses.
question
Rule.13.1.3
answer
A collective noun names a group of people or things.
question
Rule.13.1.4
answer
Count nouns name things that can be counted. Non-count nouns name things that cannot be counted.
question
Rule.13.1.5
answer
A compound noun is one noun made by joining two or more words.
question
Rule.13.1.6
answer
A common noun names any one of a class of people, places, things, or ideas. A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea.
question
Rule.13.2.1
answer
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or a group of words acting as a noun.
question
Rule.13.2.2
answer
An antecedent is the noun (or a group of words acting as a noun) to which a pronoun refers.
question
Rule.13.2.3
answer
Personal pronouns refer to (1) the person speaking or writing, (2) the person listening or reading or, (3) the topic (person, place, thing, or idea) being discussed or written about.
question
Rule.13.2.4
answer
A reflexive pronoun directs the action of the verb toward its subject. Reflexive pronouns point back to a noun or pronoun earlier in the sentence.
question
Rule.13.2.5
answer
An intensive pronoun simply adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun in the same sentence.
question
Rule.13.2.6
answer
A demonstrative pronoun points to a specific person, place, or thing.
question
Rule.13.2.7
answer
A relative pronoun begins a subordinate clause and connects it to another idea in the same sentence.
question
Rule.13.2.8
answer
An interrogative pronoun is used to begin a question.
question
Rule.13.2.9
answer
An indefinite pronoun refers to a person, place, thing, or idea that is not specifically named.
