0102 Basic Grammar and Composition MCI 0120, MarineNet Course (Up to Date)

0102 Basic Grammar and Composition MCI 0120, MarineNet Course (Up to Date) To form the plural of nouns that end in y preceded by a constant, you change the y to i and add es The function of nouns is naming the four characteristics of nouns are gender, number, person, and case Identify the nouns in the following sentence: LCpl McClain's ability to accomplish multiple, complicated tasks simultaneously enabled his superiors to focus on other important bs. LCpl McCain's, ability, tasks, superiors, issues Pronouns are characterized by gender, person, number, case i, you, we, they, and it are examples of ______ pronouns. Personal Identify the pronoun in the sentence below. Anyone can apply for the position. Anyone A noun being used in the first person and the pronoun being used in the first person in a sentence is an example of pronoun-antecedent agreement A(n) ____ verb helps another verb. auxiliary Which characteristic is unique to verbs? voice Subject verb agreement says that if the subject is singular and in the third person, then the verb must be ___ and in the ___ person. singular, third Present tense refers to an action or state of being that is currently occurring (okurrr) Adjectives answer the questions ____, how many, or which one. what kind Adjectives that describe a quality of a noun are called ___ adjectives. attributive Read the sentence and choose the word that is one of the 3 articles. George Washington was the first president of the U.S. the Which word is an indefinite article? "a" and "an" Adverbs answer the questions When, where, why, in what manner, and to what extent. Select the adjective in the sentence below. Dressed in his combat gear, the sergeant looked like a formidable foe. formidable Select the adverb in the sentence below. The crowd dispersed quickly. quickly Which part of speech connects a noun or pronoun to some other word in a sentence? preposition Select the prepositional phrase in the sentence below. The company is under the leadership of Capt Johnson. is under Identify the prepositions and the objects (preposition, object; preposition, object, ect) in the sentence below, Marines deployed as a part of a multinational peacekeeping force. as, part; of, force yet and so are examples of ___ conjunctions. coordinating Neither ... nor is an example of a(n) correlative conjunction pair. A ___ conjunction joins clauses that are