What is a 'concrete noun'?

Names something you can see, touch, taste, hear or smell.

Gives extra information about verbs and adjectives.

Uses words "like" or "as" to compare two things.

What is an 'action verb'?

Expresses the action that the subject is, was or will do.

Makes a connection between two things by comparing them.

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What is a 'concrete noun'?
Names something you can see, touch, taste, hear or smell.
Names feelings or ideas.
Names a collection of things or a group.
2
What is an 'abstract noun'?
Names a collection of things or a group.
Names something you can see, touch, taste, hear or smell.
Names feelings or ideas.
3
What is an 'adverb'?
A word that stands in place of a noun.
A naming word.
Another type of doing word (type of verb).
Gives extra information about verbs and adjectives.
4
A simile...?
Uses words "like" or "as" to compare two things.
Makes a connection between two things by comparing them.
Is a question that doesn't need an answer.
Is a common phrase.
5
When we talk about the 'tenor', of someone's speech we are talking about the...?
Number of words they use.
Voice
Tone
Vocabulary
6
The dance was a difficult one.
Helping verb
Linking verb
Action verb
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What is a noun?
Describing words
People's names
Doing words
Naming words
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What is an 'action verb'?
Are the same as linking verbs.
Expresses the action that the subject is, was or will do.
Join with other words to form a verb phrase.
9
What is a verb?
Doing words
People's actions, such as running and jumping.
Naming words
Describing words
10
Which words are nouns? The young child quickly followed his parents into the room and sat down.
Down, parents, followed.
the, child, sat.
young, quickly, child
child, parents, room
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A metaphor...?
Is a question that doesn't need an answer.
Uses words "like" or "as" to compare two things.
Is a common phrase.
Makes a connection between two things by comparing them.
12
"I move fast like a cheetah." Is an example of a?
Personification
Adjective
Simile
Metaphor
13
"The sky was full of dancing stars." Is an example of which language technique?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Adjective
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Which words are verbs? The young child quickly followed his parents into the room and sat down.
Followed, sat.
young, quickly, child
child, parents, room
Down, followed, sat.
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What is an adjective?
Doing words
People's names
Naming words
Describing words
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"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse." Is an example of what technique?
Simile
Metaphor
Cliche
Personification
17
"Her head was spinning from all the new information." Is an example of?
Simile
Descriptive language
Personification
Metaphor
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The armed robber was running away.
Linking verb
Action verb
Helping verb
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What is a pronoun?
Another name for an adjective.
A word that describes a noun.
A word that replaces a noun.
A word that adds onto a noun.
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Which are adverbs? The young child quickly followed his parents into the room and sat down.
Down, followed, sat.
child, parents, room
quickly, down
Followed, sat.

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