ICSE Class 7 English Language-Grammar — Flashcards

A: A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, a mark of interrogation, or a mark of exclamation.

A: A sentence is made up of subject and predicate. Subject = what the sentence is about; Predicate = what is said about the subject and includes the verb.

A: The subject is that part of the sentence which names what the sentence is about. It usually comes first, though sometimes it may come after the predicate.

A: A noun is the name of a person, animal, place or thing. It can also name materials, an idea, an emotion, a quality, or a state. Examples include a person, a forest, water, bravery, and happiness.

A: Nouns are of four kinds: proper nouns, common nouns, collective nouns, and abstract nouns. Proper nouns name particular persons or things. Common nouns name general persons, places, animals, or things

A: Concrete nouns occupy space and can be seen, felt, and touched. Abstract nouns do not occupy space, so they cannot be seen or touched, though they can be felt and understood. Examples of concrete noun

A: An adjective is a word used to add something to the meaning of a noun or pronoun. Example: in "cruel master," cruel is an adjective. In "my aunt," my is an adjective.

A: Adjectives can be classified into six kinds: adjectives of quality, quantity, number, demonstrative, interrogative, and possessive.

A: Adjectives of quality tell what kind of person, place, or thing is being described. Example: honest boy. Proper adjectives are also adjectives of quality because they are derived from proper nouns or