Communication Skills Lecture Notes

Flashcards to help study for the Communication Skills exam.

An __ is a word that modifies or describes a noun

a word that modifies or describes a noun.

Examples of adjectives are: __

sour, red, tiredly, swiftly, sweet, green, etc.

Adjective clauses always begin with the word __, __, __, __, or __ (relative pronouns)

who, whom, whose, which, or that

If the new word means __ of the root word, it is called an antonym.

the opposite of the root word

A __ is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns.

a word that takes the place of one or more nouns

The __ or group of words that a pronoun replaces or refers to is called its antecedent.

the word or group of words that a pronoun replaces or refers to

First-person pronouns are used to refer to oneself (__, __, __, __, __, __)

I, me, we, us, my, mine

Second-person pronouns refer to the person spoken to (__, __, __)

you, your, yours

Third-person pronouns refer to the person or thing spoken about (__, __, __, __, __, __, __, __)

she, her, him, it, one, they, them, their

Plural Indefinite Pronouns: __, __, __, __

Both, Few, Many, Several

Possessive nouns are __

nouns that show who or what something belongs to

An apostrophe can also __.

show which letters have been omitted in contractions

A __ is a word that shows the relationship between a noun and a pronoun and another word in the sentence.

a word that shows the relationship between a noun and a pronoun and another word in the sentence

A prepositional phrase is __.

a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or a pronoun.

A suffix is __.

a word part added to the end of a root word to create a new word with a different meaning or function.