Review of skills for benchmark

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Review of skillsfor benchmark
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Adjective

• Makes the meaning of nouns and pronouns more
  specific. (Modifier)

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Adverb

• Makes the meanings of verbs, adjectives, and
  other adverbs more specific (modifier)

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Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs

• Three degrees of comparison of modifiers are
  positive (no comparison), comparative (two things
  are being compared), and superlative (three or
  more things are being compared).

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Adjective/Adverb comparisonOne-syllable

• Comparative degree add er
• Superlative- add est

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Adjective/Adverb comparisonTwo-Syllable

• Comparative degree by adding- er or by using
  more.
• Superlative degree by adding- est or by using most

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Adjective/Adverb ComparisonThree or more
syllables

• Comparative degree- by using more
• Superlative degree- by using most

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Prepositional Phrase

• Preposition-shows the relationship between a noun
  or a pronoun and another word in the sentence.
• Prepositional Phrase- The Preposition, its
  object, and any modifiers of the object.
• Note A preposition always has at least one noun
  or pronoun as an object. Generally, the object of
  the preposition follows the preposition.

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There, Theyre, Their

• There- (adverb) at or to that place also used to
  begin a sentence
• Theyre- (Contraction of they are) Theyre right
  behind you.
• Their- (possessive form of they) belonging to
  them.

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Whos/Whose

• Whos- (contraction of who is or who has) Whos
  wearing a watch?
• Whose-(possessive form of who) belonging to whom
  I wonder whose backpack this is.

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Your/Youre

• Your- (possessive form of you) belonging to you
  Rest your eyes now.
• Youre-(contraction of your are) Youre next in
  line.

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