3rd Tri LA Final Flashcards
(95 cards)
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Simile
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comparing using like or as
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Metaphor
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comparing without using like or as
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Personification
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Animals or inanimate objects are given human characteristics or actions
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Hyperbole
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Use of exaggeration that approaches the impossible
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Onomatopoeia
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Words that represent sounds
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Alliteration
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repetition of same sound or letter at beginning of sentence
The repetition of similar beginning consonant sounds that creates a musical or rhythmic effect
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Allusion
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reference to something familiar
A reference to a well-known person or event that often serves to make a comparison
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Anaphora
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repetition of same words
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Symbolism
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Is when the author uses an object or reference to add deeper meaning to a story; is used to provide meaning to the writing beyond what is actually being described; can enhance a theme, idea, or character
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Imagery
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using words to create a picture in your mind
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Tone
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How the author feels about a text; his/her attitude
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Indicative Mood
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states fact or opinion, describes something in plot
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Imperative Mood
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makes a demand
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Conditional Mood
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indicates a condition that might cause something to happen; might, could, should, would
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Foreshadowing
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lets readers predict whats going to happen next
Use of hints or clues in a story that lead a reader to make certain predictions about the story
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Theme
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The central idea of a story
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First Person POV
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Narrator is the main character, uses “I”
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Second Person POV
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Telling it through your POV, using “You and You’re”
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Third Person Limited POV
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Has access to only one persons feelings and thoughts
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Third Person Omniscient POV
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Has access to all characters feelings and thoughts
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Noun
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person, place, thing, or idea
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Common noun
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any one of a class of people, places, things, or ideas ex: soldier
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Proper noun
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specific person, place, or thing
ex: General Eisenhower
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Collective noun
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a group of individual people or things
ex: squad, team
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Compound noun
a noun made up of two or more words
| ex: ice age, workshop
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Pronoun
a word used to take the place of a noun
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First person pronoun
the person speaking
| ex: my, I, our
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Second person pronoun
the person spoken to
| ex: your, you, yours
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Third person pronoun
the person, place, or thing spoken about
| ex: him, her, their
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Antecedent
the noun a pronoun substitutes for
ex sentence: Bill raised his trophy in triumph and he smiled.
Bill=antecedent
his/he=pronoun
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Demonstrative Pronoun (4)
points out a specific person, place, or thing
| ex: this, that, these, and those
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Relative Pronoun (5)
begins a subordinate clause and connects it to another idea in the same sentence
ex: that, who, whose, which, whom
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Interrogative Pronoun (5)
used to begin a question
| ex: what, which, who, whom, whose
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Indefinite Pronoun (4)
refers to nouns without specifying which ones
| ex:anyone, neither, both, all
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Action verb
tells what action a person/thing is performing
| ex:jumping, dreaming
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Visible action verb
can be seen easily
| The baboon ATE a pickle slowly.
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Personal pronoun
refers to first, second, and third person pronouns
| ex: she, they, it, I
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Which mood?
| First, spit on the stone.
Imperative
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Which mood?
| You would be better served if you placed your loyalty with us.
Conditional
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Which mood?
| The master was locked in the library.
Indicative
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Mental action verb
can be seen with difficulty if at all
| ex: The baboon was DREAMING of a marble berry smoothie.
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Linking verb
Connects a noun or pronoun at or near the beginning of a sentence with a word at or near the end.
ex: With luck I WOULD HAVE BEEN at the station.
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Helping verb
Added before another verb to make a verb phrase.
Can be more than one word.
Ex: I COULD only HAVE gone to the festival yesterday.
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Intransitive verb
An action verb that there is no receiver named in the sentence.
Ex: Both witnesses agreed.
(Agreed what?) No answer.
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Transitive verb
An action verb that the receiver of the action is named in the sentence.
ex: Meg unwrapped her present.
(unwrapped what?) present
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Adjective
describes a noun or a pronoun
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Definite article
(The) refers to a specific person, place, or thing
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Indefinite article
(a or an) refers to any one of a class of people, places or things
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Proper adjective
a proper noun used as an adjective, capitalized
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Compound adjective
an adjective made up of more than one word
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Possessive adjectives
my, your, his, her, its, these, their
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Demonstrative adjectives
this, that, these, those
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Interrogative adjectives
which, what, whose
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Indefinite adjectives
another, each, either, neither
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Adjectives acting as monitors answer which questions?
Where? When? In What Manner? To What Extent?
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Prepositional Phrases
a group of words that includes a preposition and a noun or pronoun called the object of the preposition
ex: Across the street
Across=preposition
Street=object
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Preposition
relates the noun or pronoun following it to another word in the sentence
ex: in, at, from, ahead of, next to
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Preposition or Adverb?
| The note is inside the box.
Preposition: object
| inside what? Box.
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Preposition or Adverb?
| The prisoner slipped past.
Adverb: no object
| Past what? None.
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Coordinating Conjunction
connect similar words
| ex: and, for, or, yet
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Correlative Conjunction
come in pairs, connect same kinds of similar words or groups of words
ex: both...and, not only...but also, neither...nor
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Subordinating Conjunction
connects two ideas by making one idea less important than the other
ex: after, even thought, unless, whenever
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Interjection
expresses feeling or emotion and functions independently of a sentence. Separated from sentence
Ex: Hey! keep your hands off that camera.
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Active voice
The noun or pronoun that is the subject is the doer of the action
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Passive voice
The subject of the sentence is the receiver of the action
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Participle
Functions as adjectives since they modify nouns
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Past or present participle?
The washed clothes.
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Past or present participle?
The breaking window.
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Participle phrase?
an adjective phrase that begins with a participle and includes all objects, modifiers, and complements.
Ex: Hiding from the shark, a clown fish took cover in an anemone.
Hiding from the shark=participle phrase
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Gerund
a verbal ending in -ing that functions as a noun.
ex: She enjoys, running, biking, and swimming.
Running, biking, swimming=gerunds
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Gerund or Present Participle?
Placing icing on the cake can be challenging.
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Gerund or Present Participle?
The girl winning the race is a state champ.
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Infinitive
a verbal formed when to is placed in front of a verb
| ex: to run
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Accept vs. Except
Accept=to receive
| Except=not including
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Advice vs. Advise
Advice= helpful recommendations
| Advise=giving someone counseling
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Affect vs. Effect
Affect=make a difference to
| Effect=A change due to an action
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All ready vs. Already
All ready=completely prepared
| Already=before or by now
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Among vs. Between
Among=surrounded by
| Between=in between 2 things
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Beside vs. Besides
Beside=next to
| Besides=in addition to
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Farther vs. further
Farther=actual distance
ex: how much farther?
Further=figurative distance
ex: if you talk further
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In vs. Into
In=inside
| Into=putting something inside of another thing
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Than vs. Then
Than= comparing 2 things
| Then=at that time
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That, which, and who
That=something
Which=what
Who=which person
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There, Their, They're
There=refers to place and direction
Their=things that belong to one
They're=they are
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To, too, two
Too=also/overly
Two=the number 2
To=everything else
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Who vs Whom
Who is used when he can be used.
| Whom is used when him can be used.
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Comparative degree
compares 2 nouns
| ex: Kathrine is more interested in sports than I am.
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Superlative degree
I think New York is the most exciting city of all. Don't use -er and -est
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When should you use periods?
To end a declarative sentence, imperative sentence, and an indirect question
ex: I asked where we were going.
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When should you use question marks?
To end an interrogative sentence
| ex: Certainly, we should have lunch. Where?
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When should you use exclamation marks?
To end an exclamatory sentence or an imperative sentence
| ex: Be quiet!
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Coma usage
To seperate 3+ words or adjectives
ex: Firs, spruces, and pines are evergreen trees.
ex 2: He drove a shiny, green sedan.
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Capital usage
Capitalize the first words, propers, and names
| ex: "Let;s go now"
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Idiom
Words with meaning that's not literal
| ex: raining cats and dogs
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Mood
how the author makes you feel
