english Flashcards
(20 cards)
this kind of sentence makes a statement
declarative
this kind of sentence shows excitement
exclamatory
this kind of sentence gives a command or make a request
imperative
a word or word group that is used to name a person, place, thing, or idea
noun
a group of words that look like a sentence but does not contain both a subject and a verb is a
fragment
sentences consists of two parts
subject & verb
the subject may come at the..
beginning, middle, or end of a sentence
a ______ is the main word or word group that tells whom or what the sentence is about.
simple subject
the _____ of a sentence tells something about the subject
predicate
to find the ____ of a sentence, find the ______ first
subject & verb
when asked a question, you would use a _______ sentence
interrogative
a ______ adjective is formed from a ______ noun
proper & proper
an _______ noun names and idea, a feeling, a quality, or characteristic.
abstract
a _______ noun is a single noun made up of two or more words used together
compound
pronoun
a word that replaces a noun
7 parts of a news article
headline, subtitle, byline, lead, body, quotes, caption
antecedent
something that comes before something else
three types of poems
lyric, narrative, dramatic
informational text
purpose , structure, features