English and Language Terms

Question 1

consonant and y

Answer 1

plural replaced by replacing the y with ies

Question 2

consonant and o

Answer 2

pluralized by adding es (Ex: heroes)

Question 3

vowel and o

Answer 3

pluralized by adding s

Question 4

compound nouns

Answer 4

a noun that is made up of two or more words (Ex: mother-in-law)

Question 5

homophones

Answer 5

words pronounced in the same way, but different meanings

Question 6

common nouns

Answer 6

class of objects or class or people, places, things (Ex: girl, boy, dog, cat)

Question 7

proper nouns

Answer 7

SPECIFIC person, place, or things (Texas, NY, Mi Nguyen)

Question 8

general nouns

Answer 8

names of conditions or ideas (Ex: Condition- beauty, strength; Idea- truth, peace)

Question 9

specific nouns

Answer 9

name people, places, and things that are understood by using your sense (ex: baby, friend, father)

Question 10

pronouns

Answer 10

words that stand in for a noun (ex: he, she, you)

Question 11

transitive verb

Answer 11

verb whose action POINTS TO THE RECEIVER (ex: he plays the piano)

Question 12

intransitive verb

Answer 12

DO NOT point to a receiver of an action (ex: He plays.)

Question 13

concrete nouns

Answer 13

something you can experience with your senses

Question 14

abstract nouns

Answer 14

an idea, something you cant see, taste or touch, its not physical (ex: fears)

Question 15

linking verb

Answer 15

link the subject of a sentence to a noun or pronoun, or link subject with adjective (ex: I FEEL tired.)

Question 16

active voice

Answer 16

when the subject of the sentence is doing the action

Question 17

passive voice

Answer 17

when the subject receives the action

Question 18

auxillary verb

Answer 18

verb needed to show the change in form (ex: am, are, is)

Question 19

present perfect

Answer 19

the action started in the PAST and continues into the PRESENT (ex: I have walked to the store three times today.)

Question 20

past perfect

Answer 20

the second action happened in the past (ex: Before I walked to the store, I had walked to the library.)

Question 21

future perfect

Answer 21

an action that uses the past and future (ex: When she comes for the supplies [future moment], I will have walked to the store [past].

Question 22

indicative moods

Answer 22

used for facts, opinions, and questions

Question 23

imperative

Answer 23

used for orders or requests

Question 24

subjunctive moods

Answer 24

for wishes and statements that go AGAINST fact– causes trouble (ex: If I were you, I would do this.)

Question 25

positive degree (adj)

Answer 25

the normal form of an adjective

Question 26

comparative degree (adj)

Answer 26

compares one person or thing to another person or thing

Question 27

superlative degree (adj)

Answer 27

compares more than two people or thing

Question 28

adverb

Answer 28

word that is used to modify a verb,adj, or another adverb--- answers When? Where? How? Why? (Ex: He walks quickly through the crowd.)

Question 29

preposition

Answer 29

a word placed BEFORE a noun or pronoun that shows the relationship btw an object and another word in the sentence (ex: The napkin is IN the drawer.)

Question 30

coordinating conjuctions

Answer 30

connect EQUAL parts of the sentence (ex: and, but, yet, for, nor)

Question 31

correlative conjuctions

Answer 31

show the connection between pairs (ex: EITHER you are coming, OR you are staying.)

Question 32

subordinating conjuctions

Answer 32

join subordinate clauses with the independent clause (ex: I am hungry BECAUSE I did not eat breakfast.) (ex: He went home WHEN everyone left.)

Question 33

interjection

Answer 33

word for exclamation that is used alone or as a piece to a sentence (ex: Hey!; Wow!

Question 34

quotation marks

Answer 34

used around the title SHORT WORKS: newspaper and magazine, article poems, short stories, songs, television episodes)

Question 35

italics

Answer 35

books, movies, plays (more than one act), newspapers, magazines, and long musical pieces

Question 36

predicate

Answer 36

what remains when you have found the subject

Question 37

subject-verb agreement

Answer 37

verbs agree with their subjects in number--- in other words, singular subjects need singular verbs

Question 38

predicate nouns

Answer 38

nouns that MODIFY the subject and finish linking verbs (ex: My father is a LAWYER.)

Question 39

predicate adj

Answer 39

adj that modify the subject and finish linking the verbs (ex: Your mother is PATIENT.)

Question 40

antecedent

Answer 40

noun that has been replaced by pronoun (Jonathan = he)

Question 41

adverb clause

Answer 41

depend. clause that modifies verbs, adj, and other adverbs (ex: WHEN YOU WALKED OUTSIDE, I called the manager.)

Question 42

declarative sentences

Answer 42

states a fact and ends with a period

Question 43

imperative sentences

Answer 43

tells someone to do something and ens with a period

Question 44

interrogative sentences

Answer 44

asks a question and ends with a question marks

Question 45

exclamatory sentences

Answer 45

shows strong emotion and ends with an exclamation point

Question 46

complex-sentences

Answer 46

has 1 independent clause and 1+ dependent clauses

Question 47

compound-complex sentences

Answer 47

has at least 2 independent clauses and at least 1 dependent clause

Question 48

jargon

Answer 48

a specialized vocabulary that is used among members of a traded or profession-- tries to impress than inform

Question 49

Split infinitive

Answer 49

When a modifying word comes between the word to and the verb that pairs with to (ex: To CLEARLY explain vs. To explain CLEARLY)

Question 50

Colloquialisms

Answer 50

Non standard forms of language

Question 51

Contraction

Answer 51

Do not (formal); don’t (informal)

Question 52

Expository

Answer 52

explain, describe, give information

Question 53

descriptive

Answer 53

describes the topic