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ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE USAGE ( 100 Flashcards)

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What is a noun?

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A person, place, thing, or idea

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What is a verb?

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A word that expresses action or state of being

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What is an adjective?

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A word that describes or modifies a noun

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What is an adverb?

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A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

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What is a pronoun?

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A word that takes the place of a noun

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What is a preposition?

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A word that shows relationship between a noun and another word

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What is a conjunction?

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A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses

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What is an interjection?

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A word or phrase that expresses emotion

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What is the subject of a sentence?

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Who or what the sentence is about

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What is the predicate of a sentence?

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What the subject does or is

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What is subject-verb agreement?

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The subject and verb must match in number (singular/plural)

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When do you use “I” vs “me”?

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“I” is subject; “me” is object

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What is the difference between “who” and “whom”?

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“Who” is subject; “whom” is object

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When do you use “its” vs “it’s”?

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Its” is possessive; “it’s” means “it is

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What is the difference between “your” and “you’re”?

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Your” is possessive; “you’re” means “you are

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When do you use “there,” “their,” or “they’re”?

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There” is location; “their” is possessive; “they’re” means “they are

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What is the difference between “affect” and “effect”?

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“Affect” is a verb; “effect” is a noun

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When do you use “accept” vs “except”?

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“Accept” means to receive; “except” means excluding

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What is the difference between “then” and “than”?

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“Then” refers to time; “than” is for comparisons

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When do you use “lie” vs “lay”?

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“Lie” means to recline; “lay” means to place something down

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Where do periods go?

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At the end of statements and after abbreviations

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When do you use commas?

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In lists, before conjunctions, after introductory elements

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When do you use semicolons?

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Between independent clauses without conjunctions

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When do you use colons?

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Before lists, explanations, or quotes after complete sentences

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How do you use apostrophes?
For possession and contractions
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When do you use quotation marks?
Around direct quotes and titles of short works
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How do you use hyphens?
In compound adjectives and to divide words
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When do you use dashes?
To set off parenthetical information or show breaks
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How do you use parentheses?
Around supplementary information
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When do you use question marks?
At the end of direct questions
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What is a sentence fragment?
An incomplete sentence missing subject or predicate
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What is a run-on sentence?
Two or more independent clauses improperly joined
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What is a comma splice?
Two independent clauses joined only by a comma
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What is parallel structure?
Using the same grammatical form for similar elements
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What is a dangling modifier?
A modifier that doesn't clearly relate to any word
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What is a misplaced modifier?
A modifier positioned incorrectly in a sentence
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What is active voice?
The subject performs the action
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What is passive voice?
The subject receives the action
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What is a compound sentence?
Two independent clauses joined by a conjunction
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What is a complex sentence?
An independent clause plus one or more dependent clauses
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What is present tense?
Action happening now
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What is past tense?
Action that already happened
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What is future tense?
Action that will happen
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What is present perfect tense?
Action completed at an unspecified time (has/have + past participle)
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What is past perfect tense?
Action completed before another past action (had + past participle)
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What is future perfect tense?
Action that will be completed by a future time (will have + past participle)
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What is conditional tense?
Expresses hypothetical situations (would + verb)
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What is subjunctive mood?
Expresses wishes, doubts, or contrary-to-fact situations
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What is imperative mood?
Expresses commands or requests
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What is indicative mood?
States facts or asks questions
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What is a synonym?
A word with the same or similar meaning
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What is an antonym?
A word with the opposite meaning
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What is a homophone?
Words that sound alike but have different meanings
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What is a homonym?
Words that are spelled and pronounced the same but have different meanings
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What does "ubiquitous" mean?
Present everywhere
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What does "meticulous" mean?
Extremely careful and precise
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What does "pragmatic" mean?
Practical rather than idealistic
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What does "obsolete" mean?
No longer in use; outdated
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What does "ambiguous" mean?
Having multiple possible meanings
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What does "concise" mean?
Brief and clearly expressed
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How do you capitalize proper nouns?
Always capitalize names of specific people, places, things
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How do you capitalize titles?
Capitalize major words, not articles or short prepositions
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When do you capitalize after a colon?
When it introduces a complete sentence
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How do you capitalize in direct quotes?
Capitalize the first word of the quote
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When do you capitalize compass directions?
Only when they refer to specific regions
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How do you capitalize family relationships?
When used as names or with names
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How do you capitalize seasons?
Don't capitalize unless part of a proper name
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How do you capitalize school subjects?
Only if they're proper nouns or language names
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How do you capitalize job titles?
When they come before names or are used as names
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How do you capitalize historical periods?
Capitalize specific era names
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What is first person?
Using "I," "me," "we," "us"
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What is second person?
Using "you"
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What is third person?
Using "he," "she," "it," "they"
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What is formal writing tone?
Professional, objective, avoiding contractions and slang
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What is informal writing tone?
Casual, personal, may include contractions
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What is persuasive writing?
Writing intended to convince the reader
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What is expository writing?
Writing that explains or informs
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What is narrative writing?
Writing that tells a story
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What is descriptive writing?
Writing that creates vivid images with details
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What is a thesis statement?
The main argument or point of an essay
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What is a topic sentence?
The sentence that introduces the main idea of a paragraph
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What is a concluding sentence?
The sentence that wraps up a paragraph's main idea
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What is coherence in writing?
Logical connection and flow between ideas
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What is a dependent clause?
A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence
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What is an independent clause?
A clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence
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What is a gerund?
A verb form ending in -ing used as a noun
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What is an infinitive?
The base form of a verb preceded by "to"
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What is a participle?
A verb form used as an adjective
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What is direct object?
The noun that receives the action of the verb
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What is indirect object?
The noun that tells to whom or for whom the action is done
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What is redundancy in writing?
Unnecessary repetition of ideas
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What is wordiness?
Using more words than necessary
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What is clarity in writing?
Making ideas easy to understand
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What is coherence?
Logical flow of ideas
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What is unity in paragraphs?
All sentences relate to one main idea
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What is transition?
Words or phrases that connect ideas
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What is emphasis in writing?
Giving importance to key points
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What is conciseness?
Expressing ideas in few words
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What is precision in word choice?
Using exact, specific words
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What is revision?
The process of improving and refining writing

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