English Mid-Term Study Guide Flashcards
(37 cards)
1
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Facet
A
One side
2
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Fidelity
A
Faithful
3
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Mortal
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eventually dies
4
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Acquit
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not guilty
5
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Barrage
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Outpouring of something
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Enigma
A
mystery, puzzle
7
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Depict
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To picture
8
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Groundless
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Without a good cause
9
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Douse
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To drench with liquid
10
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Dispatch
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To send out for a purpose
11
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Apparel
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To dress up
12
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Compress
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To make smaller
13
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Billows
A
Ocean waves
14
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Constrain
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To hold back
15
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Bigot
A
Narrow minded
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Designate
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To choose
17
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Gloat
A
Boast or Brag
18
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Petty
A
unimportant
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Reverie
A
daydream
20
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Eerie
A
Weird or mysterious
21
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5 parts of a sentence
A
- subject
- verb
- complete thought
- end mark
- capital letter
22
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Imperative sentence
A
gives a command
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Interrogative Sentence
A
Asks a question
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Exclamatory Sentence
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shows emotion
25
Declarative Sentence
Tells a statement
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What 2 questions do you ask to find a subject noun?
1. Who?
| 2. What?
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What question do you ask to find a verb?
What did _____do?
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Clause
All clauses have a subject and a verb.
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Phrases
All phrases have a subject OR a verb
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Coordinate Conjunctions (FANBOYS)
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
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Subordinate conjunction (Happy Birthday)
as, after, although, when, while, whether, unless, until, because, before, if, since
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Compound Sentence (Parts)
I + I = CD
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Complex sentence (parts)
I + D or D, + I
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Linking verbs
Am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been, smell, feel, tastes, looks, sounds
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Predicate noun
Renames the subject after the linking verb
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Predicate adjective
Describes the subject after the linking verb
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Helping verbs
Am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been, has, have, had, do, does, did, might, must, may, can, could, shall, should, will, would
