english terms and concepts

Question 1

compound sentence

Answer 1

contains two independent clauses joined with a coordinating conjunction

Question 2

Noun

Answer 2

naming word that identifies people, places, things or ideas

Question 3

independent clause

Answer 3

can stand as a complete sentence because it contains a subject and a verb that expresses a complete thought

Question 4

synonym

Answer 4

a word whose meaning is the same as, or similar to another word

Question 5

coordinating conjunction

Answer 5

FANBOYS

Question 6

dependent clause

Answer 6

cannot stand as a complete sentence because it does not express a complete thought. oftentimes a dependent clause will state possible situations and events and will need to be combined with a dependent clause so that the result is also expressed.

Question 7

relative pronoun

Answer 7

used to begin a relative clause

Question 8

interjection

Answer 8

an exclamation

Question 9

simple sentence

Answer 9

contains an independent clause

Question 10

subject

Answer 10

the person or thing responsible for the action expressed by the verb

Question 11

direct object

Answer 11

the person or thing that the action is being done to

Question 12

adjective

Answer 12

A word that gives extra information about the noun

Question 13

conjunction

Answer 13

a word that links clauses, phrases, and words

Question 14

complex sentence

Answer 14

contains an independent clause joined to one or more dependent clause with a subordinate conjunction

Question 15

antonym

Answer 15

a word opposite in meaning to another

Question 16

verb

Answer 16

a word that expresses an action

Question 17

preposition

Answer 17

indicates the position or location of a noun or pronoun

Question 18

subordinate conjunction

Answer 18

used to join a dependent and independent clause.

Question 19

relative clause

Answer 19

a kind of dependent clause that gives extra information about a subject or object

Question 20

Pronoun

Answer 20

stands for a noun that has already been used (he, she, his, her, it)

Question 21

adverb

Answer 21

a word that gives extra information about the verb

Question 22

indirect object

Answer 22

the recipient of the direct object