Language & Grammar

Question 1

phrase

Answer 1

A group of words without a finite verb

Question 2

compound sentence

Answer 2

a number of simple sentences joined by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)

Question 3

articles

Answer 3

a special kind of adjectives, it comes before a noun

A/AN or THE

Question 4

pronouns

Answer 4

Replace nouns
personal
possessive
Relative (Can work as conjunctions)

Question 5

Auxiliary verb

Answer 5

changes/help another verb

Question 6

FANBOYS conjunctions

Answer 6

For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So

Question 7

connotative

connotation

Answer 7

The idea a word gives off as opposed to its actual meaning

Question 8

non-finite verb

Answer 8

name/root of the verb preceded by “to”
or a verb used as a noun or another part of speech
eg- The SLEEPING cat was yellow.

Question 9

Reported speech

Answer 9

Use introductory verb
change pronouns
change verb tense
change adjectives and adverbs to past tense

Question 10

bias

Answer 10

when you are subjective you become bias

or when you favor one side of the conversation than the other

Question 11

name the 5 text structures

Answer 11

cause and effect
compare and contrast
chronological/sequence
description
problem and solution

Question 12

Direct speech

Answer 12

”” surround speech
CAPITAL letter
every speaker begins a new line

Question 13

conjunctions

Answer 13

Joins sentences

Question 14

clause

Answer 14

A group of words with a finite verb

Question 15

adjectives

Answer 15

Describes noun
degree of comparison
comparative(er), Superlative)St)

Question 16

finite verb

Answer 16

The subject is doing the action

Question 17

interjections

Answer 17

Express emotion and tone

eg- STOP!

Question 18

denotative

Answer 18

The factual, objective meaning of a word

Question 19

objective

Answer 19

Factual

not influenced or distorted by personal feelings

Question 20

prepositions

Answer 20

place and direction

Question 21

stereotype

Answer 21

categorizing a certain group of people, based on clothes, looks, speech etc

Question 22

subjective

Answer 22

Opinion

influenced by personal feelings

Question 23

nouns

Answer 23

common
proper
collective abstract

Question 24

simple sentence

Answer 24

one finite verb

Question 25

complex sentence

Answer 25

the sentence has a main clause and a sub-ordinating clause(can’t stand on its own.)

Question 26

Prefix

Answer 26

An add on to the beginning of a word to change the meaning

eg- finished= unfinished

Question 27

Suffix

Answer 27

An add on to the end of a word to change the part of speech

eg- dead = deadly