1st Periodic Test Flashcards

Grade 9

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1
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Group of words with incomplete thoughts.

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Fragment

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2
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Group of words with complete thoughts.

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Sentence

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3
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doer of the action

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Subject

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4
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says something about the subject and always contains a verb

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Predicate

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5
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Stating information

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Declarative

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6
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Ends with “ . “

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Declarative

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7
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Asks a question

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Interrogative

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8
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Makes a request

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Imperative

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9
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Can you get that for me?

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Imperative

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10
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May I go to the restroom?

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Interrogative

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11
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Conveys a strong emotion

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Exclamatory

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12
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Ends with “ ! “

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Exclamatory

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13
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consists of one independent clause.

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Simple sentence

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14
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consists of two or more independent clauses that are joined by a coordinating conjunction

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Compound sentence

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15
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connects words, phrases, and clauses that are equal with each other.

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Coordinating Conjunction

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16
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What are the Coordinating Conjunctions?

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For, And Nor, But, Or Yet, SO

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17
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School starts tomorrow

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Simple Sentence

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18
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She studied hard, so she got a high score

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Compound sentence

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19
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consists of an independent clause + one or more dependent clauses and usually contains subordinating conjunctions and relative pronoun

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Complex sentence

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20
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links an independent clause to a dependent clause

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Subordinating conjunctions

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21
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Relative Pronouns

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that, which, who, whom, whose

22
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Examples of Subordinating conjunctions

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although, because, despite, even though, since, if, though, whereas, while

23
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consists of at least two independent clauses linked by coordinating conjunction + one or more dependent clauses.

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Compound-complex sentence

24
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Although she slept early, she still felt tired

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Complex sentence

25
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Erin loves her sister, and she loves her too because she plays with her

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Compound-complex sentence

26
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Ruler of Denmark

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King Hrothgar

26
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Compound-complex sentence

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Epic

27
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A horrible demon who lives in the swamplands of King Hrothgar’s kingdom

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Grendel

27
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People of Denmark

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Danes

28
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Geatish warrior

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Beowulf

29
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Father of Beowulf

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Ecgtheow

30
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Envious of Beowulf and questions his ability to fight

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Unferth

31
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A swamp hag

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Grendel’s Mother

32
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King of Geatland

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Hygelac

32
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Beowulf’s kinsman

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Wiglaf

33
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Queen of Geatland

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Hygd

34
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The cause of Beowulf’s death

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Dragon

35
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The place where king Hrothgar ruled over.

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Denmark

36
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(Great mead-hall) A place where his warriors can drink and party.

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Heorot

37
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Where Grendel lived

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Swamplands

38
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Land of the geats.

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Southern Sweden

39
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Where Beowulf found Grendell’s mother and fought the swamp hag in her underwater lair.

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The lake of monsters

40
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For sums of money, period of time and measurement

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use singular verb

41
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For titles of books, plays, operas, films

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use singular verb

42
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ends with s

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singular

43
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meet

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plural

44
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meets

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singular

45
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When “Either” or “Neither” is used as a subject

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singularverb

46
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Food that always comes in pairs is

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singular

47
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few, several, both, many

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plural