7th English Fall Midterm 2018-19 Flashcards
Nouns
Proper, common, plural, possessive
Proper noun
refer to a specific person place thing or idea
Examples: Christmas, Sarah, Immaculate Heart of Mary
Common noun
Ex: wreath
General noun
Plural noun
Ex: stockings
More than one
Possessive noun
Ex: Bridget’s
Shows ownership
Pronouns
Subjective, objective, possessive
Subject pronoun
Subject o the sentence
I, we, you, he, she, it, they
Pronouns:
Person
1st, 2nd, 3rd
Pronouns:
Number
Singular, plural
Pronouns:
Gender
Male, female, neutral
Object pronoun
Object of prep, direct object, ect
Me, you, us, her, him, it, them
Articles
A, an, the
Conjunctions
Subordinating
Coordinating
Correlative
Conjunctive adverb
Subordinating conjunction
FANBOYS
Join ind and dep clause
Coordinating conjunctions
Connect words, phrases, and clauses
Correlative conjunctions
Connects words or phrases
Conjunctive adverb
Connects ind clauses
Interjection
Exclamatory word
Ex: wow! Yes! No way!
Verbs
Action, linking, helping
Action verb
Shows action
EX: jump, bounce, brake
linking verb
links two words together
is, am, was, were, be, being, been, are
adverbs
If you don’t know what it is, it’s most likely an adverb
Most likely ends with ly or y
Without ly: not, too
Most words that are prepositions can be adverbs
prepositions
after, above, across, amid
gives direction
adjective
jumpy, fun, cool
modifies noun
independent clause
A group of words with a subject and verb- is a complete thought
Not reliant on another clause to make a sentence
dependent clause
Reliant on another clause to make a sentence
Understand the difference between a phrase and a clause
A phrase is a dependent or independent clause- may or my not be a complete sentence while a clause is
just a clump of words
Blown in the wind, through the woods
Punctuation:
Conjunctive Adverbs
Comma after
punctuation:
Coordinating Conjunctions
Semicolon before and comma after
End Punctuation
You have to put a period, exclamation point, or question mark at the end of each sentence, depending on what it says
simple sentence
Has one ind clause, but can have many modifiers
compound sentence
Two independent clauses usually joined by a sub conj (FANBOYS) or semicolon
complex sentence
Has one ind clause and two or more dep clauses
compound-complex sentence
Two ind clauses and one or more dep clauses
