ATI Teas- Language Flashcards
word part added to beginning of a word
prefix
word part added to end of a word
suffix
used as a verb; meaning to produce a change in something
affect
used as a noun; refers to result of a change; after something is done or happens
effect
contains at least two independent clauses that can be combined with a comma, coordinating conjunction, or with a semicolon.
compound sentence
a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate.
simple sentence
group of words that contain a subject and a verb
clause
makes sense on its own as a sentence
independent clause
doesn’t make sense on its own as a sentence; must be attached to another Indy clause
dependent clause
used to separate items in a series when those items contain internal commas
semicolons (;;;;;)
nonstandard forms of languages (ex: ain’t, dude, bro)
colloquialism
a word made by shortening and combining two words; informal
contraction
examples of these words (which, that, who, and whom)
relative pronouns
a sentence with 1 independent clause AND 1 or more dependent clauses
complex sentence
a sentence that has two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet)
compound sentence
type of sentence that has 1 independent clause and no dependent clause
simple sentence
a sentence that contains multiple independent clauses and 1 dependent clause
compound-complex sentence
modifies a verb, adjectives or other adverbs
adverb
means that a subject and its verb must be both singular or both plural
subject verb agreement
used to join two related independent clauses in place of a comma and a coordinating conjunction
semicolon (;;;;;;)
a noun or noun phrase that precedes the pronoun in the sentence. It informs the reader what or whom the pronoun is referring to.
antecedent
a word or phrase that follows a linking verb and identifies or describes the subject
complement
tense that denotes a continuous or ongoing action. The verb adds “-ing
progressive
words that sound similar, but have different meanings
homophones
words that have different pronunciations and meanings, but same spelling
heteronyms
words that sound the same and have same spellings, but with different meanings
homonyms
words that have opposite meanings
antonyms
