Chapter 7 Mid - Term Flashcards
Anonymous
Unnamed
Browse
To nibble, read casually
Consolidate
To combine, to make solid or firm, unite
Counterfeit
An imitation designed to deceive, fake, to make an illegal copy
Docile
Easily taught
Dominate
To rule over by strength or power
Dupe
To deceive, a person easily tricked or deceived
Dynamic
Active, energetic
Entreat
To beg
Eradicate
Destroy completely, root out
Fallible
Capable of being wrong
Fickle
Liable to change very rapidly
Frustrate
To cause feelings of discouragement
Fugitive
One who flees or runs away
Grim
Stern, merciless
Grimy
Very dirty
Inimitable
Not capable of being copied or imitated
Anecdote
A short account of an incident in someone’s life
Iota
A very small part or quantity
Makeshift
Temporary substitute
Marginal
On edge or margin, only barely good
Maul
To beat or knock about, handle roughly
Pending
Waiting to be settled
Potential
Possible, could happen
Prescribe
To order as a rule or course to be followed
Preview
Something seen in advance, to view before hand
Prominent
Standing out so as to be easily seen
Quaint
Old fashioned in a pleasing way
Radiant
Shining, bright
Reluctant
Unwilling
Rural
Relating to farm areas and life in the country
Scrimp
To handle very economically or stingily
Snare
To trap, a trap
Substantial
Large, important
Tactful
Skilled in handling situations involving people, polite
Tamper
To interfere with
Ultimate
Last, final, most important
Uncertainty
The state of being unsure
Utmost
Greatest, the extreme limit
Vengeance
Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong
A noun is a what?
Person, place, thing, or idea
What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?
Proper nouns are capitalized, common nouns aren’t. Proper nouns name specific nouns, common nouns name regular nouns
What is a collective noun?
A noun that renames a group of people, animals, or things
A predicate noun re-names of the what?
Subject
Who would be the direct object in a sentence?
The person directly being affected by the subjects actions
Who would be the indirect object in a sentence?
The person being kind of affected by the subjects actions
Which sentence has a proper noun?
a. The movie was boring.
b. Rory can be rather messy.
c. The whole house shook when the earthquake came.
d. None of the above
e. All of the above.
b. Rory can be rather messy.
Which sentence has a predicate noun?
a. I am the teacher
b. You are the student
c. You are an intelligent individual.
d. None of the above.
e. All of the above.
e. All of the above.
Which sentence has a possessive noun correctly punctuated?
a. The child’s favorite toy is a pony.
b. Susan’s coat is soaking wet.
c. The boy’s game lasted until 7p.m.
d. None of the above.
e. All of the above.
e. All of the above.
Which sentence contains a collective noun?
a. A school of fish swam by my boat.
b. The family travelled to Disney World.
c. The herd followed the shepherd.
d. None of the above.
e. All of the above.
e. All of the above.
What is a pronoun?
A word that takes the place of a noun
What is an antecedent?
The noun being replaced by the pronoun
Name 5 personal pronouns
I, you, he, she, it
First person singular
I
First person plural
We
Second person singular
You
Second person plural
You
Third person singular
He, she, it
What is an indefinite pronoun?
A pronoun that is unknown because does not have an antecedent
Name 5 singular indefinite pronouns
Another, anybody, anyone, anything, each
Name the 4 plural indefinite pronouns
Both, few, many, several
Name the indefinite pronouns that can be both singular and plural
All, any, most, none
What is a verb?
A word that expresses actions, state of being, and condition
What are the 3 types of verbs?
Action, linking, and helping
What type of verb shows the subject do physical or mental things?
Action
What type of verb connects the subject to a predicate noun or adjective?
Linking
What type of verb supports the main verb to express action or show time?
Helping
Irregular verb
A verb that does not end in ed when put in past tense
Regular verb
A verb that ends in ed when put in past tense
Verb Phrase
A helping verb and a main verb put together
What is the verb phrase in this sentence: I am going to the store.
Am going
What is the verb phrase in this sentence: I could wrestle a snowman if I want.
Could wrestle
Third person plural
They
