English 1st Qtr Flashcards
Sentences may be classified as 1._____, 2. ______, 3.______ and 4. _________.
- declarative
2.interrogative
3.imperative
4.exclamatory
A _________ states a fact or expresses an opinion. It ends with a period.
declarative sentence
An ______ asks a question. It ends with a question mark.
interrogative sentence
An _______ expresses a command or a request. It ends with a period.
imperative sentence
An __________ expresses a sudden emotion. It ends with an exclamation point.
exclamatory sentence
a group of words that does not express a complete thought
phrase
word or a group of words that expresses a complete thought.
sentence
A sentence has two parts: ______ and ______.
subject
predicate
It refers to “who” or “what” the sentence is about
subject
A subject which is usually a noun or a pronoun is called?
simple subject
A subject which consists of a noun or a pronoun with all its modifiers is called?
complete subject
It tells something about the subject is called?
predicate
A predicate which refers to a verb that expresses either an action or a state of being is called?
simple predicate
A predicate which consists of a verb with all its modifiers is called?
complete predicate
Is composed of sentences which are organized and related to one topic is called?
paragraph
A space before the first sentence of a paragraph is what we call an ______ which signals the start of a specific paragraph.
indention
What are the three parts of a paragraph?
topic sentence, supporting sentences, and the concluding sentence.
The ___________________ sentence tells us about the topic of the paragraph.
topic
The ___________________ sentences tell us more about the topic
supporting
The ___________________ sentence closes the paragraph by giving an advice or describing briefly what are the things being discussed about the topic.
concluding
It states the main idea of a paragraph is called?
Topic sentence
They support the topic sentence. They explain the main idea. They give details relating to the main idea is called?
Supporting sentences
It restates or sums up the main idea is called?
Closing sentence.
The two words at the very top of the page are called?
guide words
The guide word at the left facing the page is also the 1. ___________while the guide word at the right is the 2. ___________.
- first word in that page
- last word in that page.
The words written in bold are called ________. They are the words being defined.
entry words
The words enclosed in parentheses are the ______ which help you say the words correctly.
pronunciation keys
Right after the pronunciation keys, you will see the ________ which tell how the words are used.
word classes or the parts of speech
After the word class, you can see an origin of the word, we call that an _____.
etymology
The numbers included in each word written in bold are the meanings of the word which we call as _______.
definitions
The thesaurus is the book of 1._____ and 2.____ which also shows some parts which can be found in the dictionary, namely, the entry words, and the word classes. Still, the words are arranged alphabetically.
- synonyms
- antonyms
The _______ is the book of synonyms and antonyms which also shows some parts which can be found in the dictionary, namely, the entry words, and the word classes. Still, the words are arranged alphabetically.
thesaurus
It refer to web pages and documents on the internet that provide useful information.
Online resources
Online resources provide ______________________ information which are available online.
useful