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What does an adjective modify?

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A noun or pronoun

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What is an adjective?

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A descriptive word.

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What does an adverb modify?

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A verb, an adjective, or another adverb

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What does an adverb indicate?

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When, how, where, why, or how much

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Define an article.

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An article is a word that is used to limit a noun, either indefinite (a and an) or definite (the).

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Define a clause.

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A clause is a group of words that are related and contain both a subject and a verb.

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Define a direct object.

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A direct object is the noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb and answers the question whom, or what.

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Define noun.

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A person, place, or thing

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Define the object of the preposition.

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The object of the preposition is the noun, pronoun, phrase, or clause to which the preposition refers.

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What is a phrase?

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A phrase is a group of words that are related but do not contain a verb and a subject together.

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Define a possessive pronoun.

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A possessive pronoun is a pronoun used to indicate ownership.

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What is a preposition?

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A preposition is a word such as by, at, to, or from that gives additional information, usually in relationship to something else in the sentence.

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Define a pronoun.

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A pronoun is a word that replaces and refers to a noun.

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What is the subject of a sentence?

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The subject of the sentence is a noun or pronoun that performs the action of the verb.

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What does a prepositional phrase usually contain?

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A prepositional phrase is usually composed of a preposition, an article, and an object of the preposition, with modifiers added sometimes as well.

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Recite the mnemonic for remembering prepositions.

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The boy can sit “on” the box, “by” the box, “above” the box, “below” the box, “around” the box, or “near” the box. Add “to” and “from”.

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What is the first person singular possessive pronouns?

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Mine, my

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What is the first person plural possessive pronouns?

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Our, ours

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What are the second person possessive pronouns?

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Your, yours

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What are the plural second person common possessive pronouns?

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Your, yours

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What are the third person singular possessive pronouns?

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Hers, her, his, its

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What is the third person plural possessive pronoun?

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Their, theirs

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What kind of ending does an adverb commonly contain?

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LY

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What does third person singular form of regular verbs in English have at the end?

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S

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When or or nor is used to connect multiple subjects that are singular, what type of verb is required?

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A singular verb. Example: Neither Mark nor Ann enjoys studying obstetrics.

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When and is used in a sentence, connecting subjects what type of verb is used?

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Plural. example: Both Mark and Ann enjoy studying geriatrics.

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Is everyone, none, anyone, and any plural or singular nouns?

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Singular nouns. Many of these singular nouns that seem plural end in –one.

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What is an antecedent?

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And antecedent is the noun that a pronoun refers back to.

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What are the first person singular pronouns?

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I, me, mine, mine

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What are the first person plural pronouns?

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We, us, our, ours

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What are the second person singular pronoun?

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You, your, yours

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What are the second person plural pronouns?

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You, your, yours

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What are the third person singular pronouns?

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He, she, him, her, it, hers, his, it’s

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What are the third person plural pronouns?

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They, them, their, theirs

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Can the singular pronoun they or them be used right now in regard to gendered English?

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No, the correct words are his and her.

35
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What does indirect dialogue refer to?

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Indirect dialogue tells about what someone said.

36
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What is an attributive tag?

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An attributive tag is the part of the sentence that indicates who said a direct quote.

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What is the point of view?

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The perspective from which an Author writes.

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When writing from a first person point of view who is a character with in the story?

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The narrator

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What is the most formal writing style?

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Third person point of view

40
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What pronouns are used when writing from a first person point of view?

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I and my or possibly we and our

41
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What pronouns are used when writing from a third person point of view?

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Everyone or indirect nouns like people

42
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What pronouns are used when writing from a second person point of view?

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You

43
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What is usually written from a second person point of view?

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Letters or emails

44
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What are coordinating conjunctions?

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Words that join two or more words, phrases, or clauses so that each conjoined element is equal.

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What are the coordinating conjunctions and what is the acronym for them?

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Fanboys is the acronym and the coordinating conjunctions are: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so

46
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What is a subordinating conjunction?

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A subordinating conjunction is a word that joins two or more clauses and makes the clause that contains the subordinating conjunction dependent on another clause. Therefore the clause that contains the subordinating conjunction is of less importance.

47
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List some common subordinating conjunctions.

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Because, though, although, as, as if, when, and while

48
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What is nominalization?

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Nominalization refers to the making of a noun from a verb, adverb, or adjective.

49
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What are active verbs?

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Verbs that show an action performed by the subject of the sentence.

50
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What do passive verbs do?

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Shifts the action of the sentence from the subject to the object of the sentence.

51
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When is passive voice useful?

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In situations for which the writer does not wish to assign blame.

52
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List the eight types of context clues.

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Definition, description, example, synonym, antonym, comparison, contrast, explanation.

53
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Go to page 188 in English, read the examples and decide what context clue type it is.

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Ok

54
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What does etymology refer to?

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The history of a given word or its origin.

55
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What is a root word?

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A root word is a word in its simplest form.

56
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What does the prefix “un” mean?

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Not

57
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What does the prefix “re” mean?

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Again

58
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What does the prefix “in” mean?

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Not

59
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What does the prefix “dis” mean?

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Not; as in disagreeable.

60
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What does the suffix “ ia, y” mean?

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State or condition

61
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What does the suffix ic, ical, ac mean?

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Having to do with; physical, cardiac, endoscopic

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What does the suffix ism mean?

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Belief in; nationalism, activism

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What does the suffix or, er mean?

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One who takes part in; conductor, reporter, fighter

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What is a simple sentence?

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A simple sentence is a sentence that contains only one clause that has a complete meaning.

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What is a clause called that has a complete meaning?

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An independent clause

66
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What cannot be contained in a simple sentence?

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A dependent clause

67
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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause is a clause that is made dependent or incomplete because of the addition of a subordinating conjunction.

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What are the only two things a simple sentence needs to be complete?

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A subject and a verb.

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What does a complex sentence contain?

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One or more dependent clauses.

70
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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses joined together with a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon.

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Describe a periodic sentence.

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A periodic sentence waits until the end to get the meaning or point of the sentence across.

72
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What is a cumulative sentence?

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A cumulative sentence builds on the first part of the sentence. Example: I still dream of traveling in space, floating through feathery clouds, slipping past lone flying birds, soaring towards the heavens, all the while pitying the ground dwellers below.

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When do you keep the letter E when adding a suffix?

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If a word ends in a silent E and the added suffix begins with a consonant, then keep the letter E when adding the suffix. Example: awe + some = awesome

74
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When do you drop the letter E when adding the suffix?

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If a word ends in a silent E and the added suffix begins with a vowel, then drop the letter E when adding the suffix.
Age + ing = aging

75
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If a word ends in – CE or – GE and the added suffix is – able or – ous do you keep the E or drop the letter E?

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Keep it. Change + able = changeable.
Courage plus ous is courageous.
Enforce plus able is enforceable.

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