English 9

Question 1

Define a participle

Answer 1

A verb action as a adjective

Question 2

Define a Gerund

Answer 2

A verb action as a noun

Question 3

Define a infinitive

Answer 3

A verb acting usually as a noun but sometimes as a adjective or adverb

Question 4

Define a clause

Answer 4

A group of words that has a subject and a verb

Question 5

Define a independent clause

Answer 5

A clause that expresses a full thought

Question 6

Define a subordinate clause

Answer 6

A clause that doesn’t express a full thought and can’t stand alone

Question 7

Define a noun

Answer 7

Person, place, thing, or idea

Question 8

Define adjective

Answer 8

Describes a noun or pronoun

Question 9

Pronoun

Answer 9

Takes the place if a noun( he, she, it, they)

Question 10

Adverb

Answer 10

Describes a verb, adjective, or adverb

Question 11

Verb

Answer 11

Shows action or a state of being

Question 12

Preposition

Answer 12

Shows direction

Question 13

Conjunction

Answer 13

Joins words, phrases, or clauses

Question 14

Interjection

Answer 14

Shows emotion

Question 15

Plot

Answer 15

Events that make up the main part of the story

Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement

Question 16

Setting

Answer 16

Environment in which the story takes place.

Where, when, etc.

Question 17

Point of view

Answer 17

Who is telling the story

1st person, second person, 3rd person(omniscient, limited)

Question 18

Characterization

Answer 18

Creating a character. Showing what a character is like without specifically saying it

Question 19

Conflict

Answer 19

Fights or struggles in the story.

Person to person
Person to self
Person to nature
Person to society

Question 20

Themes

Answer 20

The main idea of the story. The tacking of the story

Question 21

Define a phrase

Answer 21

2 or more verbs acting as one part of speech