English Final Flashcards
what part of speech describes a verb, adjective, or adverb and answers when? where? how? and to what extent?
a) verb
b) adjective
c) adverb
d) preposition
e) noun
c) adverb
What part of speech connects words or groups of words? Examples are but, or and yet.
a) preposition
b) adverb
c) interjection
d) conjunction
e) pronoun
d) conjunction
What part of speech substitutes for a noun or pronoun? Examples are we, they him.
a) pronoun
b) verb
c) conjunction
d) noun
e) interjection
a) pronoun
What part of speech describes a noun or pronoun and answers the questions which one? how many? which one(s)?
a) verb
b) adverb
c) adjective
d) preposition
e) noun
c) adjective
Which part of speech expresses a mild or sudden burst of emotion? Examples are wow! or no,.
a) adverb
b) noun
c) interjection
d) preposition
e) adjective
c) interjection
Which part of speech describes the distance/placement/proximity of one word and another word in a sentence? Examples are on, to, behind, with.
a) adverb
b) preposition
c) interjection
d) noun
e) conjunction
b) preposition
Which part of speech describes an action or state of being or condition? Examples are throw, run. was, is, seems.
a) noun
b) adverb
c) preposition
d) adjective
e) verb
e) verb
What part of speech describes a person, place, thing, or idea? Examples are house, jury, determination.
a) noun
b) pronoun
c) adjective
d) interjection
e) conjunction
a) noun
What type of pronouns are I, we, she, they. him, us? They refer to “people.”
personal pronouns
What type of personal pronouns are I, we, she, he and they? They usually belong in the front of a sentence.
subjective pronouns
What type of pronouns are me, them her, him, us? They usually belong in the predicate.
objective pronouns
The verbs seems, is, was and had when used alone are what kind of verbs?
Linking verbs
A verb that describes physical or mental action is called what type of verb?
action verb
A noun that names a group of things is called what type of noun? It rarely ends in “s.”
collective noun
What type of noun is always capitalized?
proper noun (Vince Lombardi)
What type of noun can be perceived by the five senses?
concrete noun
What type of noun is made up of two or more words?
compound noun (birdhouse)
What type of noun cannot be perceived by the senses? (love, ambition, liberty..)
abstract noun
The adjectives a, an, and the are called what kind of adjectives?
articles
What kind of article is “the”?
definite article
What kind of articles are the words a and an?
Indefinite article
What is the name of the word that the pronoun stands for or refers to in a sentence?
(Mary took her friend with her “Mary is the ___________ for the pronouns “her”
antecedent
Find the sentence that has a linking verb and a predicate adjective.
a) The boy with Matt was Nick.
b) Matt skipped ahead of the class.
c) The boys were happy to have their football back.
d) Joey tossed his football across the field.
c) The boys were happy to have their football back.
Which sentence has a compound predicate?
a) Sally and Val walk around the pond each afternoon.
b) John shouted and yelled for the car to stop.
c) John raced to the basketball court to meet his friend.
d) Daniel will choose a baseball cap.
b) John shouted and yelled for the car to stop.
What kind of sentence appears below? " Old Yeller was a stray dog." a) imperative b) declarative c) exclamatory d) interrogative
b) declarative
What is the DEPENDENT CLAUSE, also known as the subordinating clause, in the following sentence?
a) Although Bill was sick, he still went to work.
b) Although
c) he was still sick
d) was sick
e) Although Bill was sick
e) Although Bill was sick
This type of sentence is made up of two independent clauses and is usually joined by a conjunction.
a) Simple
b) Compound
c) Complex
d) Compound- Complex
b) Compound
The subject of the sentence receives the action of the object.
a) True
b) False
b) False
The two independent clauses in a compound sentence are connected by ….
a) a transition word
b) a verb
c) a conjunction
d) a common denominator
c) a conjunction
Identify the simple sentence
a) we like to eat cheese
b) We like to eat cheese, although some cheeses are disgusting.
c) In the mornings, we like to eat cheese on our eggs and toast.
d) In the mornings, before we go to school, we like to eat cheese.
a) we like to eat cheese
What is the subject of the following sentence? “Inventors sketch their ideas.”
a) sketch
b) their
c) Inventors
d) Ideas
c) Inventors
A(n) _____________ sentence gives a command
a) exclamatory
b) declarative
c) interrogative
d) imperative
d) imperative
Which option correctly combines the following two simple sentences to create a compound sentence?
“Marisol plays the harp.”
“She is not very good.”
a) Marisol plays the harp, but she is not very good.
b) Marisol is not very good at playing the harp.
c) When she plays the harp, Marisol is not very good.
d) Although she is not very good, Marisol plays the harp.
a) Marisol plays the harp, but she is not very good.
Which option correctly combines the following two simple sentences to create a compound sentence?
“I like cats.”
“Orange-striped cats are my favorite.”
a) Even though dogs are cute, I like cats and orange-striped cats are my favorite.
b) I like cats and orange-striped cats are my favorite.
c) Orange-striped cats are my favorite cats.
d) I like orange-striped cats.
b) I like cats and orange-striped cats are my favorite.
Why should you use compound sentences?
a) to connect ideas
b) to add detail
c) to contrast information
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
What part of the following sentence is an INDEPENDENT CLAUSE?
“Until you eat your supper, there will be no dessert for you!”
a) there will be no dessert for you
b) until you eat your supper
c) until you eat
d) there will be no
a) there will be no dessert for you
Why should you combine sentences?
a) To make a smoother sentence
b) To make a more detailed sentence
c) To keep writing from being choppy
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
Identify the sentence type. "I'm not sure what you mean, but I think I agree." a) Simple b) Compound c) Complex d) Compound-Complex
b) Compound
We went to the supper market ___________ town
a) on
b) from
c) across
d) through
c) across
Identify the sentence type. "My cousin sent me a present for my birthday." a) Simple b) Compound c) Complex d) Compound- Complex
a) Simple
Choose all of the ways you can combine sentences.
a) Combine with phrases
b) Combine with key words
c) Combine with a longer sentence
d) None of the above
a) Combine with phrases
b) Combine with key words
c) Combine with a longer sentence
Identify the simple sentence in the following paragraph.
A) Janie likes to eat ice cream, but her mom never buys any. B) She says ice cream has too much sugar and fat. C) Even though she respects her mom, Janie went behind her back and bought some ice cream at the store. D) Thankfully, Janie’s dad helped her finish the ice cream before her mom found out.
a) Janie likes to eat ice cream, but her mom never buys any.
b) She says ice cream has too much sugar and fat.
c) Even though she respects her mom, Janie went behind her back and bought some ice cream at the store.
d) Thankfully, Janie’s dad helped her finish the ice cream before her mom found out.
b) She says ice cream has too much sugar and fat.
Identify the sentence type. "Eagerly, we unpacked the tent, and my uncle who had been in the Army helped us set it up in the side yard." a) simple b) compound c) complex d) compound-complex
d) compound-complex
Which word is the present participle?
The floating flower traveled down the river.
a) floating
b) flower
c) traveled
d) down
a) floating
Too many simple sentences can make your writing…
a) Choppy
b) Unsophisticated
c) Simplistic
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
Identify the sentence type. "My father helped the family whose car had broken down on the highway." a) Simple b) Compound c) Complex d) Compound-Complex
c) Complex
Which sentence is correct?
a) She went badly to school.
b) She wants badly to school.
c) She wants to go to school badly.
d) She wanted badly to school.
c) She wants to go to school badly.
Which sentence is complex?
a) Before scientists invented telescopes, the moon was a mystery.
b) The viewer looked into the special machine.
c) Trained bears were the star of the film.
d) People in earlier days wrote letters or sent telegrams.
a) Before scientists invented telescopes, the moon was a mystery.
Which sentence is complex?
a) Paris is an old city, but Rome is even more ancient.
b) You can see paintings or go to the opera.
c) The Navajo, and the Iroquois are Native Americans.
d) It is possible to see the earth rise over the horizon if you are standing on the moon.
d) It is possible to see the earth rise over the horizon if you are standing on the moon.
True or False: An interrogative sentence asks a question.
True
Which sentence is correct?
a) They went immediately.
b) Immediately they go.
c) They were immediately.
d) They sent for immediately.
a) They went immediately.
True or False: “Please sit down!” is an imperative sentence.
True
Which sentence is correct?
a) They are easily.
b) Was easily explained.
c) The noise was easily explained.
d) The noise was easily.
c) The noise was easily explained.
True or false: “Dude!!” is an exclamatory sentence.
True
True or False: The subordinate clause contains a subject but not a verb.
False
Which sentence is correct?
a) The actor monologue.
b) The actor was a monologue.
c) The actor performed a monologue.
d) The actor preforms a monologue.
c) The actor performed a monologue.
Which sentence is correct?
a) They has an adventure.
b) I had a adventure.
c) I went on an adventure.
d) She go on an adventure.
c) I went on an adventure.
True or False: a declarative sentence asks a question.
False
True or False: the following sentence is a fragment: “ Scientists study about these paintings they learned about the past”
False
Which sentence is correct?
a) The senator building was wired.
b) Every state has two senators.
c) Our senator was pickled.
d) Your house is a senator.
b) Every state has two senators.
Identify the sentence type. “Even though I am exhausted afterward, running is my favorite part of P.E. class”
Declarative
True or False: A compound-complex sentence can only have two independent clauses and one dependent clause.
False
Identify the sentence type:
“Last winter we took a trip to the snow and went skiing.”
Declarative
Identify the sentence type:
“Read the directions.”
Imperative
