English Mid-Term

Question 0

Pronoun

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A word used in the place of one or more nouns or pronouns

Question 1

Noun

Answer 1

Words that name a person place thing or idea

Question 2

Adjective

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A word used to modify a noun or a pronoun

• what kind
• which one
• how many
• how often

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Adverb

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A word that modifies a verb or and adjective or another adverb

• Where
• When
• How
• To what extent

Question 4

Preposition

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A word that shows a relationship between a noun or a pronoun to another word

Question 5

Conjunction

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A word used to join words or groups of words

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Interjections

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A word that expresses emotion

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Common Noun

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Names any of a group of persons, places, things, or ideas

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Proper Noun

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Names a specific person place or idea

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Concrete Noun

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A person place or thing that can be perceived by 1 or more of the 5 senses

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Abstract Noun

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Names a idea, feeling, quaility, or characteristic

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Collective Noun

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A word that names a group or a singular noun

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Personal Pronoun

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Refers to the one speaking (1st person) the one being spoken to (2nd person) or the one being spoken about (3rd person)

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Reflexive Pronoun

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Refers to the subject and functions as a compliment I an object or the preposition
(Myself, ourself, yourself, himself)

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Intensive Pronoun

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Emphasizes a noun or another pronoun

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Demonstrative Pronoun

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Used to point out specific things

• This
• That
• These
• Those

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Interrogative Pronoun

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Introduces a question

• What
• Which
• Who
• Whom
• Whose

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Relative Pronoun

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Introduces a subordinate clause

• That
• Which
• Who
• Whom
• Whose

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Indefinite Pronoun

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Refers to a person place thing or idea that may or may not be specifically named
All, Another, Both, Anyone, Few, Many, Much, Neither

Question 19

Action Verb

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Expresses physical or mental activities

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Linking Verb

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Connects a subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes the subject

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Transitive Verb

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Expresses an action directed towards a person place thing or idea

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Intransitive

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Expresses action without an action passing to a receiver or object

Question 23

Target Audience

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A portion of the population for which a product or message is designed

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Demographics

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More specific

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Bias

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A preference for one side of an issue either for or against it

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Credibility

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The quality of being believable

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Realism

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Representing people and things just as they appear to be

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Stereotypes

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Making assumptions based on someone's characteristics beliefs about all members of a group

Question 29

Bandwagon Apppeal

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Appeal that urges you to do or believe something because everyone else does

Question 30

Testimonial

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Appeal that uses famous people to endorse a product or idea

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Emotional Appeal

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Appeal that uses words or images that target the audiences positive or negative emotions

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Plain Folks

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Appeal that uses ordinary people to sell a product, you are supposed to believe them because they are like you

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Snob Appeal

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Appeal that suggests that you can be just like the wealthy, well dressed people who support this product or idea

Question 34

Opinion Statement

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States the issue and the writers opinion on the issue

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Reason

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Answers the questions why about the opinion statement

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Evidence

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Provides important support for a reason

Question 37

Logical Appeal

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Consists of an opinion statement that is supported by reasons. And evidence

Question 38

Emotional appeal

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Appeal that uses words or images that target the audiences positive or negative emotions