Exam

Question 1

Noun

Answer 1

Person, place, thing, idea
Abstract - can’t see or touch
Concrete - touch/use 5 senses
Proper - capitalize
Common - lowecase
Collective - group

Question 2

Compound Noun

Answer 2

2 or more words (great uncle, mailbox)

Question 3

Pronoun

Answer 3

Takes the place of a noun/pronoun
Indefinite - unspecified (someone)
Demonstrative - specified (my)
Interrogative - asks a question
Reflexive - end in -self or -selves (myself)
Intensive - adds emphasis to subject (Jack himself)

Question 4

Adjective

Answer 4

Describes a noun
Proper Adjective - always capitilized (Chinese food)
Articles - a, an
Definite Article - the

Question 5

Verb

Answer 5

Expresses an action/state of being
Action Verb
Linking Verb - Link/join the subject of a sentence to the rest of a sentence (is, being, was, are, were, becomes, seems)

Question 6

Adverb

Answer 6

Describes verb or adjective
Mostly ends in -ly (quickly)

Question 7

Preposition

Answer 7

Connect another word in a sentence to a noun or pronoun
Tell timing, location, direction (before, under, around)
Prepositional phrase - start with preposition, end with object of preposition
Object of preposition is always a noun

Question 8

Conjunction

Answer 8

Joins words or groups of words together
Coordinating Conjunction - FANBOYS
Coorelative Conjunction - pairs
(Both/and, either/or, not only, but also)
Subordinating Conjunction - connects adverb clauses to main clauses (even though, because)

Question 9

Subject

Answer 9

Noun (what the sentence is about)
Simple subject - just one word
Complete subject - entire subject phrase
Ex - The school principal is ready for Christmas break
Ex - Michael Jordan is cool.

Question 10

Direct Object

Answer 10

Noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb
Who? What?

Question 11

Indirect Object

Answer 11

Noun or pronoun that follows the action verb
To whom? For whom? To what? For what?
Subject, verb, indirect object, direct object

Question 12

Adjective Phrase

Answer 12

Prepositional phrases that modify a noun or pronoun
What kind? Which one?
Ex - The bird on the stamp is an eagle

Question 13

Adverb Phrase

Answer 13

Prepositional phrase that modifies a verb/adjective
Ex - I put the stamp on the letter
Where?

Question 14

Subordinate Clause

Answer 14

Group of words with subject/verb, but cannot stand alone
Ex - After he finished school

Question 15

Independent Clause

Answer 15

Group of words with subject/verb, but can stand alone
Ex - Sam went to the park

Question 16

Simple Sentence

Answer 16

Has a subject and verb/basic sentence
Ex - I like cheese

Question 17

Compound Sentence

Answer 17

Have 2 independent clauses joined by a conjunction
Ex - I like cheese, and I like butter

Question 18

Complex Sentence

Answer 18

Contains 1 independent and at least 1 dependent clause
Ex - Because the soup was too cold, I warmed it in the microwave.

Question 19

Compound-Complex Sentence

Answer 19

Contains 2 or more independent clauses and at least 1 independent clause
Ex - The baby slept and dreamed, and the mother watched while the rain fell.

Question 20

Theme

Answer 20

The main message or moral the author wants you to understand

Question 21

Protagonist

Answer 21

Main character in a story

Question 22

Antagonist

Answer 22

Bad character
Purpose to stop protagonist
Don’t have to be human

Question 23

Metaphor

Answer 23

Comparison of opposite things not using like or as
Symbolic
Can be other types of figurative language

Question 24

Foreshadow

Answer 24

A hint to the future

Question 25

Similie

Answer 25

Comparison that uses like or as Compares opposite things

Question 26

Plot

Answer 26

How the story is told (in order)

Question 27

Exposition

Answer 27

Beginning of a story Needs setting, characters (maybe conflict)

Question 28

Rising Action

Answer 28

Main events leading to the climax Must go in order

Question 29

Rising Action

Answer 29

Main events leading to the climax Must go in order

Question 30

Climax

Answer 30

Most exciting/interesting moment of a story Main event/turning point

Question 31

Filling Action

Answer 31

Events that lead to the resolution

Question 32

Resolution

Answer 32

The ending of the story Conflict is resolved

Question 33

Types of Conflict

Answer 33

Person vs. Person Arguing, physically fighting Person vs. Self Struggle internally with self Decision making Only internal conflict Person vs. Society Battling community Politicians, Lawers Person vs. Technology Any modern technology Person vs. Supernatural Ghosts, aliens, gods Person vs. Nature Weather, Animals, Climate