Grammar

Question 1

suffix

Answer 1

added to the end of a world to change meaning

Question 2

homophones

Answer 2

sounds like another word, different meaning

-to,too,two

Question 3

homographs

Answer 3

look the same, different sound and meaning

-lead>lead

Question 4

terminal punctuation

Answer 4

periods, question marks, exclamation points

Question 5

internal punctuation

Answer 5

keep words, clauses, and phrases in order w/in a sentence

Question 6

tone

Answer 6

authors feelings or attitude towards the subject

Question 7

mood

Answer 7

the feeling the author produces in a reader

Question 8

singular noun

Answer 8

refers to one person, place, or thing

-dog, cat

Question 9

plural noun

Answer 9

more than one person, place, or thing

-dogs, horses

Question 10

countable noun

Answer 10

can be quantified

-dogs, trees

Question 11

uncountable noun

Answer 11

can’t be counted

-water, snow, air

Question 12

common noun

Answer 12

generic name for a person place or thing

- car, country

Question 13

proper noun

Answer 13

name of a particular place, person, or thing

-Honda, France

Question 14

concrete noun

Answer 14

can be identified using 5 senses

-lemon

Question 15

abstract noun

Answer 15

cannot be perceived using 5 senses

-bravery, courage

Question 16

compound noun

Answer 16

2, 3, or more words put together

-toothbrush, orange juice

Question 17

collective noun

Answer 17

group of people or things

-team, family

Question 18

adjectives

Answer 18

describing words

-blue, tall, skinny

Question 19

adverbs

Answer 19

describes an adjective or verb

-slowly, quickly, very

Question 20

conjunctions

Answer 20

connect words, phrase, clauses

Question 21

coordinating conjunctions

Answer 21

connect 2 words, phrases, or independent clauses

-and, or,but

Question 22

subordinating conjunctions

Answer 22

connect a main independent clause and a dependent clause

-after, as soon as, once

Question 23

interjections

Answer 23

words, phrases, or clauses that show emotion

-Holy cow!, Way to go!

Question 24

correlative conjunctions

Answer 24

pairs of conjunctions that work together to connect 2 words

-either/or, neither/or

Question 25

prepositions

Answer 25

a word or words that show the relationship between 2 nearby words
-I will meet you at the museum.

Question 26

verb

Answer 26

action word

Question 27

modal

Answer 27

expresses mood of verbs

Question 28

primary sources

Answer 28

most trusted sources

-examples include firsthand accounts, research from original researchers, speeches, letters

Question 29

secondary sources

Answer 29

respond, analyze, summarize, comment on primary sources

-examples include biographies, political commentaries

Question 30

tertiary sources

Answer 30

compile info in an highly organized way

-examples include encyclopedias, guidebooks, study guides

Question 31

subject and verb agreement

Answer 31

need to agree in # and person

Question 32

predicate

Answer 32

part of the sentence that contains the verb

Question 33

narrative writing

Answer 33

tells a story

-novels, biographies

Question 34

expository writing

Answer 34

explains

-academic essay

Question 35

technical writing

Answer 35

explains complex processes

-recipes

Question 36

persuasive writing

Answer 36

makes an argument

-op-eds

Question 37

text structure

Answer 37

the way authors organize their thoughts

Question 38

themes

Answer 38

deeper meanings that are implicit

Question 39

simple sentence

Answer 39

one independent clause

Question 40

compound sentence

Answer 40

has 2 independent clauses and coordinating conjunctions

Question 41

complex sentences

Answer 41

independent clause and one or dependent clauses