Grammar 5+7 2024-2025

Question 1

Simple sentence

Answer 1

1 independent clause

Question 2

Compound sentence

Answer 2

independent clause ≥ 2, coordinating conjunction = independent clause - 1

Question 3

Complex sentence

Answer 3

1 independent clause, dependent clause ≥ 1, subordinating conjunction = dependent clause

Question 4

Compound-complex sentence

Answer 4

independent clause ≥ 2, coordinating conjunction = independent clause - 1, dependent clause ≥ 1, subordinating conjunction = dependent clause

Question 5

Dependent clause

Answer 5

Group of words with a subject and a verb that doesn’t express a complete thought, needs an independent clause for complete sentence, begins with subordinating conjunction

Question 6

Independent clause

Answer 6

Group of words with a subject and a verb that expresses a complete thought (complete sentence)

Question 7

Coordinating conjunction

Answer 7

For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Question 8

Subordinating conjunction

Answer 8

Although, as, as if, because, before, during, even if, if, once, since, that, unless, until, whatever, when, whenever, wherever, whether, while

Question 9

Synonyms

Answer 9

Words that have the same or nearly the same meaning, slight differences in connotation

Question 10

Antonyms

Answer 10

Words that have opposite meanings, some antonyms are completely distinct words, others can be formed by adding a negating prefix such as im- or dis-

Question 11

Denotation

Answer 11

Dictionary definition

Question 12

Connotation

Answer 12

All the positive or negative associations it has in addition to its literal meaning
The emotion that a word generates in addition to the actual meaning

Question 13

Restatement clue

Answer 13

The author restates an idea, or explains it in a different way; usually the second sentence/clause restates the first one
Look for words/phrases: that is, in other words, or

Question 14

Apposition clue

Answer 14

A more direct form of restatement; renaming something

Question 15

Cause and effect clue

Answer 15

Requires the reader to make an assumption based on cause and affect
Look for words/phrases: if…then, when…then, thus, therefore, because, so, due to, as a result of, consequently

Question 16

Examples

Answer 16

Sometimes an author will give examples to help clarify the meaning of a difficult word
Look for words/phrases: including, such as, for example, for instance, especially, particularly