Language Arts/ Litirature: Exam #2/4

Question 0

Thesis statement

Answer 0

What the passage is all about/ usually the first or second sentence

Question 1

Author’s Purpose (4 types)

Answer 1

To entertain
To persuade
To inform or
To describe

Question 2

What do you use to combine sentences (3 ways)

Answer 2

1- coma/conjunction
2- semicolon
3- period/uppercase letter

Question 3

Pronouns

Answer 3

Either or

Neither nor

Question 4

Conjunctions

Answer 4

FANBOYS:
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So

But also
And also

Question 5

Protocol

Answer 5

The procedure of something/ the rules

Question 6

Appositive phrase

Answer 6

A word or group of words that tells more about the noun it follows (never the subject)

Question 7

I need to go ___ the store

Answer 7

To

Question 8

I want to go ___!

Answer 8

Too

Question 9

This will ______ your grade by ten percent

Answer 9

Affect

Question 10

Effect

Answer 10

Noun

Question 11

Affect

Answer 11

Verb

Question 12

Symbolism

Answer 12

What something represents

Question 13

I will not ______ late work

Answer 13

Accept

Question 14

We all will go ______ you.

Answer 14

Except

Question 15

Accept

Answer 15

Verb

Question 16

Except

Answer 16

Preposition

Question 17

Main conflict

Answer 17

Main problem

Question 18

Foreshadowing

Answer 18

A glimpse into the future

Question 19

Infer

Answer 19

Educated guess

Question 20

Topic sentence

Answer 20

The main topic sentence that has to do with the main idea.

Question 21

Main idea

Answer 21

What the whole paper/story is talking about.

Question 22

Flashback

Answer 22

A look into the past

Question 23

Aeronautics

Answer 23

the science or practice of travel through the air