Midterm Exam Vocab English

Question 1

A group of words that express a complete thought

Answer 1

Sentence

Question 2

A group of related words that contains a subject and a verb

Answer 2

Clause

Question 3

A group of related words that is used as a single part of speech and does not contain a subject in its verb

Answer 3

Phrase

Question 4

The main word or words in a subject

Answer 4

Simple Subject

Question 5

The verb or verb phrase

Answer 5

Simple Predicate

Question 6

A word or word group that is used to name a person, place, thing or idea

Answer 6

Noun

Question 7

Replaces a noun/nouns

Answer 7

Pronoun

Question 8

The naming case for the subject and sentence

Answer 8

Nominative Case

Question 9

A case for grammatical nouns and pronouns

Answer 9

Objective Case

Question 10

A noun in the complete predicate that follows a linking verb

Answer 10

Predicate Nominative

Question 11

A noun in the complete predicate that follows an action verb and receives the action of the verb

Answer 11

Direct Object

Question 12

It reserves the action of the receiving verb

Answer 12

Indirect Object

Question 13

A phrase with a preposition in it

Answer 13

Object of the Prepositional Phrase

Question 14

A noun or pronoun that is placed beside another noun or pronoun

Answer 14

Appositive

Question 15

A type of writing that tells a story

Answer 15

Narrative

Question 16

A style of writing that exposes or expense

Answer 16

informative/expository