Reading, Language, Literature

Question 1

Verb

Answer 1

And action word

Question 2

Noun

Answer 2

The subject or object of a sentence

Question 3

Pronoun

Answer 3

Stands in for a noun (he, she, it)

Question 4

Adjective

Answer 4

Modifies or describes a noun

Question 5

Adverb

Answer 5

Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

Question 6

Preposition

Answer 6

Stands before a noun or pronoun and connects it to another word in a sentence

Question 7

Conjunction

Answer 7

Connects two words, sentences, or phrases. (FANBOY)

Question 8

Interjections

Answer 8

Express an emotion or pause. (Uh, ah, er, um)

Question 9

Syntax

Answer 9

The study of of how sentences are constructed.

Question 10

Declarative sentence

Answer 10

Makes a statement of fact or opinion

Question 11

Exclamatory sentence

Answer 11

Expresses an emotion or states a fact or opinion strongly

Question 12

Interrogative sentence

Answer 12

Asks a question

Question 13

Imperative sentence

Answer 13

Gives an order to someone

Question 14

Clause

Answer 14

A group of words containing a subject and verb

Question 15

Independent clause

Answer 15

Can stand alone and make sense as a sentence

Question 16

Dependent clause

Answer 16

Can support an independent clause but cannot stand alone

Question 17

Phrase

Answer 17

A group of words that work together in a sentence but cannot stand alone

Question 18

Subject

Answer 18

A single word in a subject that is doing or being something

Question 19

Predicate

Answer 19

the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject

Question 20

Semantics

Answer 20

Focuses on what words, sentences, and texts mean

Question 21

Etymology

Answer 21

The study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.

Question 22

Denotation

Answer 22

Literal or dictionary meaning of a word

Question 23

Connotation

Answer 23

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

Question 24

Context

Answer 24

Refers to information outside of the text, available to a reader through understanding of genre, situation, and world knowledge.

Question 25

Pragmatics

Answer 25

Studies how context helps us decipher the meaning of words and govern meaning.

Question 26

Phonology

Answer 26

The study of a languages sound system and how sounds convey meaning.

Question 27

Phonological awareness

Answer 27

Refers to the understanding that words are built upon sounds and that sounds can be combined to form words. Begins with the easiest skills identifying the first sound in a word.