TERMS

Question 1

CONJUNCTION

Answer 1

word that joins two clauses.

ex) she is happy, BUT he is sad.

Question 2

word that joins two clauses

ex) but, a minute later, because, then, such as, still.

Answer 2

CONJUNCTION

Question 3

SUBJECT

Answer 3

who/what is doing the action

ex) HE is sad.

Question 4

who/what is doing the action

ex) the DOG is playing.

Answer 4

SUBJECT

Question 5

SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

Answer 5

conjunction word/words that make one part of the clause reliant on the other clause

ex) The organization will exist AS LONG AS there is ample funding

Question 6

conjunction word/words that make one part of the clause reliant on the other clause

ex) SINCE it is noon, let’s east lunch.

Answer 6

SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

Question 7

VERBALS

Answer 7

words that look like verbs but are not playing the role of a verb

ex) the SMELL of the flower reached my nose (acts as a noun)
ex) i am not pleased about GOING ( acts as the object of the preposition “about”)

Question 8

words that look like verbs but are not playing the role of a verb
ex) listen to the SOOTHING music (acts as an adjective)

Answer 8

VERBALS

Question 9

4 VERB TENSES

Answer 9

1. past - walk did
2. present -walking does
3. future -will walk will do
4. past participle - has walked has done

Question 10

PREDICATE

Answer 10

tells what the subject does or what’s done to the subject, it includes the verb and all the other words that modify the verb. evertyhing but the subject

ex) the friends HAVE BEEN HIKING.

Question 11

PREPOSITION

Answer 11

a word that can’t stand alone; used in a phrase

ex) in, under, around

Question 12

a word that can’t stand alone, used in a phrase

ex) in, under, around

Answer 12

PREPOSITION

Question 13

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

Answer 13

has a preposition

ex) IN the tree
preposition object of prep.

  AROUND     the      corner
preposition           object of prep

Question 14

LINKING VERBS

Answer 14

verbs that express a state of being or describe the subject

was, is, am, are were, be, being, been
sometimes - feel, look, sound taste

Question 15

verbs that express a state of being or describe the subject

Answer 15

LINKING VERBS

LINK VERB - mary GREW ill
ACTION VERB - mary grew tomatoes

Question 16

PRESENT PERFECT

Answer 16

verb tense- emphasize the completion of an action in the very recent past OR an action that began in the past and continued to the present

ex. i have just purchased the necklace
sam has lived in the same house for 10 years

Question 17

PAST PERFECT

Answer 17

verb tense- indicates how 2 finished actions are related in time

ex. Before he went blind, Milton had written a book

Question 18

FUTURE PERFECT

Answer 18

verb tense- indicated an action to be finished before future time

ex. I will have finished the book before I take the exam

Question 19

verb tense- emphasize the completion of an action in the very recent past OR an action that began in the past and continued to the present

Answer 19

PRESENT PERFECT

Question 20

verb tense- indicates how 2 finished actions are related in time

Answer 20

PAST PERFECT

Question 21

verb tense- indicated an action to be finished before future time

Answer 21

FUTURE PERFECT

Question 22

SIMPLE SENTENCE

Answer 22

made up of independent clause

ex. it rained yesterday
subject verb

Question 23

COMPOUND SENTENCE

Answer 23

2 or more independent clauses. will have comma and a conjuntion, or semicolon, or just conjunction

ex. she liked to eat fruit, and i like to eat veggies.

Question 24

COMPLEX SENTENCE

Answer 24

independent clause and at least 1 dependent clause

ex. because i like to drink milk, my bones are very strong.

Question 25

COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE

Answer 25

2 or more independent clauses and 1 or more dependent clause

ex. the plane arrived and we took off, because we were already late.

Question 26

PARTICIPLE

Answer 26

verb used as an adjective

ex. the RUNNING track is muddy

Question 27

verb used as an adjective

ex. most of the news on tv is DEPRESSING.

Answer 27

PARTICIPLE

Question 28

PAST PARTICIPLES

Answer 28

formed by adding -ED to the verb

ex. the chef cooked the CHOPPED onions

Question 29

TYPES OF SENTENCES

Answer 29

1. declarative
2. interrogative
3. imperative
4. exclamatory

Question 30

DECLARATIVE SENTENCE

Answer 30

makes a complete sentence.

I went to the store

Question 31

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE

Answer 31

asks a question

Question 32

IMPERATIVE SENTENCE

Answer 32

commands or requests

Question 33

EXCLAMATORY

Answer 33

makes an exclamation

Question 34

PREDICATIVE ADJECTIVE

Answer 34

follows a linking verb to help explain the subject

ex. my professors are WONDERFUL

Question 35

PREDICATIVE NOMINATIVE

Answer 35

noun/pronoun that follows linking verb. helps or explains the subject

ex. professors are TEACHERS

Question 36

Simple Predicate

Answer 36

The main action that the subject is doing

Question 37

SImple sentence

Answer 37

Has only one subject and one verb