Terms and Skill ll

Question 1

stanza

Answer 1

noun - a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together (often in a recurring pattern of meter and rhyme)

(Like a poems version of a paragraph)

Question 2

Preposition

Answer 2

noun - a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in “the man on the platform,” “she arrived after dinner,” “what did you do it for ?”.

Question 3

Prepositional Phrase

Answer 3

noun - a modifying phrase consisting of a preposition and its object (the noun, pronoun, or word functioning as a noun that follows the preposition).

Question 4

Run On Sentence

Answer 4

A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses (also known as complete sentences) are connected improperly.

Example: I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time.

Question 5

Comma Splice

Answer 5

an instance of using a comma to link two independent clauses (which should instead be linked by a colon, semicolon, or conjunction), as in he loves cooking, he’s great at making curries.

Question 6

Active Voice

Answer 6

a grammar term used to classify sentences in which the subject of the sentence is the one actively performing the action of the verb.

John bit the cookie.

The storm flooded the town.

Question 7

Passive Voice

Answer 7

Passive voice is when the subject of a sentence receives the action of the verb rather than performing the action.

The cookie was bitten by John.

The town was flooded by the storm.

Question 8

Complex Sentence

Answer 8

A complex sentence is a sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause, often marked by the presence of a dependent marker word: Words added to the beginning of an independent clause that make it a dependent clause such as after, although, as, as if, because, before, even if, even though, in order to, since, though, unless, until, whatever, when, whenever, whether, and while.

Note: dependent clauses that begin a sentence are followed by a comma; if the independent clause comes first, no comma separates the two.

Question 9

Direct Object

Answer 9

A direct object is a word or phrase that receives the action of the verb. In the sentence The students bought cake, the direct object is cake.

Question 10

Indirect Object

Answer 10

A direct object is a word or phrase that receives the action of the verb. In the sentence The students bought cake, the direct object is cake.