Test 4, Units 1-9 Flashcards

1
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A word used to show the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence.

A

preposition

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2
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A word which joins words or groups of words

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conjunction

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3
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A word that names a person, place, thing or idea

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noun

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4
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A word that modifies a noun or pronoun

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adjective

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5
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A word that is exclamatory

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interjection

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6
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A word that shows action or links another word to the subject

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verb

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7
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Action or Linking: The postman’s unexpected delivery mystified me.

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mystified - A

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8
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Action or Linking: The unusual red box looked mysterious.

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looked - L

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Action or Linking: I looked in vain for a return address on the label.

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looked - A

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10
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Action or Linking: Finally I tore off the outside paper.

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tore - A

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11
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Action or Linking: It was a new pair of gym shoes from my brother.

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was - L

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12
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Subject, verb, participle, word modified by participle:

The scrambled eggs tasted delicious.

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Sub - eggs

verb - tasted

part. - scrambled
mod. - eggs

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13
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Subject, verb, participle, word modified by participle:

The cars racing past shook the bleachers.

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sub - cars

verb - shook

part - racing

mod - cars

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Subject, verb, participle, word modified by participle:

The fish swimming toward me was a catfish.

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sub - fish

verb - was

part - swimming

mod - fish

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Subject, verb, participle, word modified by participle:

Exhausted from work, John collaspsed on the couch.

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sub - John

verb - collaspsed

part - exhausted

mod - John

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16
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Subject, verb, participle, word modified by participle:

Meowing pitifully, the kitten shivered in the cold.

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sub - kitten

verb - shivered

part - meowing

mod - kitten

Awwww… bring it inside the house!!!!!

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17
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Verb - past, present, or future:

Six long years passed before the war ended.

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past

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18
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Verb - past, present, or future:

Will you go to the homecoming game?

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future

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Verb - past, present, or future:

Ashley likes apple pie and ice cream.

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present

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20
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Verb - past, present, or future:

Mia left as soon as the bell rang.

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past

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21
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Noah has (finish, finished) reading his book.

22
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Please (bring, take) my coat to the cleaners.

23
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Her picture is now (sitting, setting) on my desk.

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I (knowed, knew) that I was late.

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knew (if you missed this, I’m demoting you to 1st grade!)

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Who (brought, brung) the largest moth to class?
brought
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Who has not yet (eat, eaten) lunch?
eaten
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The smoke began to (rise, raise) from the campfire.
rise
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James (lay, laid) his books on the bench yesterday and now cannot find them.
laid
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(Let, Leave) me take care of your dog.
let
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The child's balloon (bursted, burst) before he left the store.
burst
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Until last summer, she had never (ridden, rode) a horse.
ridden
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We almost (froze, freezed) in the blizzard.
froze
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Yesterday we (lay, laid) in the sun too long.
lay
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If you (take sick, become ill), you may lie down on the bed.
become ill
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No one has (chosen, chose) the new boy yet to be on a team
chosen
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Since it is late, I (better, had better) leave for home now.
had better
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Coach, (can, may) I pitch the next time we play the Cougars?
may
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Should a gentleman (rise, raise) when a lady enters a room?
rise
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My new shirt (shrinked, shrank) when Mom washed it.
shrank
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You should not leave valuables (laying, lying) around unprotected.
lying
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Diagram: Nicholas and I ran to the corner and caught our bus.
Nicholas ran and and I caught
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Diagram: Cats sometimes screech and howl at night. (boy, I'm glad Baxter doesn't)
screech Cats and howl
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Sentence, Fragment or Run-on: Students who know how to make the most of their study time.
F
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Mark Twain, who wrote _Tom Sawyer_ and _Huckleberry Finn_, died at the age of seventy-five.
S
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Sentence, Fragment or Run-on: I have been to Montreal I have never been to Quebec.
RO
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Sentence, Fragment or Run-on: The only person to make such detailed records of stars and their movements.
F
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Sentence, Fragment or Run-on: In quiet confidence, neither timid or scared.
F
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Sentence, Fragment or Run-on: The assigned poem for tonight is "Mending Wall" tomorrow's assignment is "The Road not Taken".
RO
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Add Caps & punctuation: At the request of president Woodrow Wilson, Congress passed the clayton antitrust act in 1914 and established the federal trade commission.
At the request of **P**resident Woodrow Wilson, Congress passed the **C**layton **A**ntitrust **A**ct in 1914 and established the **F**ederal **T**rade **C**ommission.
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Add Caps & punctuation: The Panama-Pacific International exposition of 1915 was held when europe was involved in a war nevertheless, it was very successful.
The Panama-Pacific International **E**xposition of 1915 was held when **E**urope was involved in a war**;** nevertheless, it was very successful.