Second Formative: Unit 1 Flashcards
Tells whom or what a sentence is about
the subject
The subject of a sentence is always what part of speech?
noun
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing
What is the difference between a common noun and proper noun?
a common noun names a generic person, place, or thing
a proper noun names a specific person, place or thing
Tells what the subject is or does in a sentence
the predicate
The predicate always includes what part of speech?
a verb
What is a linking verb?
a verb that does not express an action
What are examples of linking verbs?
am, is, was, were, be, been
What is the subject in this sentence?
The leaf flutters softly to the ground.
leaf
What is the predicate in this sentence?
The leaf flutters softly to the ground.
flutters softly to the ground
What is the verb in this sentence? Is it an action verb or linking verb?
The leaf flutters softly to the ground.
flutters
Action
What is the predicate in this sentence?
The dog was exhausted after his walk.
was exhausted after his walk
What is the subject in this sentence?
The dog was exhausted after his walk.
dog
What is the verb in this sentence? Is it an action verb or linking verb?
The dog was exhausted after his walk.
was
linking
What is a pronoun?
words that take place of a noun
What is the pronoun in this sentence? What word is it taking the place of?
I saw mom and she looks pretty today!
she
mom
What is the pronoun in this sentence?
I bought a guitar and played it all day?
it
guitar
What are two forms of pronouns?
subjective pronouns and objective pronouns
What is a subjective pronoun?
pronouns that are used as the subject of a sentence
(occurs BEFORE the verb)
What is a objective pronoun?
pronouns that are used in the predicate of a sentence
(occurs AFTER the verb)
What is the pronoun? Is it subjective or objective?
You must go see The Lion King.
You
subjective
What is the pronoun? Is it subjective or objective?
Kevin took the girls with him.
him
objective
What is a possessive pronoun?
pronoun that shows ownership
What are some examples of possessive pronouns?
mine, his, its, yours, theirs
What is “a creative process that uses language to create a response in the reader”?
poetry
Poetry is made up of what two things….
lines and stanzas
A group of lines is called…
a stanza
What is “language writers use to describe things they’ve seen or imagined.”
sensory language
What are used to give a piece of writing a certain “sound”?
sound devices
The repetition of consonants sounds in words that are close together.
alliteration
use of words that sound like their meaning
onomatopoeia
The repetition of accented vowel sounds
rhyme
What is a word or phrase used often by poets to draw attention to the word
repetition
What is the use of imaginative comparisons to help you see the world in new ways?
figurative language
What are the five types of figurative language?
- Simile
- Idiom
- Metaphor
- Personification
- Hyperbole
What is an expression that has a meaning that is different from the literal words?
idiom
What is a comparison between two unlike things that does not include the word like or ask?
metaphor
What is a description of an object, animal or idea as if it were human or had human qualities?
personification
What is a figurative speech that uses exaggeration to create a special effect?
hyperbole
What is a message that the author really wants his or her audience to hear?
theme
A theme has to apply to three things. What are those three things?
- Any person
- Any place
- Any time
What are some examples of themes?
- Love
- Friendship
- War
- Celebrating nature
True or false a theme should be written as a complaint sentence?
True
Which point of view is told by one of the characters and uses pronouns I, me, my, etc?
1st Person
Which point of view is told by a narrator that is all knowing?
3rd Person Omniscient
Which point of view is told using pronouns he, she, him, her, but is only from one characters perspective?
3rd Person Limited
What is a comparison between two unlike things that does include the word like or ask?
simile
