Week 4 Flashcards
Review of parts of speech and parts of a sentence, plus the term "hyperbole."
A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
Example: “Apple,” “city,” “happiness.” In the sentence “The cat sleeps,” “cat” is a ~~~ because it names a thing.
noun
A word that takes the place of a noun.
Example: “He,” “she,” “it,” “they.” In the sentence “She went to the store,” “she” is a ~~~ that takes the place of a person’s name.
pronoun
A word that describes a noun or pronoun.
Example: “Red,” “tall,” “happy.” In the sentence “The red apple is sweet,” “red” is a(n) ~~~ that describes the noun “apple.”
adjective
A word that describes a verb, adjective, or another ~~~. It often tells how, when, where, or to what extent.
Example: “Quickly,” “very,” “yesterday.” In the sentence “She ran quickly,” “quickly” is a(n) ~~~ that describes how she ran.
adverb
A word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and another word in the sentence.
Example: “In,” “on,” “at,” “by.” In the sentence “The book is on the table,” “on” is a ~~~ showing the relationship between “book” and “table.”
preposition
A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses.
Example: “And,” “but,” “or,” “because.” In the sentence “I like tea and coffee,” “and” is a ~~~ that connects two nouns.
conjunction
A word or phrase that expresses strong emotion or surprise. It is often followed by an exclamation mark.
Example: “Wow!” “Oh no!” “Yikes!” In “Wow! That was amazing,” “Wow” is a(n) ~~~ expressing surprise.
interjection
The person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something in a sentence.
Example: “The dog barked loudly.” In this sentence, “dog” is the ~~~ because it is the one doing the action (barking).
subject
The person, place, thing, or idea that receives the action of the verb.
Example: “She threw the ball.”
In this sentence, “ball” is the ~~~ because it is the thing being thrown.
direct object
The person, place, thing, or idea that receives the direct object or benefits from the action.
Example: “She threw him the ball.”
In this sentence, “him” is the ~~~ because he is the one receiving the ball (the direct object).
indirect object
The part of a sentence (it can be one word or multiple words) that tells what the subject does or is; it includes the verb and all words related to it.
Example: “The dog barked loudly.” In this sentence, “barked loudly” is the ~~~ because it tells what the subject (the dog) does.
predicate
A type of figurative language characterized by exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. Example: “My parents would have about two hemorrhages apiece if I told anything pretty personal about them.” —J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
The narrator, Holden Caulfield, wants to emphasize how much disapproval his parents would show if he told the reader anything about them. They would not actually be rushed to the doctor and diagnosed with “two hemorrhages apiece” if they made an appearance in the book.
(Definition and example retrived and lightly modified from grammarly.com)
hyperbole
noun
A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
Example: “Apple,” “city,” “happiness.” In the sentence “The cat sleeps,” “cat” is a ~~~ because it names a thing.
pronoun
A word that takes the place of a noun.
Example: “He,” “she,” “it,” “they.” In the sentence “She went to the store,” “she” is a ~~~ that takes the place of a person’s name.
adjective
A word that describes a noun or pronoun.
Example: “Red,” “tall,” “happy.” In the sentence “The red apple is sweet,” “red” is a(n) ~~~ that describes the noun “apple.”
