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HLC10
Exam Review Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Subject | Refers to whom or what the senctence is about |
| Verb | a word that descirbe action |
| Direct Object | A word of phrase in a sentence referring to the person or thing receving the action of the transitive verb |
| Indirect Object | tells whom or for whom the action of the verb is done and who is receving the Direct Object |
| Predicate Nominatives | A noun or pronoun which follows the verb and descibes or renames the subject |
| Predicate Adjectives | A tradtional term for an adjective that usually comes after a linking verb and not before a noun |
| Prepositional Phrase | Begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun |
| Appostive Phrases | Used to rename/explain/ or identify a noun or pronoun |
| Participial Phrases | Verbs that are used as adjectives. Generally end in -ed or -ing |
| Nominative Absolutes | A noun or pronoun followed by a participle or participial phrase |
| Gerund Phrases | Is a form of a verb that acts as a noun. It ends in -ing and also may be described as an activity |
| Infinitive Phrases | Phrase that begins with "to". And may act as a noun, adjective, or adverb. |
| Round | a character who has a complex personality |
| Flat | a character who has only one personality |
| Static | a character who does not change over time |
| Dynamic | a character that changes over time |
| Allusion | An indirect reference in Literature to someone or something |
| Symbol | is an object representing another to give it an entirely different meaning; much deeper and more significant |
| Tone | is an attitude torward a subject or an audience |