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Finals
Reading and writing Finals
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ballast | anything that gives moral or mental balance or stability |
| Boisterous | stormy; rough; violent; wind |
| Conflict | a fight or battle; competition |
| Conspiracy | illegal plans against someone; a plot |
| Continual | without letup; endless |
| Discard | to throw away |
| Embellish | to enrich or enhance; to make interesting or beautiful |
| Exception | case that does not follow the normal rule; exclusion |
| Expand | to make larger; increase |
| Ferocious | cruel; fierce; savage |
| Listless | lacking interest in anything; lifeless |
| Panic | sudden, overpowering fear; terror |
| Prominent | well-known; much in the public eye |
| Punctual | on time; prompt |
| Regulation | rule one must obey |
| Segregated | separated because of race, class, education, etc. |
| Subdued | quiet; low in strength |
| Template | a model or mold that provides a pattern or guide for making an object multiple times |
| Trifle | a thing of little value; a small amount; minor detail |
| Visage | face; appearance |
| Simple Subject | a sentence that is the noun that the sentence is about. Ex: A bright-red cardinal sat on the windowsill. Subject-Cardinal |
| Complete Subject | all the words in the subject of a sentence. Ex: A bright-red cardinal sat on the windowsill. Subject-A bright-red cardinal |
| Simple Predicate | the main verb/action of the sentence that tells what someone or something is doing. Ex: The nurse lifted the patient carefully. Predicate- lifted |
| Complete Predicate | all the words in the predicate (verb/action) of a sentence Ex: The nurse lifted the patient carefully. Predicate- lifted the patient carefully |
| When do you add -s to most verbs? | If the subject is singular. |
| When do you not add -s? | If the subject is plural, I or You- use a singular verb |
| When the subject is composed of two or more nouns or pronouns connected by and what do you use? | a plural verb. |
| When two or more singular nouns or pronouns are connected by or or nor what do you use? | a singular verb. |
| The words each, everybody, anybody, anyone and no one are singular and require what? | a singular verb. |
| What usually describes completed actions and tells about something that has, had, or will have happened? | A perfect verb tense |
| What perfect verb tense uses existing or happening before a specific time in the past and uses the helping verb had? | a past perfect tense |
| Give an example of a past perfect tense? | Lucy had four cookies but then Brady took two. |
| What perfect verb tense uses existing or happening sometime before now and uses the helping verb has (singular noun) or have(plural noun)? | a present perfect tense |
| Give some examples of a present perfect tense? | The airplane has arrived at the gate already. John and Erica have played the violin for five years. |
| What perfect verb tense uses existing or happening before a specific time in the future and uses the helping verb will have? | a future perfect tense |
| Give an example of a future perfect tense? | The race will have started by noon tomorrow |
| What is a word that is used in place of one noun or more than one noun? | a pronoun |
| What is the word or group of words to which the pronoun refers; MUST agree with the pronoun? | The antecedent or referent of a pronoun |
| What is the antecedent in this sentence: The stable is large. It has stalls for thirty horses. | stable |
| What is the pronoun to replace antecedent in this sentence: The stable is large. It has stalls for thirty horses. | it |
| What is a word that is used in place of one noun or more than one noun? | a pronoun |
| What are some examples of a singular pronoun? | I, you, he, she, it, me, him and her |
| What are some examples of plural pronouns? | we, you, they, us and them |
| What pronoun is the word or group of words to which the pronoun refers; pronouns MUST agree with the pronoun? | |
| What is the antecedent in this sentence: The trees and bushes are dry; they should be watered. | trees and bushes |
| What is the pronoun to replace antecedent in this sentence:The trees and bushes are dry; they should be watered. | they |
| What is a grammatical error in which the author starts a sentence, paragraph, or section of a paper using one particular type of pronoun and then suddenly shifts to another? | a pronoun shift |
| What do you avoid shifts between first person (I, we), second person (you), and third person (he, she, it, they) while you are still referring to the same people or things in? | a pronoun shift |
| Is this sentence correct or incorrect: If you eat sensibly and watch your caloric intake, most people should be able to maintain their desired weight. | incorrect instead of their it should be your |
| Is this sentence correct or incorrect:If you eat sensibly and watch your caloric intake, you should be able to maintain your desired weight. | correct |
| The comma preceding "and" is optional unless needed to prevent misreading, so is this this sentence correct: When I went to the store I bought tons of party decorations, the birthday cake, some presents and games. | yes |
| Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or) that joins independent clauses (=Compound sentence), so is this sentence correct: I wrapped the fresh fish in three layers of newspaper but my van still smelled like trout for the next week. | no there should be a comma before but |
| Based on what a compound sentence is, is this sentence correct: I wrapped the fresh fish in three layers of newspaper, but my van still smelled like trout for the next week. | yes |
| Fill in the correct word: We all need more ______________ and give each other a chance to share ideas. patience or patient | patience |
| Fill in the correct word: In the opening ___________ of Citizen Kane, no one is present to hear the dying Kane utter the word Rosebud. scene or seen | scene |
| Fill in the correct word: While I do not mind being a ________ in the office, I do not like to wait for an hour to see the doctor. patience or patient | patient |
| Fill in the correct word: "If I have _________ further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants." Isaac Newton. scene or seen | seen |
| Fill in the correct word: Every year, people make resolutions to exercise and lose ________. wait or weight | weight |
| Fill in the correct word: I couldn't _______ for success, so I went ahead without it. weight or wait | wait |
| Fill in the correct word: Mr. Bill retired as a school ________. principle or principal | principal |
| Fill in the correct word: His ___________ ambition now is to tend to his garden. principal or principle | principle |
| Fill in the correct word: Because nobody ___________ Shrek would accept your excuse, I expect an apology. except or accept | except |
| Fill in the correct word: I expect you to pay the rent by Friday, and I'll _________ no more excuses. accept or except | accept |
| Fill in the correct word: No pillow is as soft as a clear ___________. Conscience or conscious. | conscience |
| Fill in the correct word: I am always ___________ of my faults. conscience or conscious. | conscious. |
| Fill in the correct word: I can _______ my checking account online. access or excess | access |
| Fill in the correct word: I was charged $50 for my ___________ baggage. access or excess. | excess |
| Complex Sentence: Use a comma after an introductory dependent clause and sometimes after an introductory phrase, so is this sentence correct: After the professional soccer player kicked the goal, he raced to jump on his huddled teammates. | yes |
| Separate adjectives: Use a comma in between the adjectives(describing words) when mentioning two or more together, so is this sentence correct: The kind intelligent teacher helped me understand the grammar problem. | no there would be a comma after kind |
| Is this sentence and independent or dependent clause: The boy went to the store. | independent |
| Is this sentence and independent or dependent clause: Whenever I eat cookies | dependent |
| Is this a Non-restrictive clause or an Restrictive clause: Ben Franklin, best known for politics, was a printer. | Non-restrictive |
| Is this a Non-restrictive clause or an Restrictive clause: The man in the yellow hat is George’s owner | restrictive |
| Is this a Non-restrictive clause or an Restrictive clause: His dog, named Rover, is a collie. | Non-restrictive |
| Fill in the blank based on what you know about addressing an envelope: First line is the __________ of the person or company you are mailing to, | name |
| Fill in the blank based on what you know about addressing an envelope: Middle line is the number of the building and _________. (Optional line- suite number, building name, etc.) | street name |
| Fill in the blank based on what you know about addressing an envelope: Last line is the ___________, state zip code | city/town |
| A sentence fragment does not express a complete thought, so is this a sentence fragment: The cat | yes |
| A declarative sentence makes a statement. It does not end with a question mark, so is this a declarative sentence: It was a beautiful day yesterday? | no it should be, It was a beautiful day yesterday. |
| An interrogative sentence asks a question. It ends with a question mark, so is this a interrogative sentence: What did you do yesterday? | yes |
| An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request. It ends with a period, so is this a imperative sentence: Think about what parents said about doing well in school. | yes |
| An exclamatory sentence expresses strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation point, so is this an exclamatory sentence: I’m so excited to go back to school! | yes |
| What does an expository essay explain? | explains or teaches about something. To write an expository essay you need facts. A persuasive essay uses logic and evidence to try to convince your reader that one opinion makes the most sense. |
| What does a comparative essay use? | uses facts and evidence to show similarities and differences between two things and makes a conclusion based on the information. |
| What does a narrative essay tell? | tells a story with a plot and characters, a climax, and a resolution. |
| To repeat/clarify an idea just stated: | |
| To announce a contrast, a change in direction: | |
| To show location: | |
| To show time: | Later Immediately At last |
| To mark a new idea/add information to what has been said: | |
| To show cause and effect: | |
| Conclusion: | |
| In print, titles of longer works and visual artwork are italicized. In handwritten papers, underline the titles of larger works and visual artwork. | |
| Use quotation marks to enclose the titles of shorter works and parts of long works. | |
| Religious works are capitalized but not italicized |
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