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English Final Review
English
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Makes a statement or tells us something. Ends in a period. | Declarative |
| To ask questions. Ends in a question mark. | Interrogative |
| Gives a command or an order. Ends with a period or exclamation point, depending upon the severity or the command. | Imperative |
| Express strong feelings. Ends with an exclamation point. | Exclamatory |
| Type of sentence: Where are you going? | Interrogative |
| Type of sentence: Finish you dinner now! | Imperative |
| Type of sentence: Dinner was delicious! | Exclamatory |
| Type of sentence: The Mets have great pitchers. | Declarative |
| A noun and a verb must be present in order for this to be considered a..... | Sentence |
| Part of the sentence containing the noun and all describing words | Subject |
| Part of the sentence telling what the noun is doing/has done | Predicate |
| Must be missing either a noun or a verb to be considered a..... | Fragment |
| Complete thought | Sentence |
| Incomplete thought | Fragment |
| Must contain too many ideas to be considered a..... | Run-on |
| Type of sentence: Melissa and Linda | Fragment |
| Type of sentence: We went to the store we played soccer afterwards we had so much fun! | Run-on |
| A person, place, thing, animal, or idea | Noun |
| Types of nouns | Common and Proper |
| Type of noun: dog | Common |
| Type of noun: West Hollow Middle School | Proper |
| Nouns that aren't capitalized | Common nouns |
| Nouns that are capitalized | Proper nouns |
| Names of people, places, things, animals, or ideas | Proper nouns |
| Verbs that express action | Action verbs |
| Type of verb: run | Action verb |
| Words that modify or describe nouns | Adjectives |
| Part of speech: beautiful | Adjective |
| A word that acts as a substitute for nouns and noun phrases | Pronoun |
| A group of words containing nouns | Noun phrase |
| Part of speech: Mark and Pete | Noun phrase |
| Part of speech: me | Pronoun |
| Replace "the girls" with a pronoun: The girls are playing soccer. | They |
| Replace "My father" with a pronoun: My father works in the city. | He |
| This helps a writer to "paint a picture" with her/his words | Literary Devices |
| Literary Devices are considered..... | Figurative Language |
| A figure of speech in which a person, object, or situation represents something in addition to its literal meaning. | Symbolism |
| Type of Literary Device: American flag = freedom | Symbolism |
| Repetition of a particular sound in the first syllables of a series of words or phrases. | Alliteration |
| Type of Literary Device: Derek is dedicated, determined, and devoted to winning. | Alliteration |
| An extreme exaggeration often used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression. | Hyperbole |
| Type of Literary Device: President Obama said, "I told Sasha a thousand times to clean her room!" | Hyperbole |
| Giving human traits to non-human objects and things. | Personification |
| Type of Literary Device: The first rays of morning sun tip-toed through the meadow. | Personification |
| A direct comparison of two unlike things not using "like" or 'as". | Metaphor |
| Type of Literary Device: Russel Martin is a stone wall. | Metaphor |
| A direct comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as". | Simile |
| Type of Literary Device: She slipped through the house as quiet as a mouse. | Simile |
| When words sound like the noises they make. | Onomatopoeia |
| Type of Literary Device: I heard the crack of the egg, the sizzle, of the bacon, and the hum of the oven as my father prepared breakfast. | Onomatopoeia |
| A reference to something people know, therefore it needs no explanation. | Allusion |
| Type of Literary Device: It's no wonder everyone refers to mary as another Mother Teresa in the making; she loves to help and care after people everywhere - from the streets to her own friends. | Allusion |
| A Literary Device that helps to establish a relationship based on similarities between two concepts or ideas. By using it, we can convey a new idea by using the blueprint of an old one as a basis for understanding. | Analogy |
| Type of Literary Device: In the same way as one cannot have the rainbow without the rain, one cannot achieve success and riches without hard work. | Analogy |
| A Literary Device in which an author describes an event that has already occurred in the past, but it is being described as it is occurring now. | Flashback |
| A hint of what will occur in the future. | Foreshadowing |
| Scene where Journey notices the bent paper clip is an example of this type of Literary Device because it shows that Mama's relationship will always be broken. | Foreshadowing |
| When an author uses their words - literary tools, devices, and techniques to create images or pictures in the reader's mind. | Imagery |
| The first scene of Watson's and Journey is an example of this literary device | Imagery |
| Phrases or sayings that are meant to be interpreted in a figurative way. They are combinations of words that would not make sense if interpreted literally. | Idiom |
| "It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of this literary device | Idiom |
| A figure of speech that appears to contradict itself. In other words, two opposites are combined to make a point. | Oxymoron |
| To assert the opposite | Contradict |
| Type of Literary Device: "pretty ugly" or "extinct life" | Oxymoron |
| Words whose meaning is exactly as it is stated | Literal Language |
| Words whose meaning is not exactly as it is stated | Figurative Language |
| When the opposite of what you expect to happen, happens. | Irony |
| Linking and helping verbs are considered..... | State of being verbs |
| Link the subject to the rest of the sentence | Linking verb |
| "Help" verbs to make sense. | Helping verbs |
| What type of verb is "is": My mom is working at home. | Helping |
| What type of verb is "is": My mom is home today. | Linking |
| What type of verb is "were": We were at school. | Linking |
| The simple subject and all of the words that describe it | Complete subject |
| What is the simple subject: My dog Abbey ran down the stairs. | Abbey |
| What is the complete subject: My dog Abbey ran down the stairs. | My dog Abbey |
| What is the simple predicate: My dog Abbey ran down the stairs. | Ran |
| What is the complete predicate: My dog Abbey ran down the stairs. | Ran down the stairs |
| The main verb and everything that follows | Complete predicate |
| A word that shows action or expresses a state of being | Verb |
| What type of verb is "are": We are home. | Linking |
| Describe or modify verbs, adjectives, or others of itself. | Adverbs |
| When looking for adverbs, what do we look for first? | Verbs |
| When looking for adverbs, what do we look for second? | Adjectives |
| When looking for adverbs, what do we look for last? | Adverbs |
| What is the adverb in this sentence: My dinner was amazingly delicious. | Amazingly |
| What part of speech shows how, when, where, and to what extent? | Adverbs |
| Mostly ends in "ly". | Adverbs |
| "A", "an", and "the" are what part of speech? | Articles |
| What part of speech is never capitalized in a title unless one it is the first word in a title? | Articles |
| Captures short bursts of emotion. | Interjections |
| Types of interjections. | Strong and Weak |
| Types of verbs. | Action, linking, and helping |
| What type of interjection is "yum": The burrito is vegan. Yum! | Strong |
| What type of interjection is "yuck": Yuck, the burrito is vegan. | Weak |
| Strong interjections are followed by an..... | Exclamation |
| Weak interjections are followed by a..... | Comma |
| This should rarely be used in formal writing. | Interjections |
| Words that shows direction, location, time, or a relationship between things. | Prepositions |
| A group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with the object of the preposition. | Prepositional phrase |
| The noun or pronoun that follows the preposition. | Object |
| The object of the preposition can be a..... | Noun or pronoun |
| What part of speech is "to" in this sentence: We drove to the store. | Preposition |
| What part of speech is "store" in this sentence: We drove to the store. | Object |
| What part of speech is "to the store" in the sentence: We drove to the store. | Prepositional phrase |
| What are words that are used to connect ideas? | Conjunctions |
| What can be used to connect two words that are the same part of speech. | Conjunctions |
| Conjunctions can be used to connect two ideas that are closely related. What do we call these ideas? | Clauses |
| What part of speech should not be used to begin sentences? | Conjunctions |
| What are the F.A.N.B.O.Y.S? | For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So |
| A punctuation mark that signals a slight pause but not a complete stop. | Comma |
| What is used before a conjunction in a compound sentence? | Comma |
| What is it called when a sentence has more than one subject? | Compound Subject |
| What is it called when a sentence has more than one verb? | Compound verb |
| Commas aren't necessary in..... | Compound subject and verbs |
| What are used between items in a series of three or more items? | Commas |
| Add a ..... after every item except from the last one | Comma |
| Punctuation marks that signal a pause. | Colons and Semicolons |
| What should you use in place of a comma and a conjunction to join independent clauses in a compound sentence. | Semicolons |
| Only use a semicolon if the sentences are..... | Closely related |
| What should be used to introduce a list of items at the end of complete sentence? | Colons |
| What should be used to separate the hours and minutes? | Colons |
| What should be used to punctuate a greeting in a business letter or formal email? | Colons |
| In the sentence, "My backpack contains the following two books, three pencils, a ruler, and my lunch", the colon should go in between the words ..... and ..... | following two |
| In the sentence, "Felix likes the summer Kim likes the winter", the semicolon should go in between the words ..... and ..... | summer Kim |
| This part of speech should never follow a semicolon because semicolons are used to replace this part of speech and a comma. | Conjunctions |
| The five types of conflict are Man vs _____, Man vs _____, Man vs _____, Man vs _____, and Man vs _____. | Man Self Society Destiny/Fate Nature |
| Byron vs Larry Dunn (gloves incident) is an example of what type of conflict? | Man vs Man |
| Rachel vs Mrs. Price is an example of what type of conflict? | Man vs Man |
| When a character in a story has a problem or issue with another character in the story. | Man vs Man |
| Occurs when a character in a story has an issue with her/himself; in internal struggle with choices, feelings, decisions, etc. | Man vs Self |
| Kenny and his feelings when he believed that he left Joey is an example of what type of conflict? | Man vs Self |
| Rachel and her feelings in "Eleven" is an example of what type of conflict? | Man vs Self |
| Occurs when a character or a group of characters have an issue with a choice, belief, or decision that is held by the majority of "society". | Man vs Society |
| The African American population vs Segregation is an example of what type of conflict? | Man vs Society |
| The Watsons vs the "Bombers" is an example of what type of conflict? | Man vs Society |
| Occurs when a character has an issue or problem with something that is beyond their control. | Man vs Destiny/Fate |
| Kenny being unable to control the fact that he had a lazy eye is an example of what type of conflict? | Man vs Destiny/Fate |
| Roger being unable to control his family's financial position is an example of what type of conflict? | Man vs Destiny/Fate |
| Occurs when a character has a problem or issue that is a result of a force of nature. | Man vs Nature |
| Kenny vs The "Wool Pooh" is an example of what type of conflict? | Man vs Nature |
| The Watson family vs the bitter cold in Flint, and the heat in Alabama is an example of what type of conflict? | Man vs Nature |
| Events of a story. | Plot |
| What is the first element of plot in most fictional stories? | Exposition |
| What is the second element of plot in most fictional stories? | Rising Actions |
| What is the third element of plot in most fictional stories? | Conflict |
| What is the fourth element of plot in most fictional stories? | Climax |
| What is the fifth element of plot in most fictional stories? | Falling Actions |
| What is the sixth element of plot in most fictional stories? | Resolution |
| Represented by a straight line because no action is occurring. This is where characters, setting, and time are introduced, as well as any background information needed. | Exposition |
| Small events are occurring that add to the development of the plot and story. | Rising Actions |
| A problem, or multiple problems..... Remember-5 main types... | Conflict |
| The height of excitement in a story and plot. | Climax |
| Events are still occurring, but the action of the story is beginning to wind down. | Falling Actions |
| Any unsolved business in the story or plot is resolved. Conflicts are revolved..... unless it's a cliff hanger, which sets the stage for a possible sequel! | Resolution |
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