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bcumbers review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pronoun | a word used in place of a noun |
| subordinate clause | has a subject and verb but is not a complete thought |
| reflexive | reflects on the subject of the sentance |
| relative | introduces a subordinate clause |
| interrogative | introduces a question |
| demonstrative | points out a noun |
| possessive pronoun | shows ownership |
| antecedent | the nouin to which the pronoun refers |
| indefinite | not definite |
| intensive | repeats to magnify or intensify the meaning |
| verb | is a word used to express an action a condition or a state of being |
| action verb | expresses a physical or mental action |
| transitive verb | a person or thing that recieves the action of the verb |
| linking verb | links the subject of a sentance to a word in the predicate |
| prospects | chancesor opportunities |
| incessantaly | continually or constantly |
| pauper | a poor person |
| aghast | with shock or horror |
| gamut | an entire range or series |
| askew | croocked or slanted |
| paste | imitation or fake gems |
| seine | river in Paris |
| franc | monetary unit in france in 1800's |
| character | people in a story or a personality trait |
| preclude | to make impossible |
| termination | to end |
| quarry | the object of the hunt |
| tangible | with form and easy to describe |
| suspence | incertainty or tension in the story |
| inferior | less important |
| plot | important events from the story |
| uncanny | remarkable, outstanding |
| conflict | struggle btw 2 opposing forces or people |
| scruple | moral uneasiness |
| zelous | intensely enthusiastic |
| foreshadow | hint early in story of somethind that will happen later on |