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SWA Eng 1 Midterm 4
SWA Eng 1 Midterm #4 - (11) Pts of Sp (12) Freq Conf Wds (13) Sent. (14) S-V Agr
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a person, place, thing, or idea | Noun |
| a general noun (restaurant) | Common Noun |
| a specific noun (Olive Garden) | Proper Noun |
| things you can see,touch,hear,taste,smell are categorized as ____ Nouns | Concrete Nouns |
| things you cannot experience with your senses are categorized as ____ Nouns | Abstract Nouns |
| words that take the place of nouns (I, me, she, they, us) | Pronouns |
| words that describe noun and pronouns and answer What Kind? How Many? How Much? Which One? (ex - pretty, white, the, torn) | Adjectives |
| words that show action or a state of being | Verbs |
| I am tired. What kind of verb is "am"? | Linking Verb |
| It is going to snow. What kind of verb is "is"? | Helping Verb |
| Words that describe verbs, adjectives, and adverbs; usually end in -ly; answer How? When? Where? To waht extent? | Adverbs |
| words that link words phrases, or clauses | Conjunctions |
| words that show strong emotions | Interjections |
| words that tell how nouns and pronouns relate to other words | Prepositions |
| I need to go (to/too/two) the restaurant. | to (prep) |
| I want to go to the ballgame with you, (to/too/two). | too (also) |
| What is (their/there/they're) address? | their |
| (Their/There/They're) never going to leave the restaurant. | They're (They are) |
| (Its/It's) about time for you to leave. | It's (It is) |
| (Your/You're) going to be in big trouble. | You're (You are) |
| I like all the cars (accept/except) the purple one. | except (prep) |
| Your semester grade will(affect/effect) by your midterm grade. | affect (v) |
| Please (accept/except) my sincerest apology. | accept (v) |
| Your midterm grade will have an (affect/effect) on your semester grade. | effect (n) |
| You have (to/too,two) minutes to say you are sorry. | two |
| Please remain (stationary/stationery) while the ride is in motion. | stationary |
| She bought a new box of (stationary/stationery) for a gift. | stationery |
| Melted butter (complements/compliments) movie popcorn quite nicely. | complements |
| I got a ton of (complements/compliments) after my game. | compliments |
| I am running for president of the student (council/counsel). | council (n) |
| If I win class president, I will get to (council/counsel) the under classmen. | counsel (v) |
| I am using (coarse/course)sand paper to file the table. | coarse |
| I need to take an introductory (coarse/course) for Physics. | course |
| Who or what the sentence is about. (ex - KELLIE is on the magazine cover.) | Subject |
| The action or state of being that is expressed in a sentence. (ex - Kellie RAN a marathon.) | Predicate |
| Which is the singular verb - (Sit / Sits) | (He) sits. |
| Which is the plural verb - (Examine / Examines) | (They) examine. |
| The words EACH and EVERY always take a (singular / plural) verb. | Singular |
| The words NOBODY, EVERYTHING, and ANYONE always take a (singular / plural) verb. | Singular |