Freshman ELA Midterm Flashcards

A person, place, or thing

A generic person, place, thing, or idea (not capitalized)

A specific person, place, thing, or idea (always capitalized)

Something physical; can be perceived by the senses

Nonphysical ideas/concepts

The actor of a sentence

What is being acted upon

The receiver of the direct object

Refer to or replace nouns without explicitly repeating said noun

The noun the pronoun is replacing

Pronouns that act as subject in a sentence I, we, you, he, she, they, it

Pronouns that act as objects in a sentence me, us, her, him, it, us, you, they

A pronoun indicating possession mine, yours, hers, theirs, etc.

Modifiers that describe nouns and pronouns

Which one? What kind? How many?

Adjectives that compare two things

Adjectives describe something that is the highest degree or being; compare three or more things

A subcategory of adjectives

Definite: the (specific), answer “which one?”

Indefinite: a/an (generic), answers “how many?”

Shows what the subject is doing or being

Any verb that indicates being (ex: to be, to seem)
Linking verbs connect information about the subject with the subject

A noun that follows a linking verb and is connected to, or redefines, the subject

An adjective that follows a linking verb and is connected to, or redefines, the subject

Any verb that indicates doing

Modify non-nouns, including action verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
When?
Where?
How?

To what extent?

Words that show the relationship between the object of the prepositional phrase (a noun or pronoun) and other words in the sentence

Show time, place/direction, or relationship

Prep. + optional modifiers + object of the prepositional phrase (noun/pronoun)

prepositional phrases will NEVER include verbs

Short words or phrases that reveal emotion, offer reactions, insert pauses, or demand attention

Connect words, phrases, and clauses

Used to combine two independent clauses (Place a comma before)

OR

Used to combine words/phrases

Join a dependent clause with an independent clause & establishes a relationship between the two

Language, imagery, details, diction, syntax

Overall use/style of language, such as formal, light-hearted, critical, informal, sarcastic, etc. (includes use of figurative language, multiple languages, tone, etc.)

TONE

Vivid appeals to the five senses; words or phrases that make the reader see/hear/taste/touch/smell something

Information that the author chooses to include or omit (fact-based)

The connotation (associated meanings) or type of word choice

Deliberate use of sentence structure, such as short, long, simple, complex, etc.

A “story within a story,” a literary device within a written piece where there are “frames” or outside narratives that surround inner stories or sets of stories; they give context to the story
(They make readers ask: who is telling the story, who is listening to the story, the legitimacy/truth of the story, and the occasion for telling it)

Works of fiction that are written in the form of letters or other written documents (emails, text messages, social media posts, newspaper clippings, diary entries, etc.)

Claim, evidence, analysis, tie it up/conclusion

In the top left in order: Page #

Name (First, Last)

Teacher

Class

Date

Centre Alligned Title

1 in margins all sides

Double

12pt Times New Roman

Titles that are independent and self-contained?

(Last Name, Page #)