front 1 What is a noun? | back 1 A person, place, or thing |
front 2 What is a common noun? | back 2 A generic person, place, thing, or idea (not capitalized) |
front 3 What is a proper noun? | back 3 A specific person, place, thing, or idea (always capitalized) |
front 4 What is a concrete noun? | back 4 Something physical; can be perceived by the senses |
front 5 What is an abstract noun? | back 5 Nonphysical ideas/concepts |
front 6 What is a subject? | back 6 The actor of a sentence |
front 7 What is a direct object? | back 7 What is being acted upon |
front 8 What is an indirect object? | back 8 The receiver of the direct object |
front 9 What is a pronoun? | back 9 Refer to or replace nouns without explicitly repeating said noun |
front 10 What is an antecedent? | back 10 The noun the pronoun is replacing |
front 11 What is a subjective antecedent? | back 11 Pronouns that act as subject in a sentence I, we, you, he, she, they, it |
front 12 What is an objective antecedent? | back 12 Pronouns that act as objects in a sentence me, us, her, him, it, us, you, they |
front 13 What is a possesive antecedent? | back 13 A pronoun indicating possession mine, yours, hers, theirs, etc. |
front 14 What is an adjective? | back 14 Modifiers that describe nouns and pronouns Which one? What kind? How many? |
front 15 What is a comparative adjective? | back 15 Adjectives that compare two things |
front 16 What is a superlative adjective? | back 16 Adjectives describe something that is the highest degree or being; compare three or more things |
front 17 What are articles? | back 17 A subcategory of adjectives Definite: the (specific), answer “which one?” Indefinite: a/an (generic), answers “how many?” |
front 18 What is a verb? | back 18 Shows what the subject is doing or being |
front 19 What is a linking verb? | back 19 Any verb that indicates being (ex: to be, to seem) |
front 20 What is a predicative nominative noun? | back 20 A noun that follows a linking verb and is connected to, or redefines, the subject |
front 21 What is a predicative adjective? | back 21 An adjective that follows a linking verb and is connected to, or redefines, the subject |
front 22 What is an action verb? | back 22 Any verb that indicates doing |
front 23 What is an adverb? | back 23 Modify non-nouns, including action verbs, adjectives, and other
adverbs To what extent? |
front 24 What are prepositions? | back 24 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 |
front 25 What is the proper format for a prepositional phrase? | back 25 Prep. + optional modifiers + object of the prepositional phrase (noun/pronoun) prepositional phrases will NEVER include verbs |
front 26 What are interjections? | back 26 Short words or phrases that reveal emotion, offer reactions, insert pauses, or demand attention |
front 27 What are conjunctions? | back 27 Connect words, phrases, and clauses |
front 28 What is a coordinating conjunction? | back 28 Used to combine two independent clauses (Place a comma before) OR Used to combine words/phrases |
front 29 What is a subordinating conjunction? | back 29 Join a dependent clause with an independent clause & establishes a relationship between the two |
front 30 What does LIDDS stand for? | back 30 Language, imagery, details, diction, syntax |
front 31 What does language in LIDDS mean? | back 31 Overall use/style of language, such as formal, light-hearted, critical, informal, sarcastic, etc. (includes use of figurative language, multiple languages, tone, etc.) TONE |
front 32 What does imagery in LIDDS mean? | back 32 Vivid appeals to the five senses; words or phrases that make the reader see/hear/taste/touch/smell something |
front 33 What does details in LIDDS mean? | back 33 Information that the author chooses to include or omit (fact-based) |
front 34 What does diction in LIDDS mean? | back 34 The connotation (associated meanings) or type of word choice |
front 35 What does syntax in LIDDS mean? | back 35 Deliberate use of sentence structure, such as short, long, simple, complex, etc. |
front 36 What does a frame narrative/story mean? | back 36 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 |
front 37 What is an epistolary novel? | back 37 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.) |
front 38 What does CEAT stand for? | back 38 Claim, evidence, analysis, tie it up/conclusion |
front 39 What is the correct formatting for the top of an MLA paper? | back 39 In the top left in order: Page # Name (First, Last) Teacher Class Date Centre Alligned Title |
front 40 What size margins should you use? | back 40 1 in margins all sides |
front 41 What spacing should you use in your document? | back 41 Double |
front 42 What font should you use? | back 42 12pt Times New Roman |
front 43 When should you italicize? | back 43 Titles that are independent and self-contained? |
front 44 How should you site a quote? | back 44 (Last Name, Page #) |