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English Study Guide Review
19 cards·by doglover
True or False? To identify the subject or verb of a sentence you can ask yourself: “who is doing
what?”
True
For a sentence to be complete it needs these three things:
Subject, Verb, Complete Thought
What is an incomplete sentence is called?
A sentence fragment
Another word for ‘narrative’ is
A story
Give one example of a transition word that can combine/add similar thoughts or ideas:
In addition to, for example,
Give one example of a transition word that can compare or contrast thoughts or ideas:
However, in contrast, although
Give one example of a transition word that can show time.
Although, meanwhile, firstly, secondly,
Define resolution or conclusion:
The ending of a story or essay, when all loose ends are tied up
Summarize
Retelling only the main parts of a story in your own words
Paraphrase
to restate a statement in different words than the original text, while keeping the meaning
and sense of the original source the same.
Quote
To use someone’s exact words, and giving them credit
Adjective
A descriptive word that describes a noun
Adverb
A word that modifies a verb, that usually ends with ly but not always
Preposition
A word that shows position or location
Conjunction
A word that joins sentences or clauses→ FANBOYS
Verb
An action word
Noun
A person, place, thing or idea
Pronoun
A word that takes the place of a noun
Interjection
A short exclamation that shows feeling