Unit 2A
Definition: In an opposing direction
Adverse
To hold back
Constrain
Neither / Nor are examples of which part of speech?
Correlative Conjunctions
What do adverbs describe?
Verbs
Identify the helping verb: We were eating lunch outside.
Were
Arid
Lacking in vitality or spirit, lifeless, waterless
Antonyms: Ancient, antique, old
Contemporary
FANBOYS is used to remember what types of conjunctions?
Coordinating Conjunctions
Identify the adverb: Jane carefully completed the form.
Carefully
Which sentence contains a linking verb:
1. Jack feels tired from running all afternoon.
2. Jack felt the leather seat in his new car.
Sentence #1
Synonyms: Assault, mugger, attacker
Assailant
Give a description of
Depict
Identify the coordinating conjunction: The dog barked loudly yet no one seemed to notice him.
Yet
Identify the adjectives: My blue pen exploded all over my perfect white dress.
blue, perfect, white
Is, was, seem, and because are all what type of verb?
Linking verb
A large sea wave
Billow
Include in scope
Encompass
Identify the TWO correlative conjunctions: I am unsure whether the stove or the burner is broken.
Whether and Or
What do adjectives describe in a sentence?
Nouns
Identify the verb in the sentence: My parents have taken us on vacation every summer.
Have
Synonyms: Face or encounter
Confront
Unaffected
Disinterested
Explain the difference between a phrase and a clause.
Phrase: A group of words that could never stand alone as a sentence and doesn’t contain a subject and a verb.
Clause: A group of words that contains a subject and a verb. It could be a complete sentence or part of a sentence that could stand alone.
Is "quick" an adjective or adverb in this sentence: That was a quick reply!
Adjective. Reply is used as a noun in this sentence.
Identify the type of verbs in the sentence: He was reading all afternoon.
Was = helping
Reading = action