What are the four words that are defined in the reading section of the study guide?
Tone, mood, implied meaning, and inference are the four words that are defined in the reading section of the study guide.
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What is the proper way to state this sentence?
A. Bob lives in L.A. this year.
B. Bob is living in L.A. this year.
C. Bob lived in L.A. this year.
B. Bob is living in L.A. this year.
100
What are the functions of nouns?
Nouns can function as a subject, direct object, indirect object, or a predicate nomnitive.
200
What is the definition of "tone"?
Tone-the feeling conveyed through the attitude of a character
200
How do you write an effective hook?
Your hook needs to inspire awe, attract curiosity, evoke suspense, appeal to emotions, twist on the expected, or quote authority. The goal of the hook is to bait the reader into reading your essay.
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What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?
A phrase is a group of words without a subject and a verb.
A clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb.
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What is the definition of "implied meaning"?
implied meaning- ideas that are suggested, not stated outright, but presented through clues
300
What is the difference between an information and a detail sentence?
Information sentences tell something about the topic.
Detail sentences show an example that comes from the information sentence.
300
verb-?
verbal-?
verb- a part of speech that shows what people or things do
verbal- words that look and sound like verbs, but act like nouns, adjectives, and adverbs
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What is the definition of "inference"?
inference-drawing conclusions or making judgement from what is implied (reading between the lines)
400
Participle-
Gerund-
Participle- verbal used as an adjective
gerund- verbal used as a noun
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Where can the indirect object be found?
Indirect objects are between the verb and the direct object.
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What is the definition of "mood"?
mood- feeling conveyed through atmosphere or setting
500
What are the four sentence patterns?
Pattern One: Subject plus verb. (intransitive verb; doesn't have direct object)
Eg. The boy sang
Pattern One B: Subject plus helping verb plus main verb
Eg. The boy is singing.
Pattern Two: Subject plus transitive verb plus direct object
Eg. The boy sang songs.
Pattern Three: Subject plus linking verb plus predicate nominative
Eg. The boy is a singer.
Pattern Four: Subject plus linking verb plus predicate adjective
Eg. The boy is talented.
Steps to do the exercise:
1. Find base in the independent clause and and write what pattern it is
2. Find extra words. Are they adjectives or adverbs?
3. Find extra group of words. Are they ~phrases~ (underline) or [phrases]?
4. Decide whether they belong over base to determine id they are adjective or adverb phrases or clauses.