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What is a compound noun?
A noun made up of more than one word:
airplane
ice cream
courthouse
dining room
What word from Unit 2 is synonymous for "reason for doing something?"
Motive
What is it called when characters are speaking to each other in a story?
Dialogue
What are some renewable sources?
water, wind, solar
An "independent clause" is also called a __________.
simple sentence
Where is Giza?
It's a city in Egypt.
Can you give me an example of an English idiom?
There are many...
raining cats and dogs
flew off the handle
a whole new ball game
a fork in the road
What is the key difference between regular and irregular verbs?
Regular verbs end in -d, -ed, or -ied in the simple past; irregular verbs do not.
Which sentence is using the passive voice?
a) The cat was chasing the mouse.
b) The mouse was chased by the cat into the hole.
c) I was at school yesterday.
d) We were eating dinner at 6 o'clock.
b) The mouse was chased by the cat into the hole.
The subject is still "cat" because the cat is still performing the main verb (chase).
A sentence that has one independent clause and one dependent clause is called a __________ sentence.
compound
If something is correct, or exact, we say it is _________.
(from Unit 1)
Accurate
Can you tell me what an "indefinite pronoun" is?
An indefinite pronoun does not name a specific person, place, or thing.
everybody, somebody, everything, anything, etc.
What is a synonym for "help?" (from Unit 2)
Assist
Which sentence is using an imperative?
a) Can you please help me?
b) Do you want to play video games?
c) Help your brother.
d) I was helping my grandmother in the garden.
c) Help your brother.
It is a command.
An independent clause and a dependent clause connect to each other in a sentence using a ____________.
conjunction
but, although, and, howeverWhat is an example of a "prepositional phrase?"
in front of
on top of
next to
away from
in between
How do we indicate that a noun is possessive?
With an apostrophe + s (Shen's, Sunny's, Michelle's)
Can you say an example sentence with a preposition of time?
My mom is coming at 7 o'clock.
I was born in March.
We have class on Friday.
How must you always make the perfect tense? What key words do you need?
have/has/had + past participle
has been
will have been
have eaten
has gone
Adverbs that end in -ly are called adverbs of __________.
manner
What are the 8 parts of speech?
noun, verb, adjective, pronoun, conjunction, interjection, preposition, adverb
What is the difference between a possessive adjective and a possessive pronoun?
A possessive adjective always goes before a noun in a sentence; it refers to a possessive noun. A possessive pronoun refers to the entire sentence, and they usually go at the end of a sentence.
It's Kevin's book. It's his book.
It's Kevin's book. It's his.
What is an "expository essay?"
An expository essay is one that is written to explain something specific.
Can you give me an example of a cause-and-effect situation?
There are many! Remember: cause is the thing that happens, and effect is what happens after.
What Greek myth did we read about a man trying to rescue his wife from the Underworld?
Orpheus and Eurydice