Parts of Speech
This part of speech describes or modifies a noun.
What is "adjective"?
A sentence with one dependent clause and one independent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
A fundamental truth or principle, or simply something that is true, is known by this term.
What is "verity"?
The accuser in Job who started the case against him in heaven.
What is "Satan"?
Left-hand column of Cornell Notes contains these helpful study aids.
What are "questions based on the notes"?
“Wow,” “Ouch,” and “Hey” belong to this part of speech.
What is an interjection?
The grammatical error that occurs when two independent clauses are joined with only a comma.
What is a comma splice?
Macbeth is a prime example of a _____________,
Someone who seizes power or position without legal right
What a "usurper"?
Compound words in Old and Middle English used in Beowulf and Caedmons Call as a descriptive metaphor.
For a Person: "Book-worm," "pencil-pusher," "tree-hugger" (modern)
What is a "kenning?"
This section of the Cornell notes page, on the right side, is where you write the detailed information from a lecture or reading.
What are "notes"?
In the sentence “I like running,” the word “running” is this type of speech.
What is a noun?
This part of a sentence always contains a subject and a verb.
What is a clause?
Congress votes to _________ new laws.
To officially approve or confirm a decision, treaty, or law is to do this
What is "ratify"?
A story within a story such as Chaucer's Pilgrimage in the Prologue as the reason to hear all of the Canterbury Tales.
What is a "frame tale?"
Found at the bottom of the page, this brief explanation of your notes helps connect ideas and improve recall.
What is the "Summary"?
These three little words — “in,” “on,” and “at” — are common examples of this part of speech.
What is a preposition?
An example of this type of sentence problem would be:
"I can't go home for Christmas the storm caused my flight to be canceled."
What is a fused sentence?
The witches used deceitful ambiguous speech meant to mislead Macbeth into thinking he was immune from danger in their prophecies.
This speech is meant to mislead with the truth.
What is "equivocate"?
The detailed, lengthy argument between Chanticleer and his hens about the meaning of dreams mocks serious theological and philosophical discussions.
This is a good example of what literary technique?
Weird Al Yankcovic writes these with songs.
What is a parody?
Title and page number of book is found here when using Cornell Notes
What is the upper left-hand corner?
Answers key questions like
How? When? Where? Why? How often? How long? To what extent/degree? and Under what conditions?
What is an adverb?
This error happens when a dependent clause or phrase is punctuated as if it were a complete sentence (“Because I was tired.”).
What is a sentence fragment?
The wicked atmosphere in Macbeth is ____________, felt by all the characters on the night of King Duncan's murder.
So intense and obvious that you can almost touch it.
What is "palpable"?
After your friend gets chewed out by his mother in front of you and says afterwards to you, "That was a lot of fun." is an example of this type of irony.
What is "verbal" irony?
This “R-word” describes the strategy of covering the notes section and trying to answer questions from only the cues.
What is "recall"?