ELA Definitions
Definition of a noun
Person, place, or thing
The subject of the following sentence: "The bus stopped at the side of the street"
The Bus
Define Like Terms
Terms with the same variable (4y and 2y are like terms)
6y - 3y + 10y
13y
Translate into a math equation and solve :
One added to sixty-three, and then split into eight parts
1 + 63 =
64 / 8 = 8
Definition of verb (give two examples)
Action word (think, do, etc.)
He sounds very smart when he talk
When he talks
Define Reciprocal
The opposite of a fraction (The Reciprocal of 3/4 is 4/3)
12c divided into three parts
4c
Combine these two independent clauses with a conjunction:
A new bike is one hundred dollars.
I save my allowance every month.
The definition of the subject in a sentence
The person or thing doing the action in a sentence
Identify the problem in the following sentence:
Raining all day, the house looked sad in the stormy weather
The modifier "Raining all day" is modifying "the house"
Define Consecutive Numbers
Numbers each the same distant apart from one another (1,2,3,4 or 3,6,9,12)
Lisa earns twice as much as Sarah. If Lisa makes 12,000 dollars, how much does Sarah earn?
6,000 dollars
What is this sentence missing?
Walks to the school
A subject
Definition of Modifier
Word or phrase describing another word or phrase
Identify the problem in the following sentence:
I like to read I enjoy going to the library
Two independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunction
Define integer
Any whole number, positive or negative
three tenths plus one half
four fifths, 4/5
What three components make an independent clause
Definition of Independent Clause/Dependent Clause
A complete idea and grammatical sentence/an incomplete idea and non-grammatical sentence
What are the conjunctions in the Acronym FANBOYS
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Define P. E. M/D . A/S
Parenthesis, Exponent, Multiplication / Division, Addition / Subtraction
one third split into five parts
one fifteenth, 1/5
How long is the SHSAT?
Three hours