How to Read a Book
Who is the author of How to Read a Book
Mortimer J. Adler
What is the definition of a sentence?
A complete thought
What is the definition of an adverb?
There are only seven coordinating conjunctions in English. What are they?
FANBOYS-- for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Give an example of a future tense verb
will dance; will eat; will study
What does it mean to pigeonhole a book?
How do you categorize it?
What is an element of a sentence that contains both a subject and a verb (predicate)
clause
What is a substantive adjective?
An adjective used as a noun: The damned milled about on the outskirts of the inferno.
What is the definition of a preposition?
A word that clarifies relations, often (but not always) of space or time.
What part of speech describes a word that is thrown in among other words without having a definite grammatical relation to them?
interjection
What is syntopical reading?
Reading more than one book to understand a subject as completely as possible
What is the part of a clause that contains a verb and that states something about the subject?
the predicate
What are the articles, and what part of speech are they?
the, a, an; adjectives
What is the definition of a conjunction?
A word that joins or connects other words, phrases, or clauses.
What does inspectional reading include?
- Systematic skimming (pre-reading)
- Superficial reading
- pigeonholing
What are two of the four ways to criticize an author?
- he is uninformed
- he is misinformed
-his claims are illogical
-the analysis is incomplete
What is a clause?
A group of words with a subject and a predicate
Given an example of a limiting adjective
A few crayons; one dog; countless pigeons
What is a correlative conjunction?
Use a gerund in a sentence
The immense washing broke the rock face from the cliff.
What are two of the three rules for X-raying a book?
- state the unity (main theme) in a sentence or two
- State the major parts, and show how they are organized
- Figure out what questions the author was trying to ask, and how he answered them
What are the four types of sentence, and what clauses do they contain?
- simple-- one IC
- compound-- two IC's
- complex-- one IC, one DC
- compound-complex-- at least three clauses, with at least one IC and one DC
What is an example of a positive, comparative, and superlative adjective?
good, better, best; secure, more secure, most secure; late, later, latest
What are the four categories of subordinating conjunctions?
- temporal
-causal
-concessive
-conditional
Give an example of a present participle, and of a past participle
the joking clown; the baked potato