Adjectives
What do adjectives do?
describe nouns
What kind of word is a verb?
An action word.
Having, being, or doing
If something is a contingent possibility, what does that mean?
It is likely to only happen in the right circumstances.
What does a sentence need in order to be complete?
A subject and a verb
Someone who is meticulous is...
Detail-oriented and preicse
Somebody who has a natural talent for something might also be described as having a...
Propensity for it
The grade was earned by the student.
The student earned the grade.
Fill in the blank:
The _________ disrespect for the facility resulted in thousands of dollars of damage.
Blatant
Unchanging
Immovable
Fixed
A person who is innovative, creative, and nonconforming is this.
A maverick
How do you know when something is active voice?
The subject does the verb.
A fan who supports their team through losing seasons would not be described as...
fickle
If something is incongruous, it is...
Not in keeping with its surroundings.
A non-example of the word discern would be...
To overlook or miss something
What word completes this sentence: The team showed their ____________, they came together and kept their heads up, even after losing 21-0.
Is this sentence active or passive?
The money was lost by my brother.
Passive
The track athlete was __________, he never let go of his dreams of going to state.
tenacious
The central argument of a paper that each body paragraph needs to connect back to.
This word does NOT mean apathetic, indifferent, without care
Fervent
What is the subject, object, and verb for the following sentence:
The teacher explained her answer in a soothing voice.
The teacher (subject)
Explained (verb)
Object (her answer)
What does the word relinquish mean?
To give something up by choice
Revise the following sentence:
There dog had to visit a farm over there.
Their, no change