Academic Vocabulary
'The entire amount of income before any deductions are made.'
What is revenue?
"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist."
What is an example of a simple sentence?
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A. There are five colors of ink within this pen.
B. Here is the keys.
C. Mom and Dad has been looking for those keys for two weeks!
What is, "There are five colors of ink within this pen"?
Name the part of speech of the italicized word.
"Wow! Did you see that star that quickly dashed across the sky?"
What is a verb?
Don't be late!!
What is Ted's No. 1 rule?
A plan of action.
What is a strategy?
"Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized."
What is an example of a compound sentence?
Which word would make this sentence grammatically correct?
"A triathlon _________ of three events- running, swimming, and biking."
A. consist B. consists
What is "consists"?
Name the part of speech of the italicized words.
"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."
What is an adjective and a verb?
Copying from a published or unpublished source without using appropriate acknowledgements.
What is plagiarism?
An interconnected system of things or people.
What is a network?
If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain."
What is an example of a complex sentence?
Which word would make this sentence grammatically correct?
"Claire __________ out the garbage every Monday night."
A. takes B. take
What is "takes"?
Name the part of speech of the italicized words.
"Let us sacrifice today so that our children can have a better tomorrow."
What is a conjunction and a noun?
Rubs stomach in a circular motion.
What is what Elvis does when he thinks?
A group of people or things that have something in common; type.
What is a category?
"If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun."
What is an example of a complex sentence?
Complete the sentence explaining one of the rules of subject-verb agreement.
"Collective nouns are ____________ subjects."
What is "singular"?
Name the part of speech of the italicized word.
"My younger sister cautiously opened the door, for she knew I was going to jump out and startle her."
What is a conjunction?
A concise summary of the topic and main argument of an essay; usually in the first paragraph.
What is the thesis statement?
Relation of parts within a whole.
What is proportion?
"Truth is like the sun; you can shut it out from time to time, but it isn't going away."
What is an example of a compound-complex sentence?
Complete the sentence explaining one of the rules of subject-verb agreement.
"Indefinite pronouns (like another, everyone, somebody, anybody, etc.) are often ______________."
What is "singular"?
Name the part of speech of the italicized word.
"Wow! Did you see that star that quickly dashed across the sky?"
What is an interjection?
A pedestrian bridge, built in 2000, which spans a portion of the Thames river in London, England. The bridge reopened in 2002 after several structural repairs had been made.
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