Vocab in Context
The sudden deviation in experimental data was deemed an ____, requiring immediate peer review
(a) anomaly (b) simulate (c) paradigm (d) convention
ANSWER AND DEFINITION
(a) Anomaly: something unusual or unexpected that doesn't fit the normal pattern
What does FANBOYS stand for
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What are the 3 ways you can join 2 IC clauses
IC ; IC
IC, FANBOYS IC
IC. IC
List the plural form:
It and its
It: they/them
Its: their/theirs
Which novel is famously known for the phrase "Stay gold"
"The Outsiders"
Archaeologists meticulously cataloged the pottery shards, contributing to an expansive ____ database of ancient artifacts.
(a) resilience (b) morphological (c) archaeological (d) interdisciplinary
(c) Archaeological: related to archaeology (the study of ancient human history and artifacts, like old pottery, tools, or ruins)
List 9 prepositions
SPECIFICALLY THE ONES FROM THE BOOK
What are the 3 common errors when joining/separating sentences?
2. Comma Splice
3. Starting a sentence with a FANBOYS
What is the difference between Much vs. Many
Much is uncountable (singular)
Many is countable (plural)
Who is known as the "King of Pop"?
Michael Jackson
Einstein's theory of relativity established a new scientific ___ that redefined physics
(a) empirical (b) paradigm (c) scrutiny (d) revelation
(b) Paradigm: a new model, framework, or way of thinking that changes how people understand a whole field
What are the 7 Parts of Speech
Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction
That vs. Which
Which word indicates that the information after it is essential to the sentence?
That
What is the difference between an objective vs. subjective pronoun?
Include Examples!
Objective: Receives the action and follows the verb
ex: me, you, him, her, whom
Subjective: Performs the action and comes before the verb
ex: I, you, he, she, me, who
Name 3 of Shakespeare's plays
Hamlet ; Romeo and Juliet ; Macbeth ; A Midsummer Night's Dream ; Othello ; King Lear ; The Tempest ; Much Ado About Nothing ; Julius Caesar ; The Taming of the Shrew
She ___ overlooked a key variable, throwing off the entire experiment's results
(a) spontaneously (b) inadvertently (c) empirically (d) methodically
(b) Inadvertently: by accident or without meaning to
What is the difference between IC vs. DC
IC: A complete thought that CAN stand alone and MUST HAVE subject AND verb
DC: A phrase or fragment that CANNOT stand alone
What are the two ways you can use a colon, and what ALWAYS comes before it?
IC: List, explanation
Fill in the blank
"To ___ did you give the book?"
Whom
Name the first 5 U.S presidents
(In order... obviously)
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
Because the passage was written in multiple dialects, it required close ___ analysis
(a) theoretical (b) ideological (c) linguistic (d) afflictive
(c) Linguistic: related to language, words, dialects, grammar, or how language is used and structured.
What is the definition of Pronoun AND Antecedent
Identify it in this example:
EX: Laura loves pho so much that she could eat it every single day.
Pronoun: A word that replaces a noun
Antecedent: A word that is replaced by a pronoun
Laura (antecedent) loves pho (antecedent) so much that she (pronoun) could eat it (pronoun) every single day.
Difference between
It's its' its
It is
does not exist
It - possessive
Present Participle
Past Participle
Present Participle = ends in -ing
Past Participle = ends in -ed / -en / -own / -ung / -unk
In the SAT, what are the two sections and their lengths and question totals?
(basically... how much time do you get per section AND how many questions are there per section)
Reading/Writing: 64 minutes in total with 54 questions
(32 min/module, 27 questions)
Math: 70 minutes in total with 44 questions
(35 min/module, 22 questions)