LAE- midterm exam study guide

exam on 12/16

what does RACES mean

R- restate the question A- answer all parts of the question C- cite, provide evidence E- explain/evaluate S- summarize

what does TBEAR mean

T- topic sentance B- backround information E- evidence A- analize R- restate/revise/return

What does QUACK mean

Q-quack U- unexpected A-anecdote C-controversial statement K-kidding around

those with similar pronunciations and spellings, but with different meanings and usage. these verb pairs are often confused

what is a troublesome verb

the subject is the doer of the action

what does it mean when a transitive verb in the active voice

the subject is the reciever of the action

what does it mean when a transitive verb is in the passive voice

a verb can express a wish, a desire, or a condition contrary to fact. it is also used to express a demand or a recommendation after that, or to express an uncertainty after if or whether

what does it mean when something is in a subjunctive mood

something that tells about actons that pass from a doer to a reciever

what is a transitive verb

they do not have a direct object

what is an intransitive verb

something that combines a base verb and a preposition or an adverb

what is a phrasal verb

it is used to state a fact or ask a question

what does it mean when something is in an indicative mood

it is used to give commands

what does it mean when something is in the imperative mood

it gives a special force to a simple present or past tense verb

what does it mean when something is in the emphatic mood

a prepostitional phrase that includes a prepostition, a noun, and any modifiers.

what is a adjective phrase

a group of words that has a subject and a predicate

what is an adjective clause

it describes the number or qualities of a noun or pronoun.

what is a descriptive adjective

before the word it describes

where does a descriptive adjective normally go in a sentance

it points out defitie people, place, or things

what is a demonstrative adjective

are used in questions

when is an interrogative adjective used

refers to any or all of a group. some indefinite adjectives are always singular

when do you refer to an indefinite adjective

these, this, those

what are some demonstative adjective examples

whose, who, what, where

what are some interrogative adjectives

some, many, several

what are some indefinite adjectives examples

degree of most adjectives is formed by adding -er to the postitve form

what is a comparative adjective

is formed by adding -est. longer adjectives use the words more and most some forms are irregular

what is a superlative form of an adjective

occurs when two or more people own something together you add the ‘s to the second persons work Ex; sarah and miguel’s bike

joint possession

occurs when two or more people own things independently Ex: sarah’s and miguel’s bikes

individual possession

if you can count it you can use it

when do you use few

you use this when you cannot count them

when do you use less

uses commas for something that is necessarly not needed, the sentence makes sense without the clause (always uses commas, the imformation is extra, oftern starts with who or which)

what is a nonrestrictive clause

imformation you need to know which person or thing is being talked about( no commas, often starts with who, that, which)

what is a restrictive clause

first, however, second

what are some transition words