English 11 Final

fact

a statement that can be verified

opinion

what someone thinks, believes, or wishes

sentence

a complete thought, usually sayable in one breath

parts of speech (POS)

pronoun, adjective, noun, adverb, verb, preposition, interjection, conjunction

pronoun

substitute for noun

adjective

describes noun, pron.

noun

person, place, thing, idea, state of being

adverb

modifies verb

verb

action or state of being

preposition

relates nouns to nouns in time, place

interjection

exclamation

conjunction

joins phrases and clauses

phrase

a group of words that acts as a part of speech

vowel

an open vocal tract sound

consonant

a closed vocal tract sound

syllable

a vowel sound usually conjoined by/with a consonant

clause

a subject and a verb

declarative

assert, claim

interrogative

question

imperative

command or request

optative

wish