Quiz: Tuesday, Sept 9 (Grade 9 Review)

English

The Big four

Noun, verb, adverb, adjective

the little four

pronoun, preposition, conjuction, interjection

Noun

a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea

Verb

a word that expresses an action or state of being.

Adverb

a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb. (where, when, how, or to what extent)

Adjective

a word that modifies or defines by describing a noun or a pronoun. (which one, how many, what kind, or how much)

Pronoun

a word used in place of a noun or a pronoun.

Preposition

a word that shows how a noun or pronoun is related to some other word in the sentence. (direction, position, or relation in time)

Conjuction

a word that connects or groups of words.

Interjection

a word or group of words that shows feeling or sudden emotion. (can stand by itself)

Common nouns

general names for people, places, and things

Proper nouns

names for specific people, places, and things. Always start with a capital.

Concrete nouns

name people, places, and things that you can see, touch, taste, hear, or smell.

Abstract nouns

name ideas, feelings, or qualities.

Collective nouns

name groups of people, places, or things.

Compound nouns

made up of two or more words. Can be common, proper, singular, plural, concrete, abstract, or collective. Can be one word, two words, or hyphenated.

Singular nouns

name only one person, place, or thing.

Plural nouns

name more than one person place, or thing.

Articles

a, an, or the, mark the presence of a noun.

Action verbs

describe activity. Can be physical or be quieter activities.

Linking verbs

describe a state of being. Connect a noun or adjective to the subject.

Helping verbs

help the main verb describe an action that happened in the past, present, or will happen in the future.

Past tense

happened before

Present tense

happening now

Future tense

will happen

Plot

introduction, inciting force, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement.

Introduction

what happens in the beginning of the story

Inciting force

the event that kick starts the story

Rising action

any main event that takes place before the climax

Climax

the highest point in the story - turning point

Falling action

any main event after the climax but before the denouement

Denouement

the tieing up of loose ends

Setting

time, place, situation, mood/atmosphere

Time

could be time of day, year, century, season

Place

where it takes place

Situation

what is the situation in the beginning of the story

Mood/atmosphere

the overall feeling you get from reading the story

Characters (types)

protagonist, antagonist, round, flat, dynamic, static

Protagonist

main character

Antagonist

who or what is in conflict with the main character

Round

we know the most information about (filled out)

Flat

we do not know much about them (casually mentioned)

Dynamic

changes throughout the story

Static

does not change

Character analysis of Protagonist

name, personality, physical description, strengths, weaknesses, character development

Name

characters name ig..(first and last if given)

Personality

how the character thinks, acts or talks

Physical description

what the character looks like (gender and age group)

Strengths

what they’re good at

Weaknesses

what they’re not good at

Character development

how the character changes throughout the story

Conflict

struggle between opposing forces

Person vs Person

Person vs Person

Person vs Supernatural

Person vs Supernatural

Person vs Nature

Person vs Nature

Person vs Society

Person vs Society

Person vs Self

internal

Person vs Technology

Person vs Technology

Theme

moral of the story

Point of view

type of narration in the story

First person

narrator is a character in the story

Third person

narrator is not a character in the story

Major

main character is telling the story

Minor

secondary character is telling the story

Limited

narrator does not know what the characters think/feel

Omniscient

narrator knows all