Unit 2 Exam review terms

Silent E usage

Spells a consonant sound at the end of a word

Silent E usage

makes a <c> or <g> soft (peace, large)

Silent E usage

makes a vowel long (fine, hope)

Silent E usage

for literally no reason

Double Consonant cause

<l> or <s> appear at the end of a word

Double Consonant cause

adding a suffix to keep a vowel short

Double Consonant cause

when a complex word contains a morpheme

Double Consonant cause

Latin prefixes “adj-”, “con-”, “in-”

Why the English Language is so difficult to spell

Roman Alphabet was intended for Latin

Affective Meaning

the attitude a word suggests about the speaker

Referential Meaning

what a word means; its definition

Word Register

the social context in which one would say a word in a certain dialect

Subordinating Conjunction

connects two ideas by making one dependent on another (after, since, before, because")

Coordinating Conjunctions

connects two related ideas

When is the Silent E dropped?

a word contain a gerund (-ing)

Latin Prefix Assimilation

the final letter of the prefix matches the initial consonant of the stem word

Letter Y Usage

as a consonant (at the beginning of a word or syllable)

Letter Y Usage

part of a diagraph

Letter Y Usage

as a vowel (at the end of a word)

Simple Tense

an action takes place with no further implications

Perfect Tense

an action will take place before an indicated time (uses “have”)

Progressive Tense

indicates a continuous action (uses a gerund)

Perfect Progressive Tense

an action from the past continues into the present (uses “have + been”)

Indicative Mood

asks a question or states a fact

Imperative Mood

gives directions or commands

Subjunctive Mood

states desires or opinions

Active Voice

the subject is doing the action

Passive Voice

the subject is being actioned upon

Determiners

articles, demonstrative pronouns, progressive pronouns, and indefinite pronouns

Articles

a determiner (a, an, the)

Demonstrative Pronouns

a determiner (this, that, those)

Progressive Pronouns

a determiner (my, your, our)

Indefinite Pronouns

a determiner (some, each)

Adjectives

describe a SUBJECT

Adverb

describes a VERB

Comparative

compares exactly two subjects

Superlative

places subject at the pinnacle of a group

Use a comma…

introductory word/phrase, introductory dependent clause, connecting two independent clauses, with appositive phrases, before and after restrictive phrases

Noun Phrase (NP)

Determiner + Adjective + Noun

Prepositional Phrase (PP)

Preposition + Determiner + Noun

or

Preposition + Determiner + Adjective + Noun

Verb Phrase

V + PP

or

V + NP

Preposition

connects incomplete ideas

“We will have dessert before leaving.”

Subordinating Conjunction

connects complete ideas

“I wash my clothes before I dry them.”