CT 7 & SEM 2 Exam prep

Prefixes

Small groups of letters added to the beginning of words to change their meaning.

Suffixes

Small groups of letters added to the end of words to change their grammatical function or meaning.

Root word

The base word to which prefixes and suffixes are added to create new words.

Dialogue

Conversation between characters in a literary work.

Prefixes and suffixes

Groups of letters added to words to alter their meaning or function.

Punctuation

Marks used in writing to separate sentences and clarify meaning.

Common prefixes

Prefixes frequently added to words to change their meaning.

Common suffixes

Suffixes frequently added to words to change their grammatical function.

Parts of speech

Categories into which words are classified based on their function in a sentence.

Figurative language

Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

Clause

A group of words containing a verb and a subject.

Main Clause

The key part of a sentence that can form a complete sentence on its own.

Subordinate Clause

Provides additional information about the main clause but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

Simple Sentences

Sentences with just one main clause.

Compound Sentences

Sentences with two main clauses linked by a coordinating conjunction.

Complex Sentences

Sentences with a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses.

Coordinating Conjunction

Links two main clauses in a compound sentence (e.g., and, but, so).

Subordinating Conjunction

Connects a subordinate clause to the main clause in a complex sentence (e.g., because, when, while).

FANBOYS

Acronym for coordinating conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).

Fronted Adverbials

Phrases that modify a sentence and are followed by a comma for separation.

Fronted Adverbials

Words or phrases placed at the beginning of a sentence to provide more detail about the main part of the sentence.

Proper Nouns

Names of specific people, places, or things that always start with a capital letter.

Commas

Punctuation used to separate elements in a sentence, such as names when addressing someone.

Conjunctive Adverb

Adverbs that connect independent clauses and show the relationship between them.

Simile

A figure of speech comparing two things using "like" or "as" for emphasis.

Personification

Giving human traits to non-human entities or ideas.

Metaphor

A figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things.

Hyperbole

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Onomatopoeia

Words that imitate sounds they represent.

Idiom

Expressions that have a figurative meaning different from the literal interpretation.

Alliteration

Repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words.

Onomatopoeia

The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., buzz, hiss).

Metaphor

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

Personification

Giving human characteristics to non-human things.

Idiom

A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.

Alliteration

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Hyperbole

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.