Studied by 88 peopleNouns
Is a word that names something: Either a person, place, or a thing.
Proper Nouns
Is a specific name of a person, place, or a thing, and is always capitalized
Common Nouns
is sometimes known as generic noun.
Concrete nouns
is a noun that can be identified through one of the five senses (taste, touch, sight, hearing, or smell).
Abstract nouns
represent intangible ideas—things you can't perceive with the five main senses. Words like love, time, beauty, and science are all under this type of common noun because you can't touch them or see them.
Collective Nouns
a noun that denotes a group of individuals
Nouns As Subject
is a noun that is the subject of a sentence. The subject of a sentence is the performer of the verb
direct object
is a word or phrase that receives the action of the verb.
indirect object
the object that is the recipient or beneficiary of the action of the verb
Object of Preposition
a noun (or word/phrase acting as a noun) that works with a preposition to form a prepositional phrase.
Appositive
is a noun or noun phrase that clarifies, identifies, describes, or otherwise renames another noun or noun phrase.
Object Complement
is a word that follows a direct object to state what it has become. may be a noun, pronoun, or adjective
Subject Complement
is a word or phrase that follows a linking verb and identifies or describes the subject.
Context Clues
are hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words.
Description Clue
The new term may be formally defined, or sufficient explanation may be given within the sentence or in the following sentence. Clues to include “that is,” commas, dashes, and parentheses.
Example Clues
Sometimes when a reader finds a new word, an example might be found nearby that helps to explain its meaning. Words like including, such as, and for example, point out this context clue
Synonym Restatement Clues
The reader may discover the meaning of an unknown word because it repeats an idea expressed in familiar words nearby.
Contrast /Antonym Clues
are words with opposite meanings. This Type of Context clue contrasts the meaning of an unfamiliar word with the meaning of a familiar term. Words like “although,” “however,” and “but” may signal this type of context clues.
Epics
a long narrative that relates deeds of larger-than-life heros who embodies traits of society
Proverbs
A short traditional saying that expresses some obvious truth or familiar experience
oral tradition
stories passed from generation to generations through word of mouth
Dilemma/Enigma tale
moral tale that ends with questions to allow audience to share judgement.
Chain/Cumulative tale
for mulaic, each incident is repeated asd new incident are added.
Old Ghana
a strong and prosperous kingdom: mainly traders of salt and gold
Old Mali
overtook old Ghana for Supermacy
Songhai
the last of the great kingdoms
Timbuktu
the marriage of songhai and old mali empires: hugely successful kingdom.
Modals
They are auxiliary verbs that provides additional and specific meaning to the main verb of the sentence.
Adverbs
Are words that modify, a verb ,an adjective ,and another adverb
Adverbs of time
tell us WHEN something happened or when someone did something. it may also tell us the duration of the action
Adverb of place
Tells us where something is done or happened. These mainly modify verbs
Adverb of Manner
tells us HOW something is done or happened. These commonly end in -ly. They are usually placed either after the main verbs or after the object
Adverb of degree
Tells us the INTENSITY or EXENT of something. They are usually place before the adjective, adverb, or verb that they modify, although there are some exceptions
Adverb of Frequency
Tell us how many times or how often something happens.
Adverb of Affirmation or Negation
Tells us whether something is true or some equivalent expression or negative statement, judgement, or doctrine
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