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English 9 Finals
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English
9th Grade
01/15/2014

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noun
Definition
person, place or thing
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verb
Definition
the part of speech that expresses action
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adjective
Definition
words that describe something
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adverb
Definition
a word that modifies a verb, adjective, anther adverb, a phrase or a clause
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pronoun
Definition
used to replace a noun (ex: he, she, they, none and which)
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sentence
Definition
a set of words that contains a subject and a predicate
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fragment
Definition
an incomplete sentence used as a complete sentence.. an incomplete thought
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run on
Definition
a sentence where 2 clauses are improperly combined into a sentence
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subject
Definition
typically the first noun in a sentence and is what the rest of the sentence is about
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complement
Definition
part of a sentence that completes or adds meaning to the predicate
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declarative sentence
Definition
makes a statement (.)
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imperative sentence
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states a command (.)
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interrogative sentence
Definition
asks a question (?)
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exclamatory sentence
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exclaims something (!)
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independent clause
Definition
group of words that expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence
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subordinate (dependent) clause
Definition
a part of a sentence that contains a subject and a verb but does not form a complete thought and cannot stand on its own
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predicate
Definition
one of the 2 major parts of a sentence (subject and predicate); the part that is not the subject
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practice spelling NOW!
Definition
mortgage, reasonably, magazine, analysis, dominant, February, calender, embarrass, discipline, conceivable, unnecessary, separate
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allusion
Definition
a figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, person, or something that happened. can be made up/fictional
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genre
Definition
categories of literature
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hyperbole
Definition
an exaggeration
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narrative
Definition
an account of an event
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personification
Definition
giving inanimate objects human-like qualities
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setting
Definition
where a story takes place
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style
Definition
the literary element that describes the ways that the author uses
words
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tone
Definition
the writer's attitude toward the material and/or readers
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figurative language
Definition
expressing ideas indirectly; language used in a special way to create a special effect made up of words
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literary elements
Definition
a component part found in the whole works of literature
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point of view
Definition
the perspective from which the story is told
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bibliography
Definition
a list of books, websites, magazines, ect. that you used to research and gain a knowledge of the subject
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works cited
Definition
a list of where any quotes from the writing piece came from
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alliteration
Definition
the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of a word
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characterization
Definition
the way an author presents characters
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metaphor
Definition
a comparison between 2 things that does not use like or as
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plot
Definition
the events that make up a story
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simile
Definition
a comparison using like or as
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theme
Definition
the abstract concept explored in a literary work and/or frequently recurring ideas in a literary work
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flashback
Definition
when an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological order of a narrative
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conflict
Definition
the problem in a story
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satire
Definition
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity
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thesis
Definition
The main idea of an essay, report, speech, or research paper, often written as a single declarative sentence
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irony
Definition
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
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synonym
Definition
a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word
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