Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Essential Learnings
College Prep English Key Concepts
87
English
12th Grade
12/16/2009

Additional English Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
1 Simple Sentance
Definition
basic unit in writing
Term
2 Complete Subject


Complete Subject of the Sentence
Definition
the topic of a sentence---who or what is being written about
Term
3 Complete Predicate
Definition
what is told about the subject or what the subject does
Term
4 By asking what does the subject do you can locate the what?
Definition
Complete Predicate
Term
5 Simple Subject
Definition
the subject after all of the modifying words and word groups have been removed
Term
6 What may consist of one or more helping verbs plus the key verb?
Definition
Simple Predicate
Term
7 by asking who or what does what, you can find the ______ being written about
Definition
Complete Subject
Term
8 Verbs accompanied by helping verbs are called?
Definition
Verb Phrases
Term
9 A verb ending in -ing may function as the _________ of a sentence
Definition
Simple Subject
Term
10 A sentance with a compound subject says something about __________ things or people
Definition
two or more
Term
11 A snetence with a compound predicate contains _________ which work together to make a statement about the subject of the sentence
Definition
two predicates
Term
12 ___________ is when a singular subject is used with a singular predicate or when a plural subject is used with a plural predicate
Definition
Subject-verb agreement
Term
13 ________ and ________ are words and groups of words that show the relationship between one statement and another
Definition
Transitional words, transitional phrases
Term
14 When one of the transitional words or phrases is placed at the very beginning of a sentence, the word or group of words should be separated from the rest of the sentence by a ________
Definition
Comma
Term
15 When introductory words and phrases clarify the ideas within the sentence they introduce, they are set off by ________
Definition
commas
Term
16 How long are introductory phrase?
Definition
over 3 words
Term
17 When 2 or more adjectives are placed before or behind a noun and each adjective modifies the noun equally but separetly, place a ________ between them unless they are already separated by a conjunction.
Definition
Comma
Term
18 Use a ____________ to separate each word or phrase in a series, including the conjunction that separates the last two items in the series
Definition
Comma
Term
19 If the interrupting word or phrase could be placed in parentheses, it is a___________word and should be set off by commas
Definition
parenthetical
Term
20 When two or more closely related simple sentences are properly connected, the resulting sentence is called a _______________
Definition
Compound sentence
Term
21 A clause is a meaningful group of words with both a ______ and a _____.
Definition
Subject, predicate
Term
22 An ________________ is a clause that can stand alone as a sentence.
Definition
independent clause
Term
23 Any of the following connectors may be used to join closely related simple sentences in a compound sentence:_____...
Definition
A comma plus a conjunction; a semicolon; and a semicolon plus a conjunctive adverb, and a comma
Term
24 Conjunctions are FAN BOYS;
Definition
for, and, nor, but, or yet, so
Term
25 A complex sentence includes on ______________ and one or more ________________
Definition
independent clauses; dependent clauses
Term
26 An ___________ is a group of words that can stand alone as a simple sentence.
Definition
Independent clause
Term
27 A ____________ is also a meaningful group of words that contains a subject and predicate, but it can not stand alone as a simple sentence
Definition
Dependent Clause
Term
28 A dependent clause includes three main elements: ?
Definition
a signal word or phrase; a subject; a predicate.
Term
29 Relative pronouns are:
Definition
that, which, what, who , whom
Term
30 A relative pronoun can function as a _______ and the subject of a dependent clause.
Definition
signal word
Term
31 A phrase is a meaningful group of words that does not contain a _____ and _____
Definition
subject; predicate
Term
32 the main idea of a ______________ is communicated in the independent clause and lesser ideas are subordinated in dependent clauses
Definition
Complex Sentence
Term
33 When a dependent clause introduces a sentence, place a comma at the end of the dependent clause to separate it from the independent clause that follows it
Definition
DC,IC
Term
34 If a dependent clause that interrupst the independent clause in a complex sentence is essential to the sentence, do you surround it with commas?
Definition
No
Term
35 If the interrupting dependent clause is not need, do you enclose it with a pair of commas?
Definition
YES
Term
36 When part of a clause is absent but understood, it is called ___________
Definition
elliptical
Term
37 Every pronoun must rename a specific noun which is called__________
Definition
antecedent
Term
38 The antecedent must agree with the pronoun in __________ and ____________
Definition
number; gender
Term
39 A ____________ is part of a sentence punctuated as if it were a complete sentence.
Definition
sentence fragment
Term
40 A ______________ consists of two or more independent clauses, or sentence, that have been connected without any punctuation
Definition
run-on
Term
41 A______________ is a faulty connection in which two independent clauses or sentences are mistakenly joined with a comma but no conjunction
Definition
comma splice
Term
42 What tells a story?
Definition
Narrative
Term
43 The beginning portion of any paper is referred to as the ______________ which prepares readers for what is to be explained or argued in the body.
Definition
introduction
Term
44 The last sentence of the introduction is the ____________
Definition
thesis sentence
Term
45 The thesis sentence is often considered the most important sentence of the entire paper because?
Definition
it states the main idea for the whole paper
Term
46 Your ideas for papers come from three realms of experience: ?
Definition
personal experience, reading, discussion
Term
47 ____________ develop some part of the thesis statement
Definition
Body paragraphs
Term
48 A ________ of a body paragraph contains the central point to he whole paragraph and connects the body paragraph to the thesis
Definition
topic sentence
Term
49 Every topic sentence needs a ____________ which limits the scope of the body paragraph
Definition
controlling idea
Term
50 A _________________ is any sentence in a body paragraph that directly elaborates upon the controlling idea of the topic sentence
Definition
primary support sentence
Term
51 A ______________ is any sentence that further explains, argues , illustrates, or in anyway elaborates upon or supports the primary support sentence
Definition
secondary support sentence
Term
52 Primary and secondary support sentences work together to form ____________.
Definition
clusters
Term
53 A body paragraph should contain at least ______ sentences.
Definition
5
Term
54______________ is achieved by repeating grammatical construction.
Definition
Parallel construction
Term
55 An __________ is a short narrative of some interesting or humorous incident that deals with a particular subject.
Definition
anecdote
Term
56 The first person-I, me, my, mine, we, our, and ours-may be used whenever the example is a __________being reported to illustrate a particular point. Otherwise, its use is to be avoided in academic writing.
Definition
personal experience
Term
57 the second person-you, your, yours-should always be avoided, unless you are ____________.
Definition
writing instructions
Term
58 An ______ fully explains the ideas presented in the topic sentence by using examples.
Definition
illustration paragraph
Term
59 When you write a ______________, you attempt to explain what something is or what something is like.
Definition
definition paragraph
Term
60 An _________definition takes an entire paragraph or more.
Definition
extended definition
Term
61 A _______________ paragraph stresses how two or more things are alike or how they are different
Definition
comparison or contrast
Term
62 An _____compares a difficult idea to a more familiar and understandable idea that has similar characteristics
Definition
analogy
Term
63 An analysis paragraph divides a subject into various parts or classification: ______order or__________order
Definition
chronological; structural
Term
64 A ____________paragraph ansers the question what happened, what happens, or what will happen, or why something happens.
Definition
cause-and-effect paragraph
Term
65An ___________paragraph starts broad and ends with a specific thesis statement.
Definition
introductory paragraph
Term
66 An introductory paragraph does what?
Definition
attracts attention, narrows focus, states thesis
Term
67 Introductory techniques are what?
Definition
an anecdote, a statement or fact, a quotation, a rhetorical question
Term
68 A ____________ paragraph begins with a restatement of the thesis.
Definition
conclusion paragraph
Term
69 In a conclusion you have to____________,___________,_____________.
Definition
restate thesis, summarize major ideas, tie back to introduction
Term
70 An _______ paper is a complete composition that explains a concept, an event, a movement, or a process in depth and requires the writer to be very knowledgeable about the topic because of its depth
Definition
expository
Term
71 A ___________________ is composed of an opening sentence, a thesis sentence which gives direction to the whole paper, a topic sentence for each body paragraph, and a restatement of the thesis for the concluding paragraph.
Definition
thesis-topic sentence outline
Term
72 In an argumentative paper, the writer takes a strong position on some controversial issue by following a__________ argument strategy
Definition
pro-con
Term
73 in an argumentative paper the thesis must take a ____________ and be ____________
Definition
position; debatable
Term
74 Any sentence or paragraph that raises arguments against the position you have taken in your thesis is ______
Definition
con
Term
75 Any sentence or paragraph that supports your position in your thesis of an argumentative paper is _____
Definition
pro
Term
76 If you make a con statement, make it before any accompanying pro statement. Always end on_________
Definition
your side
Term
77 To __________ means to admit that your opponents are correct or at least partially correct in some claim they make.
Definition
concede
Term
78 Before using an online source for research purposes a writer must ___________, ___________, _________.
Definition
verify who the source is, credibility, when was published
Term
79 A ____________ contains every source referred to; a _______________ contains only sources actually referred to in your paper.
Definition
bibliography; work cited
Term
80 ___________ are used to gather information that you will later use in your paper, keeping your research guide in front of you at all times.
Definition
Note cards
Term
81 ________________ means to condense the material you are reading, stating the essential ideas in your own words, always shorter than original passage.
Definition
Summarizing
Term
82 When _______________, you must write the original passage in your own words, frequently longer than the original passage.
Definition
Paraphrasing
Term
83 Quoted material must be copied ________ as it is written, word for word.
Definition
exactly
Term
84 If you intentionally steal another person's thoughts, ideas, words, or data and use them as your own, you are
Definition
Plagiarizing
Term
85 Two major ways to document borrowed information are ________ and ___________. You don't need to memorized them, but you do need to be able to follow them exactly
Definition
MLA; APA
Term
86 A _____________paper explains and interprets literature, art or music.
Definition
critical analysis
Term
87 Critical analysis papers follow the same structure as any ______________
Definition
essay
Supporting users have an ad free experience!