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| Literary Terms What is an Allegory? |
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| Literary Terms What is an Allegory? Allegory is a form of extended metaphor, in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative, are equated with the meanings that lie outside the narrative itself. The underlying meaning has moral, social, religious, or political significance, and characters are often personifications of abstract ideas as charity, greed, or envy. Thus an allegory is a story with two meanings, a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning. http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/ |
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| Literary Terms: What are Major Characters? |
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Literary Terms: What are Major Characters? Almost always round or three-dimensional characters. They have good and bad qualities. Their goals, ambitions and values change. A round character changes as a result of what happens to him or her. A character who changes inside as a result of what happens to him is referred to in literature as a DYNAMIC character. A dynamic character grows or progresses to a higher level of understanding in the course of the story. http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm
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What are Minor Characters |
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Literary Terms:
What are Minor Characters
Almost always flat or two-dimensional characters. They have only one or two striking qualities. Their predominant quality is not balanced by an opposite quality. They are usually all good or all bad. Such characters can be interesting or amusing in their own right, but they lack depth. Flat characters are sometimes referred to as STATIC characters because they do not change in the course of the story. http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Literary Terms:
What are the 3 types of Irony? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What are the 3 types of Irony?
Irony is the contrast between what is expected or what appears to be and what actually is.
Verbal Irony
The contrast between what is said and what is actually meant.
Irony of Situation
This refers to a happening that is the opposite of what is expected or intended.
Dramatic Irony
This occurs when the audience or reader knows more than the characters know. http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Literary Terms:
What are the 9 common steps of a Plot? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What are the 9 common steps of a Plot?
Exposition
The introductory material which gives the setting, creates the tone, presents the characters, and presents other facts necessary to understanding the story.
Foreshadowing
The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story.
Inciting Force
The event or character that triggers the conflict.
Conflict
The essence of fiction. It creates plot. The conflicts we encounter can usually be identified as one of four kinds. (Man versus…Man, Nature, Society, or Self)
Rising Action
A series of events that builds from the conflict. It begins with the inciting force and ends with the climax.
Crisis
The conflict reaches a turning point. At this point the opposing forces in the story meet and the conflict becomes most intense. The crisis occurs before or at the same time as the climax.
Climax
The climax is the result of the crisis. It is the high point of the story for the reader. Frequently, it is the moment of the highest interest and greatest emotion. The point at which the outcome of the conflict can be predicted.
Falling Action
The events after the climax which close the story.
Resolution (Denouement)
Rounds out and concludes the action. http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Literary Terms:
What is a Foil? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is a Foil?
F oil is a character that contrasts second character that highlights certain qualities of that first character. http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/ |
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Literary Terms:
What is a Metaphor? |
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Literary Terms:
What is a Metaphor?
A figure of speech which involves an implied comparison between two relatively unlike things using a form of be. The comparison is not announced by like or as. Example: The road was a ribbon of moonlight. http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Literary Terms:
What is a motif? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is a motif?
A motif is a recurrent thematic element in an artistic or literary work or a dominant theme or central idea. http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/ |
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Literary Terms:
What is a Simile? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is a Simile?
A figure of speech which involves a direct comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words like or as. Example: The muscles on his brawny arms are strong as iron bands. http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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What is Alliteration? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is Alliteration?
Repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words. Alliteration is used to create melody, establish mood, call attention to important words, and point out similarities and contrasts. Example: wide-eyed and wondering while we wait for others to waken. http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Literary Terms:
What is an Archetype? |
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Literary Terms:
What is an Archetype?
Archetype is the usage of any object or situation as it was originally made - think of it as the biggest cliché ever, but one that never dies. ex: The Odyssey is so full of archetypes that there is probably at least one of every kind. Odysseus is the archetipical hero, Hydra and Charybdis and the Cyclops are the archetypical monsters...
Archetype is a generic, idealized model of a person, object, or concept from which similar instances are derived, copied, patterned, or emulated. In psychology, an archetype is a model of a person, personality, or behavior. http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/ |
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Literary Terms:
What is an epic? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is an epic?
Epic. An extended narrative poem recounting actions, travels, adventures, and heroic episodes and written in a high style (with ennobled diction, for example). It may be written in hexameter verse, especially dactylic hexameter, and it may have twelve books or twenty four books. Characteristics of the classical epic include these:
* The main character or protagonist is heroically larger than life, often the source and subject of legend or a national hero
* The deeds of the hero are presented without favoritism, revealing his failings as well as his virtues
* The action, often in battle, reveals the more-than-human strength of the heroes as they engage in acts of heroism and courage
* The setting covers several nations, the whole world, or even the universe
* The episodes, even though they may be fictional, provide an explanation for some of the circumstances or events in the history of a nation or people
* The gods and lesser divinities play an active role in the outcome of actions
* All of the various adventures form an organic whole, where each event relates in some way to the central theme
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Literary Terms:
What is an Onomatopoeia? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is an Onomatopoeia?
The use of words that mimic sounds. They appeal to our sense of hearing and they help bring a description to life. A string of syllables the author has made up to represent the way a sound really sounds. Example: Caarackle! http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Literary Terms:
What is Analogy? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is Analogy?
Analogy is the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship. The key is to ascertain the relationship between the first so you can choose the correct second pair. Part to whole, opposites, results of are types of relationships you should find.
Example:
hot is to cold as fire is to ice OR hot:cold::fire:ice http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/ |
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What is Characterization? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is Characterization?
Characterization is the method used by a writer to develop a character. The method includes (1) showing the character's appearance, (2) displaying the character's actions, (3) revealing the character's thoughts, (4) letting the character speak, and (5) getting the reactions of others. http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/ |
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Literary Terms:
What is Conflict? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is Conflict?
Conflict/Plot is the struggle found in fiction. Conflict/Plot may be internal or external and is best seen in
(1) Man in conflict with another Man:
(2) Man in conflict in Nature;
(3) Man in conflict with self.
(4) Man in conflict with Society
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All fiction is based on conflict and this conflict is presented in a structured format called PLOT.
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Literary Terms:
What is figurative Language? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is figurative Language?
Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language. Any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to furnish new effects or fresh insights into an idea or a subject. The most common figures of speech are simile, metaphor, and alliteration. http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Literary Terms:
What is first person point of view? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is first person point of view?
The narrator is a character in the story who can reveal only personal thoughts and feelings and what he or she sees and is told by other characters. He can’t tell us thoughts of other characters. http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Literary Terms:
What is foreshadowing? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is foreshadowing?
An author’s use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story. Not all foreshadowing is obvious. Frequently, future events are merely hinted at through dialogue, description, or the attitudes and reactions of the characters.
Foreshadowing frequently serves two purposes. It builds suspense by raising questions that encourage the reader to go on and find out more about the event that is being foreshadowed. Foreshadowing is also a means of making a narrative more believable by partially preparing the reader for events which are to follow. http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Literary Terms:
What is Hyperbole? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is Hyperbole?
An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. It is not used to mislead the reader, but to emphasize a point. Example: She’s said so on several million occasions http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Literary Terms:
What is imagery? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is imagery?
Language that appeals to the senses. Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses. http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Literary Terms:
What is irony? |
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Definition
What is irony?
Irony. A mode of expression, through words (verbal irony) or events (irony of situation), conveying a reality different from and usually opposite to appearance or expectation.
A writer may say the opposite of what he means, create a reversal between expectation and its fulfillment, or give the audience knowledge that a character lacks, making the character's words have meaning to the audience not perceived by the character.
In verbal irony, the writer's meaning or even his attitude may be different from what he says: "Why, no one would dare argue that there could be anything more important in choosing a college than its proximity to the beach."
An example of situational irony would occur if a professional pickpocket had his own pocket picked just as he was in the act of picking someone else's pocket. The irony is generated by the surprise recognition by the audience of a reality in contrast with expectation or appearance, while another audience, victim, or character puts confidence in the appearance as reality (in this case, the pickpocket doesn't expect his own pocket to be picked). The surprise recognition by the audience often produces a comic effect, making irony often funny. |
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Literary Terms:
What is Man versus Man Conflict? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is Man versus Man Conflict?
Conflict that pits one person against another. http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Literary Terms:
What is Man versus Nature Conflict? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is Man versus Nature Conflict?
A run-in with the forces of nature. On the one hand, it expresses the insignificance of a single human life in the cosmic scheme of things. On the other hand, it tests the limits of a person’s strength and will to live. http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Literary Terms:
What is Man versus Self Conflict? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is Man versus Self Conflict?
Internal conflict. Not all conflict involves other people. Sometimes people are their own worst enemies. An internal conflict is a good test of a character’s values. Does he give in to temptation or rise above it? Does he demand the most from himself or settle for something less? Does he even bother to struggle? The internal conflicts of a character and how they are resolved are good clues to the character’s inner strength.
Often, more than one kind of conflict is taking place at the same time. In every case, however, the existence of conflict enhances the reader’s understanding of a character and creates the suspense and interest that make you want to continue reading. http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Literary Terms:
What is Man versus Society Conflict? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is Man versus Society Conflict?
The values and customs by which everyone else lives are being challenged. The character may come to an untimely end as a result of his or her own convictions. The character may, on the other hand, bring others around to a sympathetic point of view, or it may be decided that society was right after all. http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Literary Terms:
What is metaphor? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is metaphor?
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Literary Terms:
What is Mood? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is Mood?
The climate of feeling in a literary work. The choice of setting, objects, details, images, and words all contribute towards creating a specific mood. For example, an author may create a mood of mystery around a character or setting but may treat that character or setting in an ironic, serious, or humorous tone http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Literary Terms:
What is Omniscient Point of View? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is Omniscient Point of View?
The narrator is an all-knowing outsider who can enter the minds of more than one of the characters. http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Literary Terms:
What is Personification? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is Personification?
A figure of speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea. It is a comparison which the author uses to show something in an entirely new light, to communicate a certain feeling or attitude towards it and to control the way a reader perceives it. Example: a brave handsome brute fell with a creaking rending cry--the author is giving a tree human qualities. http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Literary Terms:
What is Satire? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is Satire?
satire: a literary term used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of correcting, or changing, the subject of the satiric attack.
A piece of literature designed to ridicule the subject of the work. While satire can be funny, its aim is not to amuse, but to arouse contempt. Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" satirizes the English people, making them seem dwarfish in their ability to deal with large thoughts, issues, or deeds.
Satire The literary art of ridiculing a folly or vice in order to expose or correct it. The object of satire is usually some human frailty; people, institutions, ideas, and things are all fair game for satirists. Satire evokes attitudes of amusement, contempt, scorn, or indignation toward its faulty subject in the hope of somehow improving it. See also irony, parody. http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/ |
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Literary Terms:
What is setting? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is setting?
Setting is determining Time and Place in fiction. http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/ |
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Literary Terms:
What is simile? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is simile?
Simile is the comparison of two unlike things using like or as. Related to metaphor
Example:
He eats like a pig.
She is as busy as a bee.
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Literary Terms:
What is Symbolism? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is Symbolism?
A person, place or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well. Things, characters and actions can be symbols. Anything that suggests a meaning beyond the obvious.
Some symbols are conventional, generally meaning the same thing to all readers.
For example: bright sunshine symbolizes goodness and water is a symbolic cleanser. http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Literary Terms:
What is the Antagonist? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is the Antagonist?
The character or force that opposes the protagonist. http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Literary Terms:
What is the Protagonist? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is the Protagonist?
The main character. http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Literary Terms:
What is Theme? |
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Definition
Literary Terms:
What is Theme?
What is theme?
Theme is the general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express. All of the elements of literary terms contribute to theme. A simple theme can often be stated in a single sentence.
Example:
"After reading (this book, poem, essay), I think the author wants me to understand......."
http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/
It is important to recognize the difference between the theme of a literary work and the subject of a literary work. The subject is the topic on which an author has chosen to write. The theme, however, makes some statement about or expresses some opinion on that topic. For example, the subject of a story might be war while the theme might be the idea that war is useless.
Four ways in which an author can express themes are as follows:
1. Themes are expressed and emphasized by the way the author makes us feel.. By sharing feelings of the main character you also share the ideas that go through his mind.
2. Themes are presented in thoughts and conversations. Authors put words in their character’s mouths only for good reasons. One of these is to develop a story’s themes. The things a person says are much on their mind. Look for thoughts that are repeated throughout the story.
3. Themes are suggested through the characters. The main character usually illustrates the most important theme of the story. A good way to get at this theme is to ask yourself the question, what does the main character learn in the course of the story?
4. The actions or events in the story are used to suggest theme. People naturally express ideas and feelings through their actions. One thing authors think about is what an action will "say". In other words, how will the action express an idea or theme? http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Literary Terms:
What is Third Person Limited point of view? |
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Literary Terms:
What is Third Person Limited point of view?
The narrator is an outsider who sees into the mind of one of the characters. http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Literary Terms:
What is third person objective point of view? |
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Literary Terms:
What is third person objective point of view?
The narrator is an outsider who can report only what he or she sees and hears. This narrator can tell us what is happening, but he can’t tell us the thoughts of the characters. http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Literary Terms:
What is tone? |
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Literary Terms:
What is tone?
Tone is the attitude a writer takes towards a subject or character: serious, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, satirical, tongue-in-cheek, solemn, objective. Similar to Mood http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/ |
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Literary Terms:
What is Tone? |
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Literary Terms:
What is Tone?
The author’s attitude, stated or implied, toward a subject. Some possible attitudes are pessimism, optimism, earnestness, seriousness, bitterness, humorous, and joyful. An author’s tone can be revealed through choice of words and details. http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm |
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Grammar : Latin Case
What is does Nominative Case mean? |
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Definition
Grammar : Latin Case
What is does Nominative Case mean?
Nominative = Subject
I, You, He, She, It |
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Grammar : Latin Case
What is does Genitive case mean? |
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Definition
Grammar : Latin Case
What is does Genitive case mean?
Genitive = Possessive
Mine, Yours, Hers, His, Its |
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Grammar : Latin Case
What is does Dative case mean? |
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Definition
Grammar : Latin Case
What is does Dative case mean?
Dative = Indirect Object
(to) Me, (to) You, (to) Him, (to) Her, (to) It |
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Grammar : Latin Case
What is does Accusative case mean? |
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Definition
Grammar : Latin Case
What is does Accusative case mean?
Accusative = Direct Object
Give it to ME
Give it to YOU
Give it to HIM
Give it to HER |
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Grammar : Latin Case
What is does Ablative case mean? |
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Definition
Grammar : Latin Case
What is does Ablative case mean?
Ablative = Object of the Preposition
With me
From you
by him
beside her
near it |
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Grammar - Grammar
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List the 9 parts of speech
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Grammar - Grammar - List the 9 parts of speech
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List the 9 parts of speech
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
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Conjunction
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Grammar - Sentence Elements
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What are the four sentence elements?
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Grammar - Sentence Elements - What are the four sentence elements?
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Predicate
Object
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What is a modifier?
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Grammar - Sentence Elements - What is a modifier?
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A modifier is a part of speech that adds more detail to the other sentence elements. Examples are adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases, adverbial phrases. |
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What is a subject?
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Grammar - Sentence Elements - What is a subject?
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A subject is a sentence element that tells who is doing the action. Unless the sentence is passive in which case the action is being done to the subject. |
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Grammar - Sentence Elements
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What is an article?
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Grammar - Sentence Elements - What is an article?
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A article is a part of speech that introduces common nouns. They are "a, an, the". |
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Grammar - Sentence Elements
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What is an object?
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Grammar - Sentence Elements - What is an object?
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An object is a sentence element that tells who or what is receiving the action of the sentence. |
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What is the predicate?
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Grammar - Sentence Elements - What is the predicate?
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The predicate is a sentence element that is telling what action is being done by the sentence or it acts as a copula to tell what the subject is. |
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Grammar - Grammar
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What is an interjection?
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Grammar - Grammar - What is an interjection?
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An interjection is a part of speech that indicates surprise or to gain attention. |
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Grammar - Pronouns
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What is a relative pronoun?
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Grammar - Pronouns - What is a relative pronoun?
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It is a word that renames the word preceding it and links it to a modifying phrase.
Those who sow will reap.
Subject : Those
Relative Pronoun : who sow
Predicate : Will reap |
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Grammar - Modifiers
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What is an adjective
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Grammar - Modifiers - What is an adjective
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An adjective is a part of speech that describes a noun |
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Grammar - Pronouns
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What is an interrogative Pronoun
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Grammar - Pronouns - What is an interrogative Pronoun
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An interrogative pronoun is used as the subject of a sentence to introduce a question.
Examples are who, whose, which, what. |
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Grammar - Modifiers
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What is an adverb
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Grammar - Modifiers - What is an adverb
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An adverb is a part of speech that tells how, when, or how much. If a words ends with "ly" it is an adverb. |
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Grammar - Noun
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What is a noun
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Grammar - Noun - What is a noun
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A noun is a part of speech that is a person, place, thing, or idea |
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Grammar - Conjunction Coordinating
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What is a conjunction?
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Grammar - Conjunction Coordinating - What is a conjunction?
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A conjunction is a part of speech that links words or sentences together. |
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Grammar - Pronouns
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What is a pronoun?
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Grammar - Pronouns - What is a pronoun?
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A pronoun is a part of speech that renames a noun. |
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Grammar - Phrases & Clauses
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What is an infinitive phrase
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Grammar - Phrases & Clauses - What is an infinitive phrase
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An infinitive phrase is a verb participle consisting of "to" + "stem verb". It can be used as the subject, object, or modifier.
The kids wanted to play. "To Play" is an infinitive phrase used as the object.
To lie is wicked. "To Lie" is an infinitive phrase used as the subject. |
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Grammar - Verbs
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What are the 5 characteristics of verbs?
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Grammar - Verbs - What are the 5 characteristics of verbs?
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Mood
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What are the 5 principle parts of verbs?
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Grammar - Verbs - What are the 5 principle parts of verbs?
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Verbs change their form, how they are spelled, based on their meaning.
Some verbs have all five forms and some may only have a few.
1st:
Base or Stem
(is, are, run, do, sleep)
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Imperfect
Happened in the past but not clear when it ended.
(walked, talked, was, were, ran)
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Perfect Participle or Past Participle or Preterite
Indicates completed action
(have walked, shall have walked, slept, having walked)
4th:
Progressive Participle or Past imperfect
Ongoing action
(walking, sleeping, writing)
5th
3rd Person Singular
stem + s
She walks, he talks |
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Term
Grammar - Verbs
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What is a helping verb?
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs - What is a helping verb?
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A HELPING VERB helps another verb assert action, being,
or existence. |
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Term
Grammar - Verbs
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What is a Linking Verb
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs - What is a Linking Verb
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A LINKING VERB makes an assertion by
joining two words. Also known as a copula. Linking verb is followed by a predicate adjective or predicate noun |
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Term
Grammar - Verbs
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What is a verb
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs - What is a verb
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A verb is a part of speech that is an action or a state of being |
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Term
Grammar - Verbs
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What is an intransitive complete verb?
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs - What is an intransitive complete verb?
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An intransitive complete verb has action but no object. It does not transit (move) the action to an object. |
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Term
Grammar - Verbs
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What is an intransitive linking verb?
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs - What is an intransitive linking verb?
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An Intransitive linking verb does not transit or move the action to an object. Instead it links a predicate adjective or predicate noun back to the subject in order to describe or rename the subject. |
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Grammar - Verbs
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What is a participle
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs - What is a participle
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What are the 4 kinds of verbs.
A participle is a verb that can take the place of a predicate, adjective, or subjects. If it takes the place of the subject then it is called a gerund. |
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Grammar - Verbs
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What are the 4 kinds of verbs.
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs - What are the 4 kinds of verbs.
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Intransitive Complete (I.C.)
Transitive Active (T.A)
Transitive Passive (T.P.)
Intransitive Linking (I.L.) or copula |
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Term
Grammar - Verbs
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What is a transitive active verb?
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs - What is a transitive active verb?
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A transitive active verb moves the action of the subject to the object. |
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Term
Grammar - Verbs
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Describe the verb characteristic "Mood"
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs -
Describe the verb characteristic "Mood"
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Mood indicates if the verb is stating a fact (indicative), making a command (imperative), or stating a hypothetical action (subjunctive). |
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Term
Grammar - Verbs
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Describe the verb characteristic "Number".
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs -
Describe the verb characteristic "Number".
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Number indicates how many subjects
Singular : one
Plural : more than one |
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Term
Grammar - Verbs
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Describe the verb characteristic "Person".
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Grammar - Verbs -
Describe the verb characteristic "Person".
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Person indicates who performs or receives the action
1st person : I or we
2nd person: you or ya'll
3rd person: he, she, it, or they |
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Grammar - Verbs
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Describe the verb characteristic "Tense".
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs -
Describe the verb characteristic "Tense".
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Tense indicates the time of the action |
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Grammar - Verbs
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Describe the verb characteristic "Voice".
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs -
Describe the verb characteristic "Voice".
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Voice indicates whether the subject is doing (active) or receiving (passive) the action. |
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Term
Grammar - Verbs
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What is a participle?
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs -
What is a participle?
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A participle is an adjective formed from a verb stem.
"wreck" is a verb; "Wrecked" is a paticiple in the sentence "Look at the wrecked car." |
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Term
Grammar - Verbs
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What does the Principal Part "Infinitive" mean?
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs -
What does the Principal Part "Infinitive" mean?
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The infinitive form of a verb is the un-inflected form. It does not indicate who is doing the action or when the action occurred.
This is the form you find in the dictionary when you are looking up a word.
You use the infinitive form to find the stem of the verb so that you can conjugate the verb to indicate person and number. |
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Term
Grammar - Verbs
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What does the Principal Part "Present Perfect" mean?
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs -
What does the Principal Part "Present Perfect" mean?
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We use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an unspecified time before now.
The exact time is not important.
In english is is used with the helping verbs : has, have, have been, etc.
You CANNOT use the Present Perfect with specific time expressions such as: yesterday, one year ago, last week, when I was a child, when I lived in Japan, at that moment, that day, one day, etc. |
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Term
Grammar - Verbs
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What does the Principal Part "Present Participle" mean?
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs -
What does the Principal Part "Present Participle" mean?
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Term
Grammar - Verbs
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What does the Principal Part "Past Tense" mean?
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs -
What does the Principal Part "Past Tense" mean?
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Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.
In english the form is often written as "stem + ed " walk --> walked |
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Term
Grammar - Verbs
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What does the Principal Part "Present Tense Indicative" mean in English grammar?
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs -
What does the Principal Part "Present Tense Indicative" mean in English grammar?
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* Also known as the infinitive but in English we drop the "to" so "to walk" becomes "walk"
* Present Tense indicates that the event is happening now
* Indicative is showing the "mood" by indicating that this is stating a fact. |
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Term
Grammar - Verbs
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Helping Verbs
3 begin with d
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs - Helping Verbs
3 begin with d
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do
does
did |
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Term
Grammar - Verbs
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Helping Verbs
3 begin with h
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs - Helping Verbs
3 begin with h
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has
have
had |
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Term
Grammar - Verbs
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Helping Verbs
6 indicating possibility
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs - Helping Verbs
6 indicating possibility
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should
could
would
May
Might
Can |
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Term
Grammar - Verbs
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Helping Verbs
8 forms of "to be"
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs - Helping Verbs
8 forms of "to be"
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am
are
is
was
were
be
being
been |
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Term
Grammar - Verbs
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Helping Verbs
indicating surety
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs - Helping Verbs
indicating surety
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will
must |
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Term
Grammar - Verbs
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List 9 Linking Verbs
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs - List 9 Linking Verbs
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feel
become
remain
taste
seem
appear
look
sound
stay
smell
grow
be |
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Term
Grammar - Verbs
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What is a transitive passive verb?
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs - What is a transitive passive verb?
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A transitive passive verb does the action to the subject. It does not have an object. It is often followed by a prepositional phrase. |
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Term
Grammar - Verbs
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Why do you memorize the principal parts of the verb and what are the four English Principal Parts of the Verb?
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Definition
Grammar - Verbs - Why do you memorize the principal parts of the verb and what are the four English Principal Parts of the Verb?
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The principal parts of a verb are the four forms of the verb from which all forms of the verb can be made. In English the four principal parts are :
* present Indicative (or infinitive) "walk" or "to walk",
* past tense
* past participle
* present participle. |
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Term
Grammar - Prepositions
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Prepositions that begin with A
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Definition
Grammar - Prepositions - Prepositions that begin with A
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about
above
across
after
against
along
amid
among
around
at
atop |
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Term
Latin - Verbs
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What are the four Latin Principal Parts of the Verb?
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Definition
Latin - Verbs -
What are the four Latin Principal Parts of the Verb?
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* Present Indicative
* Infinitive
* Present Perfect
* Past Participle |
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Term
Latin - Verbs
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What does the Principal Part "Present Tense Indicative" mean in Latin Grammar?
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Definition
Latin - Verbs -
What does the Principal Part "Present Tense Indicative" mean in Latin Grammar?
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Present Indicative uses the 1st Person Singular form : I love, I walk, I sing
Present tense means it is happening right now
Indicative is showing the "mood" by indicating that this is stating a fact |
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Term
Latin - Verbs
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What are the four Latin Principal Parts of the Verb?
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Definition
Latin - Verbs -
What are the four Latin Principal Parts of the Verb?
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* Present Indicative
* Infinitive
* Present Perfect
* Past Participle |
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Term
Latin - Verbs
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What does it mean to conjugate a verb?
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Definition
Latin - Verbs - What does it mean to conjugate a verb?
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To conjugate (join together) a verb is to list the forms of a verb.
The Present Indicative Active Conjugation will give the "Person" & "Number" forms by adding the "personal endings" to the "stem".
Note: The present (now) indicative (stating a fact) Active (doing an action) means you are talking about things that you or someone else is doing right now. |
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Term
Grammar - Prepositions
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Prepositions that begin with B
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Definition
Grammar - Prepositions - Prepositions that begin with B
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before
behind
below
beneath
beside
between
beyond
but
by |
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Term
Grammar - Prepositions
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Prepositions that begin with I
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Definition
Grammar - Prepositions - Prepositions that begin with I
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in
inside
into
like |
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Term
Grammar - Prepositions
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Prepositions that begin with N
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Definition
Grammar - Prepositions
- Prepositions that begin with N
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near |
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Term
Grammar - Prepositions
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Prepositions that begin with O, P or S
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Definition
Grammar - Prepositions - Prepositions that begin with O, P or S
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of
off
on
onto
out
outside
over
past
regarding
since |
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Term
Grammar - Prepositions
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Prepositions that begin with T
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Definition
Grammar - Prepositions - Prepositions that begin with T
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through
throughout
to
toward |
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Term
Grammar - Prepositions
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Prepositions that begin with U
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Definition
Grammar - Prepositions - Prepositions that begin with U
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under
underneath
until
up
upon |
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Term
Grammar - Prepositions
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Prepositions that begin with W
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Definition
Grammar - Prepositions - Prepositions that begin with W
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with
within
without |
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Term
Grammar - Prepositions
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Prepositions that start with C
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Definition
Grammar - Prepositions - Prepositions that start with C
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concerning |
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Term
Grammar - Prepositions
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Prepositions that start with D, E, or F
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Definition
Grammar - Prepositions - Prepositions that start with D, E, or F
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down
during
except
for
from |
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Term
Grammar - Prepositions
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What are the six common prepositions?
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Definition
Grammar - Prepositions - What are the six common prepositions?
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What are the six common prepositions?
FANBOY
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet |
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Term
Grammar - Prepositions
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What is a preposition?
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Definition
Grammar - Prepositions - What is a preposition?
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A preposition is a part of speech that connects a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence by showing some relationship between the object of the preposition and the sentence. |
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