Ati teas English STUDY GUIDE
What is singing in the sentence: singing is my favorite thing to do? - A gerund or verb that act as a noun.
Gerund - A verb form ending in -ing that is used as a noun
synonym - A word that
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Ati teas English STUDY GUIDE
What is singing in the sentence: singing is my favorite thing to do? - A gerund or verb that act as a noun.
Gerund - A verb form ending in -ing that is used as a noun
synonym - A word that means the same as another word
Synonym of necessitate: - Entail, involve, require, demands, warrants
Is measles singular? - Yes
What is the meaning of disseminate? - To disperse and spread out
What is plural of crisis? - Crises
What is the proper spelling? - Recommendation
subject verb agreement - Plural subjects must have plural verbs. Singular subjects must have singular
verbs
homograph - two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g.
fair)
homophone - a word that has the same sound but a different meaning as another word
Colon - Used to introduce a list or quote, ratio, time
Comma - Before and in a simple series of itemsAffix - Letters placed at the beginning or end of a word or word part to change its meaning
prefix - an affix that added in front of the word
suffix - an affix that is added at the end of the word
derivation - deriving; origin or source of something; Ex. the derivation of the word
inflection - change in the pitch or tone of a person's voice
Morpheme - In a language, the smallest unit that carries meaning
Root - A word to which an affix can be attached
simple subject - the main word or word group that tells whom or what the sentence is about
simple predicate - the verb in the sentence which expresses what is said about the subject
complete predicate - consists of a verb and all the words that describe the verb and complete its
meaning
direct object - the object that receives the direct action of the verb
Prepositional modifier - What does it feels
Diction - A writer's or speaker's choice of words
fragment - an incomplete sentence; a break in a sentencePerfective - A verb for an item that has been completed
Presciptive grammar - Set of grammatical rules prescribed by a language authority
progressive - a verb that shows something is currently happening
Tense - Past, present, future
transition words - words and phrases that provide a connection between ideas, sentences, and
paragraphs
subject verb agreement - Plural subjects must have plural verbs. Singular subjects must have singular
verbs
Pronoun Antecedent Agreement - pronouns and antecedents must agree in number and gender
Colloquialism - The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing
first person - "I" and "Me" standpoint. Personal perspective.
second person - Told from the reader's point of view, using "you"
third person - Narrator is not a character, but sees the world through only one character's eyes and
thoughts
Adverb - A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
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