unit 1

literary nonfiction

A work that tells a narrative about factual information is in the genre of ____

informational text

An article about the discovery of a recent dinosaur skeleton is in the genre of ____

tone

An author's attitude toward the subject of a work is the _

indirect characterization

By showing what the youth is like, rather than explicitly telling the reader characteristics about him, the author uses ____.

thesis

The main idea of a nonfiction work is stated in the ____

subjunctive

The __________ mood is used to express doubts, wishes, possibilities, and indirect advice or requests.

indicative

The __________ mood is used to express questions or statements of fact or opinion.

verbal

a word that is formed from a verb, but functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb

clause

clause - a group of words that contains a subject and a verb

tone

the author's attitude toward the subject of a text

thesis

the main idea or argument of a text

analyze

to critically examine something in order to better understand it

subjunctive mood

used to express doubts, wishes, possibilities, and indirect advice or requests

indicative mood

used to express questions or statements of fact or opinion

complement

word follows linking a verb and renames or describes the subject.

Infinitive

A verbal that functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb and includes the word to with a present tense verb is a(n) ____.

Participle

A verbal that functions as an adjective and can be past or present is a(n) ____

a central truth revealed by the work

In a fiction work, the theme is

passive

In the ___________ voice, the subject is acted upon by something else.

speech

Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" is classified as a(n) __________ because it was a public declaration

complement, object of preposition, indirect object, direct object, and complement.

What are the five functions of a noun in a sentence?

honesty

Which of these is an example of an abstract noun?

gerund

Which of these sentences uses a past perfect progressive verb?

At mile 18, the runners encouraged each other to continue on in the race

Which of these sentences uses a reciprocal pronoun?

Will someone help me carry these groceries out to my car?

Which of these sentences uses an indefinite pronoun?

Not only did Phil wash the dishes for his wife, but he also vacuumed the floors

Which sentence contains a correlative conjunction?

independent clause

a clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence

subordinate clause

a clause that does not form a complete sentence but functions as one part of the sentence

phrase

a group of words without a subject or a predicate that functions as a single part of speech

bias

a positive or negative opinion that influences how an author presents a subject

relative clause

a subordinate clause that functions as an adjective modifying a noun in a sentence; begins with a relative pronoun

adverbial clause

a subordinate clause that functions as an adverb in a sentence; begins with a subordinating conjunction

noun clause

a subordinate clause used as a noun in a sentence

antecedent

a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another

genre

a type or style of literature

auxiliary verb

a verb used in forming the tenses, moods, and voices of other verbs.

infinitive

a verbal that can function as a noun, adjective, or adverb and includes the word to with a present tense verb

gerund

a verbal that functions as a noun in a sentence and ends in -ing.

infinitive

a verbal that functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb and includes the word to and a present tense verb

participle

a verbal that functions as an adjective

participle

a verbal that functions as an adjective and can be past or present