English Teas 2024
Noun
A person, place, thing, or idea
complex sentence
A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause
suffix
A word or letter placed after the root.
adjective
A word that describes a noun
Interjection
A word that expresses emotion
Preposition
A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word
Conjunction
A word used to join words or groups of words
fragment
A word, phrase, or clause that does not form a full sentence
use a colon when
After An indépendant clause to introduce a list of particulars
fragment (example)
After Rachel gets off the plane for Ross.
Adverb
Describes a verb
verb
Describes an action
complete subject
Describes the subject
Step 2 in the writing process
Drafting
adverb examples
He ran *quickly*. She left *yesterday*. We went *there*. It was *too* hot.
Step 1 in the writing process
Pre-writing
Step 3 in the writing process
Revising
Recursive Writing Process
Writing is a process that involves at least four distinct steps: prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing. It is known as a recursive process. While you are revising, you might have to return to the prewriting step to develop and expand your ideas.
Transition Sentence
a sentence that links one part of a speech to another
prefix
beginning of a word
diverse
different
Noun examples
doctor, teacher, campsite, house, pencil, dream, peace.
conjunction examples
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so (FANBOYS)
pronoun examples
he/she/it is
Preposition examples
in, after, before, under, beside, down, through, during
Step 4 in the writing process
proofreading
Pronoun
replaces a noun
verb examples
run, breath, swim, see, cry, answer, call, write, grow, do. is, am, was, are, will be, were.
The rule "i before e except after c" is an example of
semantic code
root word
the base or main word Example: If I take away the prefix "dis-" from the word disagree, I am left with the root word agree.
simple subject
the main word in the complete subject
omit
to leave out
compound sentence
two or more independent clauses
compound-complex sentence
two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
Predicate
what the subject is or does
Interjection examples
wow! My Goodness! Ouch!