ILTS ELEMENTARY EDUCATION EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+

ILTS ELEMENTARY EDUCATION EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+. Nouns - ANSWER- A person, place, thing, or idea Common Noun - ANSWER- The class or group of people, places, and things (not capitalized) Proper Nouns - ANSWER- The names of a specific person, place, or thing (capitalized) General Nouns - ANSWER- The names of conditions or ideas Specific Nouns - ANSWER- Names people, places, and things that are understood by using your senses Collective Nouns - ANSWER- The names for a person, place or thing that may act as a whole Pronouns - ANSWER- Words that are used to stand in for a noun Nominative Nouns and Pronouns - ANSWER- The case for nouns and pronouns that are the subject of a sentence Objective Nouns and Pronouns - ANSWER- The case for nouns and pronouns that are an object in a sentence Possessive Nouns and Pronouns - ANSWER- The case for nouns and pronouns that show possession or ownership How can Pronouns be Grouped? - ANSWER- -Intensive (I myself, you yourself, he himself, she herself, the itself, we ourselves, you yourselves, they themselves) -Relative (which, who, whom, whose) -Interrogative (what, which, who, whom, whose) -Demonstrative (this, that, these, those) -Indefinite (all, any, each, everyone, either/neither, one, some, several) -Reciprocal (each other, one another) ILTS ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ALL CONTENT COMBINED LATEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ Transitive Verbs - ANSWER- A verb whose action points to a receiver Intransitive Verbs - ANSWER- A verb that does not point to a receiver of an action Action Verbs - ANSWER- A verb that shows what subject is doing in a sentence Linking Verbs - ANSWER- Link the subject of a sentence to a noun or pronoun or link a subject with an adjective Transitive Verbs-Active Voice - ANSWER- The subject of the sentence is doing the action Transitive Verbs-Passive Voice - ANSWER- The subject receives the action Past Verbs - ANSWER- The action happened in the past Present Verbs - ANSWER- The action happens at the current time Future Verbs - ANSWER- The action is going to happen later Past Perfect Verbs - ANSWER- The second action started in the past and the first action came before the second Present Perfect Verbs - ANSWER- The action started in the past and continues into the present Future Perfect Verbs - ANSWER- An action that uses the past and the future Conjugating Verbs - ANSWER- When you change the form of a verb Indicative Moods - ANSWER- Used for facts, opinions, and questions Imperative Moods - ANSWER- Used for orders or requests Subjunctive Moods - ANSWER- Used for wishes and statements that go against facts Adjectives - ANSWER- A word that is used to modify a noun or pronoun Articles - ANSWER- Adjectives that are used to mark nouns Types of Articles - ANSWER- -Definite (the) -Indefinite (a, an) Relative Adjectives - ANSWER- Can show the comparison between things Absolute Adjectives - ANSWER- Can show comparison Adverbs - ANSWER- A word that is used to modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb Rules to Compare Adverbs and Adjectives - ANSWER- -Positive (standard or normal form) -Comparative (compares 1 person or thing to another) -Superlative (compares more than 2 people or things) Prepositions - ANSWER- A word placed before a noun or pronoun that shows the relationship between an object and another word in the sentence Conjunctions - ANSWER- Join words, phrases, or clauses and they show the connection between the join pieces Correlative Conjunctions - ANSWER- Show the connection between pairs Subordinating Conjunctions - ANSWER- Join subordinate clauses with independent clauses Common Subordinating Conjunctions - ANSWER- After, although, because, before, in order that, since, so that, unless, until, when, whenever, where, wherever, whether, while Interjections - ANSWER- A word for exclamation that is used alone or as a piece to a sentence Subject - ANSWER- Names who or what the sentence is all about Complete Subject - ANSWER- Includes the simple subject and all of its modifiers Simple Subject - ANSWER- The subject of the sentence Imperitove Sentences - ANSWER- The verbs subject is understood, but not actually presented in the sentence Predicate - ANSWER- Explains or describes the subject Subject Verb Agreement - ANSWER- Verbs agree with their subjects in number Complements - ANSWER- A noun, pronoun, or adjective that is used to give more information about the subject or verb in the sentence Direct Objects - ANSWER- A noun or pronoun takes or receives the action of a verb Indirect Objects - ANSWER- A word or group of words that show how an action had an influence on someone or something Predicate Nominatives - ANSWER- The word (noun or pronoun) that gets linked to the subject in the predicate that describe or define the subject Predicate Adjectives - ANSWER- The word (adjective) that gets linked to the subject in the predicate that describe or define the subject Pronoun-Antecedents Agreement - ANSWER- Pronouns and their antecedents agree when they have the same number and gender Clauses - ANSWER- A group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate Independent Clauses - ANSWER- Contains a complete thought (stands alone) Dependent/Subordinate Clauses - ANSWER- Includes a subject and verb (cant stand alone) Adjective Clauses - ANSWER- A dependent clause that modifies a noun or pronoun Essential Clauses - ANSWER- Explains or defines a person or thing (no comma) Nonessential Clauses - ANSWER- Give more information about a person or thing but are not necessary to define them (uses comma) Adverb Clauses - ANSWER- A dependent clause that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb Noun Clause - ANSWER- A dependent clause that can be used as a subject, object, or complement Subordination - ANSWER- When 2 related ideas are not of equal importance, the ideal way to combine them is to make the more important idea an independent clause, and the less important idea a dependent or subordinate clause Phrases - ANSWER- A groups of words that functions as a single part of speech that adds detail or explanation to a sentence, or renames something in the sentence Prepositional Phrases - ANSWER- Begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun that is the object of the preposition Verbal Phrases - ANSWER- Formed from a verb but does not function as a verb Types of Verbals - ANSWER- -Participle (always functions as an objective) -Gerund (always functions as a noun) -Infinitive (functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb) Participle Phrases - ANSWER- Come right before or right after the noun or pronoun that they modify Gerund Phrases - ANSWER- Can be used as the subject of a sentence, the predicate nominative, or the object of a verb or preposition Infinitive Phrases - ANSWER- Includes the verbal itself and all of its complements or modifiers Appositive Phrases - ANSWER- Used to explain or rename nouns or pronouns Absolute Phrases - ANSWER- Consists of a noun followed by a participle to provide context to what is being describes in the sentence Proper Parallel Structures - ANSWER- Items and ideas must be stated in grammatically equivalent ways Complete Sentence - ANSWER- Has a subject and a verb or predicate Fragments - ANSWER- Sentences without a complete thought Declarative Sentences - ANSWER- States a fact and ends with a period Imperative Sentences - ANSWER- Tells someone to do something and ends with a period Interrogative Sentences - ANSWER- Asks a question and ends with a question mark Exclamatory Sentences - ANSWER- Shows strong emotion and ends with an exclamation point Simple Sentences - ANSWER- Has 1 independent clause with no dependent clauses Compound Sentences - ANSWER- Has 2 or more independent clauses with no dependent clauses Complex Sentences - ANSWER- Has 1 independent clause and at least 1 dependent clause Compound-Complex Sentences - ANSWER- Has 2 independent clauses and at least 1 dependent clause Run-On Sentences - ANSWER- Consist of multiple independent clauses that have not been joined together properly How to Correct Run-On Sentences? - ANSWER- -Join Clauses Properly -Split into separate sentences -Make 1 clause dependent -Reduce to 1 clause with a compound verb Dangling Modifier - ANSWER- A dependent clause or verbal phrase that does not have a clear logical connection to a word in the sentence Split Infinitive - ANSWER- Occurs when a modifying word comes between the word to and the verb that pairs with to Negative Modifiers - ANSWER- Should not be paired with other negative modifiers or negative words When do you use a Period? - ANSWER- -Declarative sentences -Imperative sentences -Abbreviations When do you use a Question Mark? - ANSWER- -Direct questions -Polite requests When do you use an Exclamation Mark? - ANSWER- Exclamatory interjections Comma - ANSWER- A punctuation mark that can help you understand connections in a sentence When do you use a Comma? - ANSWER- -Before a coordinating conjunction -After an introductory phrase -After an adverbial clause -Between items in a series -Between coordinate adjectives -Interjections -After yes and no responses -Separate nonessential modifiers -Separate nonessential appositives -Set off nouns of direct address, interrogative tags, and contrast -dates, addresses, geographical names, and titles -Separate expressions like he said and she said Semicolon - ANSWER- Used to connect major sentence pieces of equal value When do you use a Semicolon? - ANSWER- -Between closely connected independent clauses -Between independent clauses linked with a transitional word -Between items in a series that has internal punctuation Colon - ANSWER- Used to call attention to the words that follow it When do you use a Colon? - ANSWER- -After a complete independent clause -Make a list -Explanations ams give a quote -After the greeting in a formal letter, to show hours and minutes, and Separate a title and subtitle Parentheses - ANSWER- Are used for additional information When do you use Quotation Marks? - ANSWER- -Close off a persons spoken or written words -Titles and short works -Highlight irony -Inside for periods and commas -Outside for colons and semicolons Apostrophe - ANSWER- Use to show possession or the deletion of letters in contractions Hyphens - ANSWER- Used to separate compound words When do you use Hyphens? - ANSWER- -Compound numbers -Written our fractions -Adjectives that come before a noun Dashes - ANSWER- To show a break or a change in thought in a sentence or to act as parentheses in a sentence When do you use Dashes? - ANSWER- -To set off parenthetical statements or an appositive with internal punctuation -To show a break or change in tone or thought Ellipsis - ANSWER- Has 3 periods to show when words have been removed from a quotation When do you use Brackets? - ANSWER- -When placing parentheses inside of parentheses -When adding clarification or detail to quotation that is not part of the quotation Commonly Confused Words - ANSWER- -Which (used for things only) -That (used for people and things) -Who (used for people only) Homophones - ANSWER- Words that sound alike, but have different spellings and definitions Examples of Homophones - ANSWER- -To, too, and two -There, their, and they're -Knew and new -its and it's -your and you're Commonly Confused Words 2 - ANSWER- -Then (sequence or order) -Than (comparison) Forms of Affect and Effect - ANSWER- -Affect [n] (feeling, emotion, or mood that is displayed) -Affect [v] (to alter, to change, to influence) -Effect [n] (a result, a consequence) -Effect [v] (to bring about, to cause to be) Homographs - ANSWER- Words that share the same spelling, but have different meanings and sometimes different pronunciation Examples of Homographs - ANSWER- -Bank