consonant - Answers all letters except vowels
vowels - Answers a, e, i, o, u, y
compound noun - Answers A noun made up of two or more words (e.g. paperclip, sheetrock,
toothpaste)
relative pronoun - Answers help clarify or describe a noun. examples: which, that, & who
which: for things only
that: for people or things, informal to describe people
who: people or animals that have a name
homophones - Answers words that sound alike, but have different spellings and meanings
ex: to, too, & two
affect - Answers n: feeling, emotion, or mood that is displayed
v: to alter, to change, to influence
*verb used on test
effect - Answers n: a result, a consequence
v: to bring about, to cause to be
*noun used on test
homographs - Answers words that are spelled the same but have different meanings
ex: bank, content, fine, etc
Semicolon rules - Answers 1) Placed between two related independent clauses
, 2) Precede conjunctive adverbs: However, therefore
3) When a sentence contains a series of elements that contain one or more commas
colons - Answers must come after a complete independent clause
a punctuation mark (:) used to precede a list of items, a quotation, or an expansion or explanation.
active voice - Answers The subject of the sentence performs the action
ex: jon drew the picture
jon=subject
drawing=action
passive voice - Answers the subject receives the action
ex: the picture is drawn by jon
picture=subject
adjective - Answers A word that describes a noun or pronoun
answers a question: which one?, what kind?, how many?
*come before the word, but after a linking verb
articles - Answers adj that are used to distinguish nouns as definite or indefinite
definite: preceded by "the" & indicate a specific noun
ex: i lost the bottle that belongs to me
indefinite: preceded by "a" or "an" & do not indicate a specific noun