Grade 9 Literary Terms

Question 1

Punctuation used before a list of items, before a statement that summarizes original statement

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colon

Question 2

The notation of a source used for a paper

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citation

Question 3

Punctuation that may be used to indicate a pause, connection, separation, list, or for clarity

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comma

Question 4

To clear up or to make information more understandable: to explain

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clarify

Question 5

This is used when the subject of a sentence performs the action

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active voice

Question 6

Refers to the feelings and associations that go beyond the dictionary definition of a word

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connotation

Question 7

Agreed-upon rules for spelling, punctuation, grammar, capitalization, and paraphrasing

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conventions

Question 8

A word or phrase that identifies or explains the noun that it follows

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appositive

Question 9

A group of related words, with a subject and predicate, that acts to modify a noun or pronoun

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adjective clause

Question 10

A problem in pronoun usage, when it is unclear what the antecedent of the pronoun is

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pronoun ambiguity

Question 11

The author's use of brevity when writing

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concise wording

Question 12

A predicate of a sentence which contains more than one verb

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compound verb

Question 13

A word to which affixes may be added to create a related word

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base word

Question 14

Finding the meaning of a word by looking at surrounding words is using _____ clues

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context

Question 15

The framework of meaning which surrounds a specific word, sentence, idea, or passage

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context

Question 16

Type of word used with a semicolon to connect independent clauses and serves as a transition

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conjunctive adverb

Question 17

The subject of a sentence which contains more than one noun

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compound subject

Question 18

Part of speech that links two words, clauses, or phrases

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conjunction

Question 19

Group of related words with a subject and predicate that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb

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adverb clause

Question 20

A word that modifies a verb, another verb, or an adjective

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adverb

Question 21

These are in the text surrounding a word and give hints for the meaning of the word

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context clues

Question 22

A list of written works or other sources on a particular subject

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bibliography

Question 23

A group of words that has a subject and predicate; can be dependent or independent

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clause

Question 24

A syllable or word element that can only occur in front of or after a root or stem

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affix

Question 25

State of having more than one possible meaning which often leads to misunderstanding

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ambiguity

Grade 9 Literary Terms

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Grade 9 Literary Terms

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