Language Arts Final Review

What makes up a compound sentence?

Correct? Jason loves every ice cream flavor except vanilla.

"The flowers danced in the wind" is an example of

What type of analogy is this? Ipod is to play music as shovel is to dig holes.

Prior Knowledge + educated guess =

what does mis- mean?

the time, place, and circumstances in which a story takes place

affect is usually used as a

a language specifically used in a particular field, profession, or group

What makes up a complex sentence?

the literal dictionary meaning of a word

I should eat _____ donuts.

Which is correct?

Identify the pronoun. She is going to the mall with Megan.

Which text structure presents items according to their location?

a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to make a new word is a

"Buzz" is an example of a

Which Point of View? I like my freshly-painted bedroom so much that I want to jump for joy!

T/F? Plot is the same as theme.

T/F? Pronoun refers to a noun or takes the place of that noun.

T/F: You use apostrophes to form plurals.

Which is correct?

"Mrs. Nissel nearly knocked down her nine naughty nephews!" is an example of

What type of analogy is "Tree is to forest as dog is to kennel"?

words spoken by the characters in a work of literature

a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to make a new word is a

Which is correct?

I have _____ trouble with multiplication than with decimals.

Correct? The book is her's.

"It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of

when you fix capitalization, punctuation and spelling, you are _______ your work

Which is correct?

a direct response towards the main argument to show evidence that they are wrong

T/F: An appositive is a noun or pronoun that renames or stands for another noun.

"I have a ton of homework!" is an example of

what does -ion, -tion mean?

adding words, moving sentences, and substituting better words is called _______ your work

the emotional suggestion of a word, personal meaning

effect is usually used as a

Which text structure includes events presented in the order in which they occur?

Sentence type? The dog barked.

the main point that the author is making is called the

Which statement below correctly uses the word "their"?

Which statement below correctly uses the word "they're"?

a comparison of two unlike items using the words like or as

Which point of view? Sally rode home as fast as she could. Then she jumped off her bike.

Which of the following do you not capitalize?

the author's attitude towards the subject matter or toward the reader or audience

Correct? Jim excepted the award for Student of the month.

the feeling a reader gets from a work of literature

Which statement has the correct use of "there"?

a comparison of two unlike things that implies one this is similar to another

Correct? Do you agree with the saying, "All's fair in love and war"?

Correct? Karen and Walter's house is beautiful.

__________ than 10 people showed up.