9th Grade 2018 Final Reveiw

Question 1

A word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective,verb, or other adverb in a word group.

Accepted Answer

Adverb

Question 2

What is an Article?

Accepted Answer

A, An, and The

Question 3

What are the five parts of speech?

Accepted Answer

Subject, Verb, Capital Letter, End Mark, and Makes Sense

Question 4

building, state house

Accepted Answer

Capitol

Question 5

Comparison of two things using “like” or “as”.

Accepted Answer

Simile

Question 6

What is one of the three ways to fix a run-on sentence?

Accepted Answer

connect two words is using a semicolon.

Question 7

To form the plurals of most English nouns, simply add s

Accepted Answer

Boat = Boats

Question 8

two things are compared without using “like” or “as”.

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

Question 9

when two words are put together that contradict each other; they are opposites.

Accepted Answer

Oxymoron

Question 10

between the hour and the minute. (what am I?)

Accepted Answer

Colon

Question 11

A form of “word play” in which words have a double meaning

Accepted Answer

Pun

Question 12

Where can you use colons?

Accepted Answer

before a long, formal statement or a long quotation.

Question 13

What is a way to use a comma?

Accepted Answer

after certain introductory elements.

Question 14

a dry region

Accepted Answer

Desert

Question 15

Write ie when the sound is long e, except after c.

Accepted Answer

Achieve

Question 16

To set off nonessential subordinate clauses and nonessential participial phrases. (what am I?)

Accepted Answer

a way to use a comma

Question 17

a representative of a foreign country.

Accepted Answer

Consul

Question 18

A say that is not meant to be taken literally.

Accepted Answer

Idiom

Question 19

Between items in a series if the items contain commas. (what am I?)

Accepted Answer

Semicolon

Question 20

A word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants.

Accepted Answer

Pronoun

Question 21

What are the two types of verbs?

Accepted Answer

Helping and Action verb

Questions 21