LMS 6ELA Comprehensive Study Guide

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What is a simple sentence?

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A simple sentence consists of a single independent clause with a subject and a predicate. Example: 'Jenny likes to walk her dog after school.'

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is a figure of speech where the same sound occurs at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Example: 'Let us go forth and lead the land we love.'

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What is an antecedent?

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An antecedent is the noun that a pronoun refers to. In the sentence 'Cher is not happy to have to walk outside in the rain. Her hair will get wet.', 'Cher' is the antecedent for 'her.'

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts. Example: 'The tree shook its branches angrily.'

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What is a first-person pronoun?

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A first-person pronoun is a pronoun that refers to the speaker or speakers. Examples include 'I', 'me', 'my', and 'mine'. 'Me' is a first-person pronoun.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). Example: 'I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.'

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What is a complex sentence?

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A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Example: 'Although it was raining, I went for a walk.'

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What is a compound-complex sentence?

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A compound-complex sentence has at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. Example: 'Although it was raining, I went for a walk, and my friend stayed home.'

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Time is a thief.'