9th ELA Semester One Test/Benchmark

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What is an Appositive Phrase?

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An appositive phrase is a noun or noun phrase that renames or clarifies another noun right beside it. Example: My brother, a skilled guitarist, plays in a band.

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What is a Proper Noun?

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A proper noun is a specific name for a particular person, place, or organization, and it is always capitalized. Example: 'Robert' is a proper noun.

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What is a Common Noun?

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A common noun is a general name for a person, place, or thing. Example: 'city' is a common noun.

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What is a Preposition?

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A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence. Example: 'over' in 'The dog jumped over the fence'.

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What is an Adverb?

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An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, often ending in '-ly'. Example: 'slowly' in 'We drove slowly through the traffic'.

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What is an Action Verb?

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An action verb expresses physical or mental action. Example: 'ran' in 'She ran to the store'.

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What is a Linking Verb?

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A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence with a subject complement. Example: 'is' in 'She is a teacher'.

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What is a Compound Sentence?

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A compound sentence contains at least two independent clauses joined by a conjunction. Example: 'I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.'

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What is an Introductory Phrase?

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An introductory phrase is a group of words that provides background information and is followed by a comma. Example: 'After dinner,' in 'After dinner, we went for a walk.'

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What is a List (Oxford Comma)?

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The Oxford comma is the final comma in a list of items, used before 'and' or 'or'. Example: 'I bought apples, oranges, and bananas.'