9th Grade ELA final exam

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What is an allusion?

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A figure of speech referencing an event, person, or thing.

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What is a sentence fragment?

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An incomplete sentence, part of a sentence; similar to a dependent clause.

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When the dependent clause comes first, do you need a comma?

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True

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What are subordinating conjunctions?

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After, Although, As, When/Whenever, While, Until/Unless, Because, Before.

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Are the subordinating conjunctions: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So?

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False. These are coordinating conjunctions.

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What is irony?

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A figure of speech where the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning.

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Define a dependent clause.

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A group of words that has both a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

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What is a coordinating conjunction?

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A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance (e.g., for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).

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What is a compound sentence?

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A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

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What is a complex sentence?

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A sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.