ACT English VOCAB!

unclear; can be interpreted more than one way; not precise

• Ambiguity

• Concise

• Main Idea

• Purpose

the noun a pronoun replaces

• Antecedent

• Contraction

• Linking verb

• Preposition

 an adjective or adverb that express a higher degree of a quality

• Comparative

• Purpose

• Relevant

• Concise

 a way of looking at something as it relates to the surroundings; perspective

• Context

• Contraction

• Coordinating conjunction

• Style

 a clause that cannot stand alone because it is not a complete idea

• Dependent clause

• Independent clause

• Preposition

• Relevant

 a word or phrase used to link two ideas together

• Transition

• Superlative

• Relevant

• Purpose

Modifier

•  a word or phrase that adds detail or enhances another word in a sentence

•  words or phrases that are not essential to the meaning of a sentence

•  a word or phrase that is close to or exactly the same meaning of another word or phrase

•  a clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence

Preposition

•  a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence

•  a word or phrase that adds detail or enhances another word in a sentence

•  a word or phrase that is close to or exactly the same meaning of another word or phrase

•  a word or phrase used to link two ideas together

 a conjunction placed between words phrases clauses or sentences of equal rank

• Coordinating

• Subordinating conjunction

• Superlative

• Modifier

Tone

• the way authors express their attitudes through their writing

• the way authors use words to establish mood images and meaning

• has meaning; communicates something

• unnecessarily repeating words or ideas