General 8th Grade ELA Terms for September

A verb in this voice expresses an action done by its subject.

• Active

• Passive

• Imperative

• Interrogative

A verb in this voice expresses an action done to its subject.

• Active

• Passive

• Conditional

• Subjunctive

A verbal ending in -ing and functions as a noun

• Gerund

• Participle

• Infinitive

Jade scanned the table of contents for the chapter about the Industrial Revolution.

• Active

• Passive

The house was painted blue by the previous owner.

• Active

• Passive

A verbal that can be used as a noun, adjective or adverb. They usually take the form of to + the verb

• Gerund

• Participle

• Infinitive

What's a verbal?

• A verb functioning as an action.

• A verb form that acts as a adverb, adjective, or noun.

• A verb acting as a preposition.

A verbal that is used as an adjective and usually ends in -ing or -ed

• Gerund

• Participle

• Infinitive

A word with a similar meaning to another word.

• Narrative

• Argumentative

• Antonym

• Synonym

Word relationships. Common types are: function, degree, lack, characteristic, category, part-to-whole, synonym, and antonym.

• Synonym

• Antonym

• Analogy

• Theme