ENG 9A - Vocab Review 1-4

What is an independent clause?

• A group of words that cannot stand alone

• A group of words that makes a complete statement and can stand alone

• A group of words that needs a subject

• A group of words that needs a verb

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the first step in verb-subject identification?

• Look for the noun

• Look for the action or state-of-being word to find the verb

• Look for the adjective

• Look for the adverb

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

What are helping verbs used for?

• To add grammatical information such as tense, voice, or possibility

• To replace the main verb

• To describe the subject

• To connect sentences

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

Jackson is learning about ethics in his philosophy class. What is a principle?

• A temporary belief

• A fundamental truth or proposition

• A type of sentence

• A grammatical error

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Samuel wants to open a personal bank account. What is a personal bank account in this context?

• A financial account

• The way you feel about yourself

• A type of sentence

• A grammatical term

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is an autobiography?

• A fictional story about a person's life

• An account of a person's life written by that person

• A biography written by someone else

• A diary entry

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Maya often relies on her inner-voice when making decisions. What is this inner-voice also known as?

• Intuition

• Conscience

• Imagination

• Instinct

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

What is a goal?

• A random wish

• The desired result or achievement that someone or a group of people plan to achieve

• An impossible dream

• A vague idea

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

Sophia is practicing self-awareness. What does this mean?

• Ignoring your thoughts

• The ability to stand apart from yourself and observe your own thoughts and actions

• Being unaware of your surroundings

• Focusing only on others

What is conscience?

• Ignoring moral values

• Listening to one’s inner-voice to know right from wrong

• Acting without thinking

• Following others blindly