Pre-AP English

Which of the following phrases is a participial phrase?

• Running for the bus

• To run for the bus

Which of the following is a gerund phrase?

• To be the best

• Being the best

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Which of the following is an appositive phrase?

• The tallest mountain

• Everest, the tallest mountain

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

When is a colon used?

• To introduce a list

• to connect two sentences when the second sentence summarizes, sharpens, or explains the first

• To connect 2 independent clauses

• To connect a independent clause to a dependant clause

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

An independent clause... (select all that apply)

• can stand alone

• consists of a subject and a verb

• is followed by a comma when put in front of a dependant clause

• Can be connected to another independent clause with a oxford comma

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Have, has, had, may, might, must, do, does, did, would could, should, can, will, shall are all...?

• State of being Linking verbs

• Helping Verbs

• Prepositions

• Correlative conjunctions

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

FANBOYS are used to connect 2 independent clauses. What does FANBOYS stand for?

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

correlative Conjunctions are...?

• conjunctions used in pairs to link elements with the same grammatical function

• conjunctions used to connect 2 independant clauses

• Conjunctions that show a relationship between two clauses involving a transition of time or place

• conjunctions that are used to connect 2 subjects in a sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

The process by which you recognize and understand your own thinking and learning.

• Metacognition

• Gravitas

• Syntax Schemas

• rhetorical device

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

a linguistic tool that employs a particular type of sentence structure, sound, or pattern of meaning in order to evoke a particular reaction from an audience.

• rhetorical device

• Diction

• Syntax Schemas

• Preposition