MVHS LA Terms

What is the definition of Active Voice?

• When the subject performs or controls the action of the sentence

• When the subject receives the action of the sentence

• When the verb is in past tense

• When the sentence contains an adjective

Which of the following is a specific type of adjective?

• Article

• Verb

• Adverb

• Pronoun

What do Comparative Adjectives do?

• Compare two people, places, things, or ideas

• Describe actions

• Modify verbs

• Show possession

Which type of adjective provides description by specifying a certain noun and cannot stand alone?

• Demonstrative Adjectives

• Predicate Adjectives

• Superlative Adjectives

• Proper Adjectives

What is the function of Possessive Determiners?

• Modify a noun based on possession

• Compare three or more things

• Describe actions

• Modify verbs

Which type of adjective is connected to the subject with a linking verb?

• Predicate Adjectives

• Comparative Adjectives

• Superlative Adjectives

• Demonstrative Adjectives

What do Proper Adjectives describe?

• Adjectives formed by a proper noun

• Adjectives that compare two things

• Adjectives that show possession

• Adjectives that modify verbs

Which type of adjective compares three or more people, places, things, events, or ideas?

• Superlative Adjectives

• Comparative Adjectives

• Predicate Adjectives

• Possessive Determiners

What is an adverb?

• A part of speech that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

• A word that names a person, place, or thing

• A word that shows possession

• A word that connects clauses

What is an analogy?

• A comparison between two otherwise unrelated things to highlight a specific area or aspect of similarity

• A word that modifies a noun

• A group of words that contains a subject and a predicate

• A type of adjective