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ILA Exam

This study guide will help you for the exam on Tuesday, June 3!!!

Terms

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Declarative
makes a statement (ends in a period)
Noun clause
A subordinate clause used as a noun
Diamante
Third and fifth lines need three -ing or -ed words about the noun
Acknowledgements
something done or given for something received
Mood
general emotional state of a particular character or speaker
Bibliography
a list of writings about a subject or author or by an author
Appendix
additional material attached at the end of a piece of writing
Plot
chain of events that makes up a story
Adverb
modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
Simile
a comparison using the words such as, like, as, then, resembles.
Character traits
a quality found in a person
Exclamatory
shows strong feeling (ends in exclamation point)
Complete predicate
All of the words in the predicate part of the sentence
Linking verb
connects a sentence with a noun or adjective in the predicate
Simple subject
The main person or thing in the subject part of the sentence
Adjective clause
A subordinate clause that modifies a noun or pronoun
Action verb
a word that describes what someone or something does
Introduction
the part of the book that leads up to and explains what will be found in the main part
Complete subject
All of the words in the subject part of the sentence
Alliteration
the repetion of a single consonant sound in words that are close together
Simple predicate
The main word or group of words in the predicate part of the sentence
Setting
the time and place of a story
Adverbial clause
A subordinate clause that often modifies the verb in the main clause of the sentence
Adjective
words that describe persons, places, or things. Answers the questions: What kind? How many? Which one?
Newberry Award
the most distquinished contribution to American literature for children
Character
person in a play or novle
Interrogative
asks a question (ends in a question mark)
Predicate adjective
An adjective that follows a linking verb and tells what the subject is like
Preposition
a word that relates a noun or a pronoun to show some other word in a sentence
Imperative
commands (ends in a period or exclamation point)

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