ACAP Key Academic Terms - Week 5

What are mechanics in written language?

• Rules governing the technical aspects of writing, such as punctuation, spelling, and grammar.

• The study of motion and forces in physics.

• A type of literary genre focusing on machinery.

• The art of persuasive writing.

A verbal in grammar is:

• a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb

• a word that functions as a verb but also as a noun, adjective, or adverb

• a word that connects clauses or sentences

• a word that describes a noun

What does active voice mean in a sentence?

• A sentence where the subject performs the action

• A sentence where the action is performed on the subject

• A sentence that is in past tense

• A sentence that is in future tense

What is passive voice in a sentence?

• A sentence where the subject performs the action

• A sentence where the subject receives the action

• A sentence with no subject

• A sentence with multiple subjects

What does mood represent in a sentence?

• The subject of the sentence

• The tense of the sentence

• The attitude of the speaker

• The object of the sentence

A simple sentence is a sentence that:

• contains a subject and a predicate

• has multiple clauses

• is complex and compound

• is a question

A compound sentence is:

• a sentence with one independent clause

• a sentence with two or more independent clauses

• a sentence with a dependent clause

• a sentence with a subject and a predicate

A complex sentence is a sentence that:

• contains two or more independent clauses.

• contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

• contains only one independent clause.

• contains only dependent clauses.

A compound-complex sentence is a sentence that:

• contains two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause

• contains only one independent clause

• contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction

• contains a subject and a predicate

Signal words are used to indicate:

• a type of food

• a type of clothing

• a type of word that indicates a relationship between ideas

• a type of vehicle