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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

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

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A simple sentence is a sentence that:

• contains a subject and a predicate

• has multiple clauses

• is complex and compound

• is a question

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

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

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

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

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A