Midterm Review

A noun is defined as:

• a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

• a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

• a word used to modify a verb, adjective, or other adverb

• a word used to connect clauses or sentences

Define the term: Verb

• A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

• A word that modifies a noun

• A word that connects clauses or sentences

• A word that expresses emotion

An adjective is a word that:

• describes a noun

• describes a verb

• describes an adverb

• describes a conjunction

An adverb is defined as a word that:

• modifies a noun

• modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb

• is a name of a person, place, or thing

• joins words or groups of words

A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence. Which of the following is an example of a preposition?

• and

• but

• in

• quickly

Define the term: Conjunction

• A word used to describe an action

• A word used to connect clauses or sentences

• A word that modifies a noun

• A word that expresses emotion

A compound sentence is defined as:

• A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

• A sentence with two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction or semicolon.

• A sentence that expresses a complete thought with a subject and a predicate.

• A sentence that contains a subject and a verb.

A complex sentence is a sentence that:

• contains a subject and a predicate

• contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause

• contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction

• is a simple sentence with a compound subject

A compound complex sentence is defined as:

• A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.

• A sentence with only one independent clause and no dependent clauses.

• A sentence with two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

• A sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause.

A simple sentence is a sentence that:

• contains a subject and a predicate

• contains multiple clauses

• is always a question

• is always in the past tense