AP Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, Vocabulary, Practice Exams and more!

Grammar and Lit Test 9th Grade 2013 Flashcards

Terms : Hide Images
998474040Nounperson, place, thing, or idea0
998474041Common Noungeneral noun1
998474042Abstract Nounintangible noun2
998474043Proper nounspecific noun3
998474044Concrete Nountangible noun4
998474045Pronounreplaces a noun, group of nouns or pronoun5
998474046Subjective/Nominative Pronouncan be used as a subject/gives action6
998474047Objective Pronounreceives action7
998474048Possessive Pronounshows ownership8
998474049Verbshows actions or a state of being9
998474050helping verbshow tense10
998474051interjectionshows high emotion and exclamation11
998474052adjectivedescribes a noun or pronoun12
998474053adverbdescribes an adverb, adjective or verb13
998474054Prepositionshows the relationship between words14
998474055conjunctionconnects words, phrases, etc...15
998474056Coordinating conjunctionsconnects things of equal weight (FANBOYS)16
998474057Correlative Conjunctionsconnects things by working in pairs (Both...and, Neither...nor)17
998474058Conjunctive Adverbsconnects and clarifys relationships between clauses (However/Therefore)18
998474059Subordinating Conjunctionsconnects thoughts but makes one thought dependent on another19
998474060clausea group of words that has a subject and a predicate and is part of or a whole sentence20
998474061main/independent clausehas a subject and a predicate/it is a complete thought21
998474062subordinate/dependent clausehas a subject and a predicate/it is NOT a complete thought22
998474063simple sentenceone main clause and no subordinate clauses23
998474064compound sentencetwo or more main clauses24
998474065complex sentenceone main clause and one or more subordinate clauses25
998474066compound-complex sentencetwo or more main clauses and at least one subordinate clause26
998474067idioman expression by a culture27
998474068cliche`an overused expression28
998474069metaphorcompares two things without using like, as or than29
998474070extended metaphorcompares two things without using like, as or than with SEVERAL Examples30
998474071implied Metaphorsuggests a comparison between two things31
998474072similecompares two things using like, as or than32
998474073hyperboleextreme exaggeration33
998474074allusiona reference from an outside source the author expects you to get34
998474075imagerypainting a picture using the 5 senses in someone's mind35
998474076personificationgiving an inanimate object human body parts36
998474077anthropomorphismgiving an inanimate object human characteristics37
998474078onomatopoeiathe word sounds like the sound it makes38
998474079alliterationsame beginning consonant sounds39
998474080assonancesame vowel sounds40
998474081Declarative sentencemakes a statement41
998474082interrogative sentenceasks a question42
998474083exclamatory sentenceshows excitement or strong emotion43
998474084imperative sentencea command sentence44
998474085fragmentwhen a sentence is missing the subject, the predicate or both45
998474086run-on sentencewhen two or more sentences are put together as if they were one with improper punctuation46
998474087comma spliceincorrect use of commas47
998474088juxtapositionput two things side by side for comparison48
998474089syntaxsentence structure49
998474090annotationmaking notes50
998474091denotationdictionary meaning51
998474092connotationthe way the society feels about a word52
998474093dictionword choice53
998474094tonethe way the speaker or narrator sounds54
998474095moodthe way the audience feels55
998474096speakerthe voice in a poem or informational piece56
998474097narratorthe voice in a story57
998474098shiftwhen the tone, action, etc moves in another direction58
998474099themethe main concept the author is trying to convey59
998474100stanzaa section of poetry60

Need Help?

We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.

For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.

If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.

Need Notes?

While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!