ENGLISH FINAL EXAM REVIEW SEMESTER 1

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ENGLISH FINAL EXAM REVIEW SEMESTER 1

• Mrs. Jennings
• Good luck!

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• Singular Possessive
• the hat of the lady
• A. ladys hat
• B. ladys hat
• C. ladies hat
• D. ladies hat

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Answer A the ladys hat Always add s to
singular nouns to create the
singular possessive form
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• Plural possessive
• the toys of the babies
• the babys toys
• the babys toys
• the babies toys
• the babies toys

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• Answer D - the babies toys
• Always add just apostrophe
• after the s on the end of
• a plural noun to create
• the plural possessive

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• Plural Possessive
• the meeting of the men
• A. the mens meeting
• B. the mens meeting
• C. the mans meeting
• D. the mens meeting

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Answer B - the mens meeting Always add s to
plural nouns not ending in s to create the
plural possessive form
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• Plural Forms of Nouns
• A. thiefs, canoeses, toies
• B. sopranoes, mother-in-
• laws, thievies
• C. thieves, canoes,
• mothers-in-law
• D. toys, sopranos, canoos

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Answer C thieves mothers in
law sopranos canoes toys
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5. Homophones Dont buy it if ____
too expensive A. its B. its
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Answer B Dont buy it if its
too expensive. its it is its possessive
form
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• Homophones
• _____ too young to watch
• that movie!
• A. Their
• B. There
• C. Theyre

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Answer C Theyre too young to watch that
movie. Theyre they are Their
possession There place
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• Analogies
• bird nest bee ____
• A. honey
• B. stinger
• C. queen
• D. beehive

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Answer D bird nest bee beehive bird
is to nest as bee is to beehive
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• Idioms
• I can finally see the light
• at the end of the tunnel.
• A.There is a bright light ahead.
• B. The end of my work is near.
• C. I am approaching a dark tunnel.
• D. Do not go into the light.

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Answer B The end of my work is
near. Idioms are non-literal expressions.
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• Simple sentence
• The dog and the cat fought.
• B. The dog barked, and the cat
• ran.
• When the dog barked, the
• cat ran.
• D.The dog barks the cat meows.

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Answer A The dog and the cat fought. Simple
sentence a single idea sentence which
may have compound subjects or compound verbs.
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• 10. Compound Sentence
• The dog barked and barked.
• B. The dog and cat fought and
• fought.
• The dog barked, and the
• cat meowed.
• D. Both animals slept.

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Answer C The dog barked, and the
cat meowed. Two sentences joined by a comma and
a conjunction Also The dog barked the
cat meowed. (a semicolon)
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• Sentence type?
• What a great idea you
• just gave me!

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Answer Exclamatory Exclamatory sentences
end in exclamation marks and show strong feeling.
Some start with question-words (what) but
arent questions.
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• Sentence type?
• When does Christmas break
• end?

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Answer Interrogative An interrogative
sentence asks a question and ends in a question
mark. Clue interrogate the suspect
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• Sentence type?
• Please put your name on
• your paper.
• Run for your life!

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Answer Imperative An imperative
sentence gives a command. It can end in a period
or an exclamation mark, depending on the strength
of feeling in the command. (You-understood)
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• What kind of compound
• is in this sentence?
• Bill and Hilary live in New
• York.

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Answer Compound Subject Bill and
Hilary Two subjects for the same verb live
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• What kind of compound
• is in this sentence?
• Did you complete the test
• and check your answers?

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Answer compound verb or predicate did
complete and check Two verbs that go with
the same subject - you
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• What do we call the time
• and place of a story?
• (London, England in 1843)

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Answer the setting
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• What do we call the main
• character of the story the
• one initiates the action
• (usually the good guy)?

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Answer protagonist pro means for and we
are for the good guy
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• What do we call the
• character in conflict with
• the main character
• (usually the bad guy)?

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Answer the antagonist anti (anta)
means against
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19. What are the five methods of
characterization?
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Answer what the character does what the
character says what the character
thinks, feels characters effect on
others physical appearance
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20. Drawing a reasonable and intelligent
conclusion from the information provided by
the author in a story is called . . .
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Answer making an inference
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21. If an author plays the part of a character
in a story, he is telling the story from what
point of view? A. First person B. Second
person C. Third person limited D. Third
person omniscient
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Answer first person point of view The
author uses first person pronouns like I, me, we,
us, our, myself, etc.
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• If an author relates a story
• and tells all characters actions,
• thoughts, and feelings, which
• point of view is he using?
• A. First person
• B. Second person
• C. Third person limited
• D. Third person omniscient

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Answer third person omniscient omni all
things scient to know
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• If an author tell only what
• can be observed and is not
• a character in the story, what
• point of view is he using?
• A. First person
• B. Second person
• C. Third person limited
• D. Third person omniscient

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Answer third person limited The narrator
is limited to relating only what can be seen and
heard. He cannot tell thoughts and feelings.
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• The sequence of events
• in a story is the definition
• of . . .

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Answer - plot
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• What do we call the
• authors use of hints or
• implications in a story to
• suggest what action will
• happen next?

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Answer foreshadowing
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• What is the interruption
• in the sequence of a story
• to relate an incident that
• happened at some earlier
• point in time?

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Answer flashback
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• Sample punctuation
• Your ____ are untied.
• A. shoes Mike
• B. shoes, Mike
• C. shoes, Mike,
• D. shoes - Mike

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Answer - C Your shoes, Mike, are untied. The
name Mike is used in direct address and must
be set off with commas.
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• Sample capitalization
• question
• Where is the error?
• Your Uncle /will visit /this fall.
• A B C

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Answer A Your uncle will visit this
fall. Uncle is not capitalized when preceded by
a possessive word, and seasons are not
capitalized.
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