Transcript Fall Review English I

Reading
Comprehension
Grammar
Grammar
Literary
Terms
Literary
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The difference between
Synonyms and Antonyms.
Synonyms are words that mean
the same.
Antonyms are words that mean
the opposite.
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The difference between
Connotation and
Denotation.
The connotation is an implied
meaning.
The denotation is the exact
meaning
The difference between
prefix and suffix.
The prefix comes at the
beginning of the word and
the suffix comes at the end.
The central idea
of a work of
literature.
Theme
The attitude a writer takes
toward the audience, a
subject, or a character.
Tone
Capitalization Rules:
Charles Dickens wrote great
expectations in 1861.
Capitalize titles:
Great
Expectations
must be
capitalized
Capitalization Rules:
While in washington d.c.,
we met congressman Delay.
Capitalize cities and proper
titles:
Washington D.C. must be
capitalized.
C in congressman must be
capitalized
Comma Rules:
I went to the store for
milk bread and candy.
Listed items must be
separated by a comma.
I went to the store for milk, bread,
and candy.
Comma Rules
I went to the store but I
did not get the milk.
A compound sentence must
be separated by a comma.
I went to the store, but I did not get
the milk.
Types of Sentences:
Since it is time to go, I will
have to tell you the rest of
the story later.
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Subject/Verb Agreement:
A vase of flowers makes
a room attractive.
Correct: The subject “vase”
agrees with “makes.”
Subject/Verb Agreement:
Drinking and driving remain a
major cause of highway
fatalities.
Incorrect:
Drinking and driving remains a
major cause of highway
fatalities.
Drinking and driving is
considered a single activity.
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
The audience fixed their
attention on center stage.
Incorrect:
The audience fixed its attention
on center stage.
“audience” is considered a single
unit.
Parallelism:
The children ran down the
hill, skipped over the lawn,
and into the pool.
Incorrect:
The children ran down the
hill, skipped over the lawn,
and jumped into the pool.
Each phrase must begin with a
verb to be parallel.
Parallelism:
The duties include babysitting, house-cleaning, and
preparation of meals.
Incorrect:
The duties include baby-sitting,
house-cleaning, and preparing
meals.
To be parallel, the listed verbs
must all end in –ing.
Series of related events that
make up a story or drama.
Plot
Contrast between
expectation and reality.
Irony
(situational, dramatic, verbal)
Struggle or clash between
opposing characters or opposing
forces.
Conflict
(Internal/External)
Makes a comparison between
two unlike things, in which one
things becomes another thing
without using like, as, than or
resembles.
Metaphor
A non human thing is or quality
is talked about as if it were
human.
Personification
Vantage point from
which a writer tells a
story.
Point-of-view:
1st person
rd
3 person limited
3rd person omniscient
Makes a comparison
between two unlike
things using a word as,
like, resembles, or than.
Simile
Sneering, jesting, or
mocking a person, a
situation or thing.
Sarcasm
When a person, place, thing, or
event stands for itself and for
something beyond itself.
Symbolism
To explain or inform; to create a
mood or stir an emotion; to tell
about a series of events; to
persuade the reader to believe
something or do something.
Author’s purpose in non-fiction