ABC'S MIDTERM REVIEW

"A"

• Adverbs: modify adjectives
• Adjectives: words that describe something
• - blue
• - tall
• - delicious

"B"

• Becuase, the Washwoman always came to the house & one day she didn't, they & though that she died
• Authers will try to confuse readers like this
• Books will always have twists and make you wonder what happens, for example, "Sonata For Harp & Bicycle"

"C"

• Characterization
• the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character
• without characters, the story wouldnt be the same
• characterization makes the story

"D"

• Della
• she is from "The Gift of the Maji"
• her most prized possession is her hair
• she cuts it off, to pay for the gift for her husband

"E"

• Ending of a story
• Surprise Ending: often presents a situational irony, and writers use irony to build suspense as to whats going to happen, help convey to the story's theme, or message

"F"

• Fiction or Nonfiction?
• a story could be either
• fiction: imaginary, not real
• nonfiction: realistic

"G"

• "Gift of the Maji"
• main characters: Della, and Jim
• theme: both sell what they love to buy each other a gift

"H"

• Helping Verbs
• ex: do, does, did, have, has, had, may, my, would, could
• ex: "You could try using a stepstool."
• the helping verb is "could"^^^^

"I"

• Indefinite Articles
• ex: a
• ex: Would you like a drink?
• "a" is the indefinite article

"J"

• just always look for intensifiers
• ex: The big house was blue!
• the intensifier was "big"

"K"

• keep in mind: the parts of speech in a sentence
• nouns, adjectives, adverbs and pronouns

"L"

• Locate irony
• "A no smoking sign, on your cigarette break."
• this shows irony because; you wouldn't expect there to be a "no cigarette" sign on your smoking break

"M"

• Making predictions
• while reading a story;
• You need to take into account the characters, plot and theme

"N"

• Nominatives in a sentence
• ex: i, you, he, she, it, they, and we
• "I hope you get better."
• "I" is the nominative in the sentence

"O"

• Objective
• ex: purpose, or intention
• ex: "I am determined to win."
• The objective in the sentence, is "determined"

"P"

• Prepositions
• ex: on, in and beside
• ex: "The puppy is on the floor."
• The preposition is, "on"

"Q"

• Questions
• while reading a story, you must continually ask questions
• who is the main character? where is the story taking place?

"R"

• Reflexive Pronouns
• ex: myself, ourself, himself, ourselves
• "I saw myself in the mirror."
• the ref The reflexive pronoun is, "myself"

"S"

• Singular nouns
• ex: bottle, cup, pencil and desk
• "The bottle of milk was in the trashcan."
• the singular noun is, "bottle"

"T"

• "The Secret Life of Walter"
• "The Washwoman"
• "The Gift of the Maji"
• these are all stories that give examples of predictions and inferences

"U"

• understanding things in a story
• whether you're discussing the plot or the theme
• you need to understand the different elements

"V"

• Verb Phrases
• ex: She was walking quickly to the mall.
• the verb phrase is, "walking quickly"

"W"

• what's the difference between verbs and adverbs
• verbs: they are a type of part of speech
• adverbs: modifies or qualifies an adjective or verb
• ex of verbs: running, walking & swimming
• ex of adverbs: endlessly, financially & quickly