Middle School: 6th, 7th and 8th Grade - English Language - Conventions Of Standard English - I Know What That Means! Solution - MCQGeeks.com

Q.1.

What are antonyms?

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Words that are spelled the same but in their given context have different meanings
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Words that mean the same thing or nearly the same thing as another word
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Two words that mean the opposite or nearly the opposite thing
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Words that imitate sounds or ideas

Q.2.

What is a pronoun?

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A word that modifies another word
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A word that shows possession
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A word that follows a conjunction
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A word that replaces one or more nouns

Q.3.

What is a metaphor?

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A word that refers back to the subject of the sentence
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Two things that are implied as being the “same” thing
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Two “different” things that are compared to each other
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Words that imitate sounds or ideas

Q.4.

What is an adjective?

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A word that shows action
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A person, place or thing
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A word that describes, identifies or further defines a noun or a pronoun
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A word that refers back to the subject of the sentence

Q.5.

What are homonyms?

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Words that describe, identify or further define a noun or a pronoun
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Words that are spelled the same but in their given context have different meanings
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Words that imitate sounds or ideas
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Two words that mean the opposite or nearly the opposite thing

Q.6.

What is a synonym?

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A word that means the same thing or nearly the same thing as another word
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A word that imitates sounds or ideas
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A word that is spelled the same but in its given context has different meanings
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A word that describes, identifies or further defines a noun or a pronoun

Q.7.

What is a noun?

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An action word
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A word that imitates sounds or ideas
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A word that refers back to the subject of the sentence
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A person, place or thing

Q.8.

A colon is used to __________.

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show excitement or a command
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show the difference between two separate statements that are being emphasized
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separate the day of the month and the year
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introduce a list or to make a point

Q.9.

What is a conjunction?

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A word (or group of words) that is used to connect other words, phrases, clauses or sentences together
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A word that refers back to the subject of the sentence
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A word that means the same thing or nearly the same thing as another word
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A word that is spelled the same but in its given context has different meanings

Q.10.

What is a preposition?

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A word (or group of words) that is used to connect other words, phrases, clauses or sentences together
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A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence
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A word that replaces one or more nouns
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A word that refers back to the subject of the sentence