Grade Eight Mid-Year Study Guide

         

Term                                                    Definition                                  Example

Compound sentence

Common noun

Proper noun

Adjective

Proper adjective

Article

Adverb

Interjection

Pronoun

Conjunction

Plural noun

Possessive noun

Abstract noun

Concrete noun

Verb phrase

 

Term                                                    Definition                                  Example

Action verb

Linking verb

Collective noun

Theme

Thesis

Lead

Transition

Point of view

Simile

Personification

Alliteration

Hyperbole

Imagery

Rhyme

Metaphor

Onomatopoeia

Repetition

Setting

Term                                                    Definition                                  Example

Rising action

Dialog

Autobiography

Biography

Short story

Legend

Acts

Scene

Stage directions

Props

Drama

Protagonist

Antagonist

Plot

Characters