Across
- 7. Mark of punctuation used at a sentence's end to communicating an intent to seek information about a given topic (?).
- 8. Action word used in relation to a noun (Ex. Jeff reads the book).
- 9. Letters often responsible for the sounds of words at their beginning and their end.
- 11. For, Either, Nor, and Whether are examples of words that connect other words as well as phrases and clauses in a sentence.
- 12. Words in a sentence that modify another word. Typically express the manner, time, frequency, degree, or level of certainty when answering questions involving how, when, where, to what extent, and in what way.
- 14. Although now less common due to web-based communication, many of us might see this writing form in letters written by our parents and grandparents.
- 16. Method of rapid writing using abbreviations and symbols, used especially in oral dictation.
- 18. Word describing the quality of somebody being able to read and write a language.
- 20. This part of a sentence refers to what a sentence is about (Ex. Emily throws the ball).
- 21. As a result of the Roman occupation of Britain, a significant number of words used in English have their origins in this language.
- 23. Term used to describe somebody who is an English language speaker.
- 24. Alphabetic components for making words. In English, there are 26 of them.
Down
- 1. Form of punctuation used at a sentence's end communicating excitement or intensity (!).
- 2. Letters responsible for making the loud sounds within words' center syllables. In English, these are A, E, I, O, U, (and sometimes Y).
- 3. I, He, and She are personal forms of what kind of words.
- 4. Words like Adagio, Banjo, Smorgasbord, and Tsunami are examples of words taken directly from a foreign language and used in English where no English equivalent exists or has been generated.
- 5. Words connected with person, place, or thing. Often the focus of discussion (Ex. Springfield is Illinois' capital city).
- 6. Distinct section within a body of written words focused on a single theme of the larger idea(s) being discussed.
- 10. Commissioned in 1604, published in 1611, and regarded as one of the great examples of English literature, this version of the Bible is often referred to in America by the name of the English king's name who commissioned it.
- 11. Form of punctuation used to denote a pause within a sentence, but not the end of a sentence.
- 13. This part of a sentence refers to what the subject is either doing or what is happening to it (ex. Emily throws the ball.).
- 15. As a result of the Norman Conquest of 1066, this foreign language has been most influential in the develop of the English language.
- 17. Form of punctuation used to denote the end of a sentence.
- 19. Descriptive words used in relation to a noun (Ex. A quiet bird).
- 20. Basic unit of communication, containing a noun, an object, and usually a verb or an adjective.
- 22. Basic element of language that carries meaning(s) and can be used on its own and is uninterruptible. There were seventeen of them in the last sentence.that conveys a meaning. There were eight of them in the previous sentence.