AHSGE Language/Reading Vocabulary

Al lit er a tion

An to nym

Co no ta tion De no ta tion

De no ta tion

Di a lect

Dic tion

Language

Formal Language Informal Language

Idiom

Imagery

Metaphor Simile

Pronunciation

Stem (root word)

Style

Synonym Antonym

Syntax

Tense shift

Word choice

Passive voice Active voice

appositive

Comma splice

Complex sentence Compound sentence

Compound -complex sentence

Conjunctive adverb

imperative

Independent clause

Interrogative sentence

Parrellelism

Passive voice

preposition

Run-on sentence

Sentence fragment

Simple sentence

Subordinate clause

argument

Cause and effect

Chronological order Logical orderSequential Order

FACT Opinion

Paragraph

Paraphrase

Point of View

1st person 3rd person Omniscient

Run-on Sentence

Thesis Sentence Topic sentence

apostrophe

brackets

capitalization

colon

comma

comma Comma splice

conjunction

modifiers

Misplaced modifiers Dangling modifiers

dialogue

Ellipsis marks

italics

parentheses

pronouns

Personal pronouns Possessive pronouns

Pronoun antecedent agreement

Pronoun case

Proper noun

Quotation marks

pronoun

Reflexive pronoun Relative pronoun

colon Semi-colon

Verb tense

Fallacy

character

reasoning

Inductive reasoning Deductive reasoning

hyperbole

logic

Logical fallacy

mood

overstatement

personification

plot

mood

setting

theme

tone

almanac

anecdote

appendix

atlas

caption

Card catalog

Compare and contrast

context

footnote

Glossary

graphic

illustration

index

map

Order of importance

Reader’s guide

Table of contents

infer inference

Central message Central idea

climax

denouement

exposition

Omniscient

resolution

Rising action

summarize

Supporting evidence