ARTS 301 BUNDLED EXAM COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE 2026
◉ Prior Knowledge.
Answer: all previous experience and knowledge that can be
connected to new subjects
◉ Word Structure.
Answer: the way words are formed and can be broken down
◉ Apostrophe (literary device).
Answer: writer (esp. in poetry) addressing someone/something that
is not actually present (including addressing abstract concepts like
Love)
◉ Fable.
Answer: dramatizes human actions through animal characters in
order to teach a moral lesson about human behavior
◉ A primary purpose of analytical writing in response to literature
is to.
Answer: interpret a literary work by examining its plot, characters,
themes, and stylistic elements.
,◉ Denotation.
Answer: a word's literal meaning
◉ Connotation.
Answer: a word's underlying or associated (emotional) meaning
used to add layer(s) of meaning, especially poetry
◉ Morpheme.
Answer: foundation of language and syntax
not synonymous with syllables
parts words (prefix, root, suffix)
◉ syntax.
Answer: arrangement of words/sentences to create meaning
◉ phoneme.
Answer: smallest unit of grammar recognizable by sound
◉ grapheme.
Answer: smallest unit of grammar recognizable by written language
,◉ prefix.
Answer: morpheme (part) of a word preceding the root or base
morpheme
◉ root.
Answer: base morpheme that gives the word its essential meaning
◉ suffix.
Answer: a morpheme that is attached at the end of a
morpheme/root
◉ affix.
Answer: morpheme attached before or after a base that cannot
function independently as a word
◉ Free morpheme.
Answer: a base that can stand alone
◉ determiner.
Answer: a morpheme that references a noun or noun phrase
determines if the word or phrase referenced is specific or general
, ◉ specific determiner.
Answer: references precise nouns/noun phrases that the
reader/listener will understand
e.g. definite article (the), possessives (my, their, etc), demonstrative
(this, these, etc), interrogative (which)
◉ general determiner.
Answer: descriptors used for general, non-specific phrases
indefinite article (a/an), collective (any), another/other,
interrogative (what)
◉ uncount(able) noun.
Answer: noun that can be used without a determiner
e.g. food
◉ quantifier.
Answer: determines the amount of something
◉ bound morpheme.
Answer: cannot stand alone; must connect with a free morpheme
◉ derivational morpheme.
STUDY GUIDE 2026
◉ Prior Knowledge.
Answer: all previous experience and knowledge that can be
connected to new subjects
◉ Word Structure.
Answer: the way words are formed and can be broken down
◉ Apostrophe (literary device).
Answer: writer (esp. in poetry) addressing someone/something that
is not actually present (including addressing abstract concepts like
Love)
◉ Fable.
Answer: dramatizes human actions through animal characters in
order to teach a moral lesson about human behavior
◉ A primary purpose of analytical writing in response to literature
is to.
Answer: interpret a literary work by examining its plot, characters,
themes, and stylistic elements.
,◉ Denotation.
Answer: a word's literal meaning
◉ Connotation.
Answer: a word's underlying or associated (emotional) meaning
used to add layer(s) of meaning, especially poetry
◉ Morpheme.
Answer: foundation of language and syntax
not synonymous with syllables
parts words (prefix, root, suffix)
◉ syntax.
Answer: arrangement of words/sentences to create meaning
◉ phoneme.
Answer: smallest unit of grammar recognizable by sound
◉ grapheme.
Answer: smallest unit of grammar recognizable by written language
,◉ prefix.
Answer: morpheme (part) of a word preceding the root or base
morpheme
◉ root.
Answer: base morpheme that gives the word its essential meaning
◉ suffix.
Answer: a morpheme that is attached at the end of a
morpheme/root
◉ affix.
Answer: morpheme attached before or after a base that cannot
function independently as a word
◉ Free morpheme.
Answer: a base that can stand alone
◉ determiner.
Answer: a morpheme that references a noun or noun phrase
determines if the word or phrase referenced is specific or general
, ◉ specific determiner.
Answer: references precise nouns/noun phrases that the
reader/listener will understand
e.g. definite article (the), possessives (my, their, etc), demonstrative
(this, these, etc), interrogative (which)
◉ general determiner.
Answer: descriptors used for general, non-specific phrases
indefinite article (a/an), collective (any), another/other,
interrogative (what)
◉ uncount(able) noun.
Answer: noun that can be used without a determiner
e.g. food
◉ quantifier.
Answer: determines the amount of something
◉ bound morpheme.
Answer: cannot stand alone; must connect with a free morpheme
◉ derivational morpheme.
