DLAB Study Guide

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Noun

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a physical object or an abstract idea and can include a person, animal, place, or thing

Replaces a noun or another one of itself in a sentence and can be used instead of a noun to refer to the noun. Usually used if a subject of a passage already been established in a previous sentence and discussion on same subject is continuing.
Ex- Jack climbed the tree but HE fell off it.

a type of determiner that comes before a noun. Only two types- indefinite (a/an), and definite (the).
Ex- He dropped THE piano
Ex- She yelled at A cow

Part of the sentence that tells you what the sentence is about. In most cases, it's the "who" or "what" that does the action. Usually a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase.

used to give actions, events or states of being to subjects or nouns. Usually come after the subject, BUT the DLAB plays with sentence structure, so do not rely on it.
Ex- John SAW her FALL.

word used to describe, identify, or quantify a subject and modifies the noun or pronoun. Usually before a noun, but DLAB will try and trick you.
Ex- the BIG bowl is filled with bread.

a(n) "blank" is that which the subject is acting upon. Can be many different types including direct and indirect.
Ex- Athena bought a MOVIE

a noun phrase denoting a person or thing that is the recipient of the action of a transitive verb
SUBJECT+VERB+BLANK
Ex- John (subject) ate (verb) bread (blank)

Indirect Object

a noun phrase referring to someone or something that is, or will be, affected by the action of a verb. This means it is present when someone or something interacts with direct object. For a sentence to have "blank", it needs to have a direct object.
Ex- Jeremy gave his sister a sweater.
(Direct object is sweater, blank is his sister)

3 parts of the DLAB

Personal Survey, Audio, and Visual