English Study Guide Meanings
Terms
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- heading
- upper right corner write address & date
- body
- the message of a letter
- verb
- Tells what the subject of the sentence does
- future tense
- tells that something is going to happen
- paragraph
- Sentences that discuss one topic
- adverb
- Can modify a verb, an adjective or another adverb
- signature
- signing of your name at the end of a letter
- imperative
- gives a command or makes a request
- subject
- tells whom or what a sentence is about
- interrogative
- asks a question
- adjective
- Modifies, or describes a noun or pronoun
- demonstrative adjective
- tells which one using this, these, that, or those.
- contraction
- the shortened form of two words. dropped letters are replaced by an apostrophe
- past tense
- tells something has already happened
- predicate
- tells what the subject does, is, has, or feels.
- sentence
- a group of words that exoresses a complete thought
- proper noun
- names a particular person, place, thing, or idea.
- noun
- Names a person, place, thing, or idea
- comparative
- form of an adjective to compare two people, places, things, or ideas.
- greeting
- the name of the person who will recieve the letter
- declarative
- makes a statement
- Negative Words
- A word that means no
- Articles
- a,an, and the are special adjectives
- superlative
- form of an adejctive to compare three or more people, places, things, or ideas.
- exclamatory
- shows excitement or strong feeling
- singular noun
- names one person, place things, or idea
- plural noun
- names more than one person, place,thing, or idea
- possesive noun
- names who or what owns something
- closing
- the ending of a letter
- present tense
- tells something is happening now