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- compound verb
- consists of two or more verbs that have the same subject
- interrogative sentence
- asks a question and ends with a question mark
- abstract noun
- names an idea, a feeling, a quality or a characteristic
- noun
- ia a word or a word group that is used to name a person, a place, a thing or an idea
- complete predicate
- consists of a verb and all the words that describe the verb and complete its meaning
- exclamatory sentence
- shows excitement or strong feeling and ends with an exclamation point.
- complex sentences
- contains one independent clause and at least one subordinate clause
- independent clause
- expresses a complete thought and can stand by itself as a complete sentence
- thesis
- opinion statement
- compound subject
- consists of two or more connected subjects that have the same verb
- demonstrative pronoun
- points out a person, a place, a thing or an idea
- introduction
- attention grabbing beginning / main idea
- conclusion
- related unanswered question or final comment
- declarative sentence
- makes a statement and ends with a period
- simple predicate or verb
- is the main word or word group that tells something about the subject
- complete subject
- is the main word or word group that tells whom or what the sentence is about
- supporting details
- give specific details that explain or prove the main idea
- adjectives
- is a word uded to modify a noun or a pronoun
- concrete noun
- names a person, place or thing that can be percieved by one or more of the senses ( sight, hearing, taste,touch and smell
- simple sentence
- contains one independent clause and no subordianate clauses
- indefinite pronoun
- refers to a person, place, a thing or an idea that may or may not be specifically named
- imperative sentence
- gives a command or makes a request. most imperative sentences end with a period. a strong command ends with an exclamation point.
- comman noun
- names any one of a group of people,places,things,or idea
- pronoun
- is a word used in a place of one or more nouns or pronouns
- compound sentence
- contains tow or more independent clauses and no subordinate clauses
- relative pronoun
- introduces a subordinate clause
- proper noun
- names a particular person, place,thing,or idea
- collective noun
- is a word that names a group
- topic sentence
- states the main idea of the paragraph
- transitions
- words are phrases that connect ideas and make writing smooth
- interrogative pronoun
- introduces a question
- preposition
- is a word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun called the object of the preposition to another word
- adverbs
- is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb
- personal pronoun
- refers to the one speaking ( first person ) , the one spoken to ( second person ) or the one spoken about ( third person )
- clincher
- pulls together the preceding sentences by emphasizing the main idea