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68 Cards in this Set
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Definition of a noun |
Name a person, place, thing or idea |
Who are you? Where are you? What are you? |
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Definition of a proper noun |
Name a special person, place or thing |
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Definition of a pronoun |
Take the place of a noun |
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Definition of an adjective |
A modifying word that describes a noun |
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Definition of a verb |
Shows an action or state of being |
Wachya doin? |
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Definition of an adverb |
Describes verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. They specify when, where and how much. |
What time? What place? How ____? |
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Definition of a preposition |
Shows how a noun or pronoun is related to another word in a sentence. When used with a verb it changes the meaning of the verb. |
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Definition of a conjunction |
Joins words, phrases and clauses together. |
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Definition of an article |
Three special words that can be used before a noun |
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Definition of an interjection |
State an exclamation or remark |
!!! |
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Preposition The boy with curly hair ate lunch in the park |
In |
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Conjunction Randy and Kim called because it was my birthday |
Because |
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Article A bird flew in a tree |
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Interjection Ow! That hurt. |
Ow! |
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Noun The teacher was at the school, sitting at her desk during recess. |
Teacher School Desk Recess |
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Proper noun Angela went on a walk in Hunt Park. |
Angela Hunt park |
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Adjective The young boy rode his red bike |
Young Red |
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Adjective It has been a good day |
Good |
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Verb I walk to school |
Walk |
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Verb Sam waited in the car. |
Waited |
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Verb
You will enjoy your new school |
Enjoy |
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Adverb She ran home quickly |
Quickly |
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Adverb My teacher is very nice |
Very |
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Person place or thing |
Noun |
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Special person, place or thing |
Proper noun |
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Takes the place of a noun |
Pronoun |
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He, she, their are examples of |
A pronoun |
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Paper, library, police man |
Noun |
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Monday, Jennifer, English are examples of |
Proper Noun |
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Modifying words |
Adjective |
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Huge, purple, old, fuzzy are examples of |
An adjective |
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Action or state of being |
Verb |
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See, catching, think, run |
Verb |
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Describes verbs, adjectives and other adverbs |
Adverbs |
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They specify when, where and how much |
Adverb |
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Very, slowly, high |
Adverb |
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Shows how a noun or pronoun is related to another word in a sentence |
Preposition |
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When used with a verb, it changes the meaning of a verb |
Preposition s |
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On, about, around, in |
Preposition |
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Join words, phrases and clauses together |
Conjunction |
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And, because, however, so |
Conjunction |
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Three special words that can be used before a noun |
Articles |
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A, an, the |
Articles |
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State an exclamation or remark |
Interjection s |
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Ouch! Hooray! Oh! Yes! Wow! |
Interjection |
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Annabel had a good day, her mom wanted her to do the dishes . |
Comma splice |
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Robert ran to the cabin, no one was there. |
Comma splice |
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The dog was keeping guard, it never heard the burglar. |
Comma splice |
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Definition of alliteration |
The repetition of the initial sound in two or more words |
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Consonance |
The repetition of the initial sound in two or more words in any part of the word |
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Definition of allusion |
A passing or casual reference to a famous place, person or work |
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Conflict |
Man vs man Man vs nature Man vs self |
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Foreshadowing |
To show or indicate what is going to happen, before it happens |
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Definition of a Hyperbole |
The use of a specific time word s or phrases that exaggerate and overemphasize for effect |
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Metaphor |
A direct comparison, without using like or as |
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Onomatopoeia |
A word, which imitates the natural sound of a thing. |
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Personification |
It gives human qualities to a thing |
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Simile |
An indirect comparison using like or as |
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Verb Noun Is it wrong to steal food if you're staving? |
Starving Food |
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Verb Noun If I were a pirate, I would have a bird who talks |
Were have Were havePirate. Bird Pirate. Bird |
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Verb Noun These pirates may be wearing eye patches, peg legs, or hooked hands. |
May. Be. Pirates. Patches. Peg legs. Hook hands. |
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Am, is, are, was |
Verb |
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Am, be, have, do, can, may, might |
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Conjunction Sharon loves to go on roller coasters, yet she has a fear of heights |
Yet |
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Adverb Adjective He quickly threw on his green pants and orange shirt |
Quickly Green. Orange |
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Adverb Adjective She clumsily spilled hot coffee on her pink shirt. |
Clumsily Hot. Pink |
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Change the adjective to an adverb Quick Beautiful Sneaky Expensive |
Quickly Beautifully Sneakily Expensively |
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Adjective There are three shoes |
Three Shoes |
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