Language 3, Abeka

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Sentence

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is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.

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Declarative Sentence

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makes a statement.

ends with a period.

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Exclamatory Sentence

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shows sudden or strong feeling.

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Capitalization Rule 1.

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the first word in every sentence.

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Capitalization Rule 2.

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the word I.

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Capitalization Rule 3.

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the days of the week and the months of the year, but not the seasons.

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Capitalization Rule 4.

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holidays and special days.

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Capitalization Rule 5.

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name referring to God and the Bible.

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Capitalization Rule 6.

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the name of a particular person, place, or thing.

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Capitalization Rule 7.

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initials.

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Capitalization Rule 8.

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titles of respect.

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Captalization Rule 9.

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the first word, the last word, and every important word in the titles of books stories poems and songs.

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Punctuation Period Rule 1.

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use a period at the of every declarative sentence.

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Punctuation Period Rule 2.

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use a period after initials of names.

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Punctuation Period Rule 3.

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use period after abbreviated titles of respect.

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Punctuation Period Rule 4.

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use periods after abbreviations of days and months.

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Comma Rule1

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use a comma after yes or no at the beginning of a sentence.

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Comma Rule 2

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use a comma after the name of the person you are speaking to in a sentence.

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Comma Rule 3

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use a comma to separate the name of a town or a city from the name of a state.

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Comma Rule 4

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use commas to separate words or groups of words in a series.

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Comma Rule 5

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use commas to separate the parts of a date.

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Interrogative Sentence

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an interrogative sentence asks a question.

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Possession or Ownership Words

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add an 's at the end of the word.

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Quotation Marks Rule 1

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Use quotation marks before and after a direct quotation.

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What is a quote?

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when someone is speaking or when copying exactly what someone else has already said.

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Quotation Mark Rule 2

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The end puncutation goes inside the quotation marks in a direct quote. "...end of sentence."

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What is a contraction?

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a word formed by combining two words.

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Definition of Singular

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one

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Definition of Plural

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more than one

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Plural Rule 1.

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To form the plural of most nouns, add s to the singular.

Ex: paper > papers

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Plural Rule 2.

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To form the plural of words ending in ch, sh, s, x, and z add es the singular.

Ex: glass > glasses; tax > taxes

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Plural Rule 3.

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To form the plural of most words ending in f or fe, change the f or fe to v and add es.

Ex: knife > knives; elf > elves

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Plural Rule 4.

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To form the plural of a word ending in y preceded by a consonant, change the y to i and add es.

Ex: puppy > puppies

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Plural Rule 5.

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To form the plural of a word ending y preceded by a vowel, add s.

Ex: donkey > donkeys

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Plural Rule 6.

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To form the plural of some singular words, the spelling is changed.

Ex: man > men; child > children

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Plural Rule 7.

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The plural and singular spellings of some words are the same.

Ex: sheep > sheep, deer > deer

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Using is and isn't

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Use with one person or thing.

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Using are and aren't

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Use with more than one person or thing

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the word you.

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Using there is and is there

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Use with one person or thing.

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Using there are and are there

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Use with more than one person or thing.

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Using was and wasn't

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Use when you speak or write about one person or thing.

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Using were and weren't

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Use when you speak or write about more than one person or thing

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with the word you.

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Using has and hasn't

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Use with one person or thing.

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Using have and haven't

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Use with more than one person or thing

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with the word you.

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Using A

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is usually used before words beginning with a consonant sound.

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Using An

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is usually used before words beginning with a vowel sound.

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Using May

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is used to ask or give permission.

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Using Can

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is used to show ability or power.

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Using Teach

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means to give knowledge.

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Using Learn

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means to get knowledge.

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Using Sit

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means to rest or to be seated.

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Using Sat

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is used to tell about something that already happened.

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Using Set

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means to put or place something.

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Using Too

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means also or more than enough.

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Using Two

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means the number 2.

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Using To

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For most other meanings use

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Helping Word List

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is, are, was, were, has, have, had.

Ex: has driven, were grown, is written

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Using There

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is used to tell where something is.

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Using Their

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is used to show ownership.

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Using They're

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is a contraction of they are.

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Is hisself and theirselves words?

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NO. Correct words are himself and themselves.

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Using Its

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used to show ownership.

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Using It's

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a contraction of it is.

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What is a synonym?

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are words that have the same or nearly the same meaning.

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What is an antonym?

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are words that have opposite meanings.

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Homonyms

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are words that sound alike but have different spellings and meanings.

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What is a dictionary?

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contains a list of word and information about each word.

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What is a noun?

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is the name of a person, place, thing, or an idea.

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What is a common noun?

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is the name of ANY person, place, thing.

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What is a proper noun?

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is the name of a particular person, place, or thing.

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The subject of a sentence...

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...tells who or what the sentence is about (normally a noun).

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Can a sentence have more than one subject?

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YES

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What is a verb?

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a word that normally shows action, but not always.

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Diagramming Subject and Verb Step 1

Airplanes fly day and night.

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Draw a horizontal line.

____________________________

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Diagramming Subject and Verb Step 2

Airplanes fly day and night.

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Find the verb and right it on the right side of the line.

___________________fly

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Diagramming Subject and Verb Step 3

Airplanes fly day and night.

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Draw a vertical line before the verb.

___________________l_fly

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Diagramming Subject and Verb Step 4

Airplanes fly day and night.

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Write the subject in front of the vertical line.

___Airplanes___l_fly

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What is an adjective?

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is a word that describes a noun.

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Questions to find adjectives

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which one, what kind, how many, or whose?

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What three words are ALWAYS adjectives?

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a, an, the.