Language Arts Final Exam Terms

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common noun

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a noun that refers to any of a class of people or things

Hint 1

singer and place

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proper noun

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the name of a specific person or thing, normally beginning with a capital letter and not used with the indefinite article or a modifier

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York, Sally, or Henderson

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Possessive Noun

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word derived from a noun and expressing possession of a thing

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My, hers, or Jane's

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Personal Pronoun

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a pronoun expressing a distinction of person

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I, we, they, he, she, you

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First Person Pronoun

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I, we

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Second Person Pronoun

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You

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Third Person Pronoun

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He, she, they, it

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Nominative

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the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb

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objective

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in or relating to the grammatical form case that identifies a noun or pronoun as the object of a verb

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possessive

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indicating grammatical ownership

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his, her

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adjective

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the word class that qualifies nouns

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blue, dull

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article

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determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase

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the, a

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action verb

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a word belonging to the part of speech that is the center of the predicate and which describes an act or activity

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run, walk, sit

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linking verb

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an equating verb that links the subject with the complement of a sentence

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be, become

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helping verb

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an informal term for an auxiliary verb, which combines with a main verb to help it express tense, mood, and voice

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be, do, have, can, may, will, shall

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present tense

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a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

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she writes, she is writing

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past tense

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A verb tense used to express an action or a condition that occurred in or during the past

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While she was sewing, he read aloud, was sewing

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future tense

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a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future

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will write, will read

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adverb

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the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses

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quietly

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preposition

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a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word

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under, in, around, near

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infinitive

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the uninflected form of the verb

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to go, to be

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complete subject

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one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated

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Then she (in Then she was reading silently.)

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complete predicate

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one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements

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was reading silently(in Then she was reading silently.)

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simple subject

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the main noun in the complete subject

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She (in Then she was reading silently.)

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simple predicate

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the action in the predicate

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was reading (in Then she was reading silently.)

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transitive verb

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a verb that requires an object in order to be grammatical

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intransitive verb

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a verb that does not take an object

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prepositional phrase

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a phrase beginning with a preposition

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under the counter

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Adjective prepositional phrase

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a prepositional phrase that modifies a noun

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adverb prepositional phrase

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a prepositional phrase that modifies a verb

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simple sentence

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sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses

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The dog ran.

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compound sentence

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a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses

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The sky darkened and the wind howled

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complex sentence

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a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause

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This is an independent clause, whereas this is a dependent clause.

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compound-complex sentence

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A sentence consisting of at least two coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.

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The lightning flashed (independent clause) and the rain fell (independent clause) as he entered the house (dependent clause).

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declarative sentence

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a sentence (in the indicative mood) that makes a declaration

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I need the mail.

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interrogative sentence

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sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply

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Will you go get the mail?

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exclamatory sentence

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shows strong feeling. Declarative, imperative, or interrogative sentences can be made into exclamatory sentences by punctuating them with an exclamation point

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Go get the mail!

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imperative sentence

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gives a command or makes a request

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Get the mail.

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proofreading marks

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symbols used to edit writing

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^ or underlining 3 times

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pursuasive

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writing that is designed to convince an audience

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editoral

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a newspaper article that is written to persuade the reader.

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prompt

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a topic given to the reader

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thesis statement

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includes the main idea

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counter point/counter argument

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the opposing side of the argument

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audience awareness

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knowing and understanding how to communicate with the person who is reading your writing

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plagiarism

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copying ideas from someone else even when you put the ideas in your own words without siting your source

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debate

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a form of persuasion

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source

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the person, book, or article where you got your information to support your argument

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cite/citation

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giving credit to the source of your information

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writing task

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the role, form, purpose, and audience for your writing

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role

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the character or position of the person writing the persuasive piece

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form

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the structure a writer uses to persuade his/her audience

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audience

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the persosns or persons reading the writing

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purpose

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an objective, effect, or result aimed

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introduction

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the first secionof the essay that establishesand mantains focus on a subject; includes thesis statement

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body

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the section of the essay where the writerdevelops support for their argument

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conclusion

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the section where you can share a lesson learned, reminding the audience of somethingyou want them to believe/do and telling them why your opinion would be the best choice.

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issue

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a point or matter of discussion, debate, or dispute, has at least two views.

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point of view/position

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an attitude or standpoint, ho one sees or thinks of something, stance