Omar 3Rd Grade English

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abbreviation

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A short way to write a word. Most abbreviations end with a period. An abbreviation for a proper noun begins with a capital letter.

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action verb

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A verb that tells what the subject of a sentence does

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adjective

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A word that describes a noun.
Some adjectives tell how many. Other adjectives tell what kind.

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adverb

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A word that describes a verb. An adverb may tell how, when, or where an action happens.

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antonym

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A word opposite to another in meaning.

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apostrophe

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A symbol that takes the place of letters that are left out in a contraction or that shows possession

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article

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A word in a special group of adjectives that includes a, an, and the

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combining sentences

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Putting related ideas and information together in one sentence instead of two or three sentences

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comma

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A punctuation mark that:
* separates three or more subjects in a compound subject
*separates three or more predicates in a compound predicate
*is used before and, but, and or in a compound sentence

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command

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A kind of sentence that gives an order or direction. Use a period at the end of a command.

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complete sentence

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A group of words that has a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought

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compound predicate

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Two or more predicates that have the same subject. They are joined by and, or, or but. Three or more predicates need commas to separate them.

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compound sentence

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A sentence made up of two or more simple sentences. The sentences are connected by a comma and the word and, or, or but.

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compound subject

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Two or more subjects joined by and or or. Compound subjects have the same predicate. Three or more subjects are separated by commas.

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contraction

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A short way to write two words. When a contraction is made, one or more letters are left out. An apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter or letters.

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double negative

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Two negative words in one sentence. Double negatives make the meaning of a sentence unclear and should never be used.

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end marks

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Punctuation marks that come at the end of a sentence:
* period
* question mark
* exclamation mark

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exclamation

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A sentence that shows strong feeling. Use an exclamation point at the end of an exclamation.

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exclamation point

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An end mark that follows an exclamation

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future-tense verb

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A verb that shows action that will happen at a later time. To form the future tense of a verb, use the helping verb will.

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Helping Verb

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A verb that works with the main verb to tell more about an action. The helping verb comes before the main verb or verbs in a sentence.

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Homograph

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A word that sounds like another word and is spelled the same but has a different meaning

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Homophone

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A word that sounds like another word but has a different meaning and a different spelling

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Irregular plural

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A noun that has a special spelling or stays the same in the plural form

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Main Verb

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The most important verb in the predicate. The main verb tells what the action is.

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Negative

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A word that means "no"

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Noun

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A word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. A noun can tell who or what.

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Objective Pronoun

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A pronoun that follows an action verb or a word such as about, at, for, from, near, of, to, or with.

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Past-tense Verb

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A verb that shows action that happened in the past. Add -ed or -d to most present-tense verbs to make them show past tense.

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Period

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An end mark used after abbreviations or at the end of a statement or command

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Plural Noun

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A noun that names more than one person, animal, place, or thing. Add s to most singular nouns to form the plural.

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Plural Possessive Noun

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A possessive noun that shows ownership by more than one person or thing. The placement of the apostrophe depends on the spelling of the plural noun.

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Possessive Noun

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A noun that shows ownership. An apostrophe or an apostrophe and s are added to show possession.

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Predicate

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The word or words that tell what the subject of the sentence is or does. (simple, complete, or compound

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Present-tense Verb

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A verb that tells about action that is happening now or that happens over and over

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Pronoun

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A word that takes the place of one or more nouns
(object, subject, possessive)

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Pronoun Antecedent

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The noun or nouns that a pronoun replaces. A pronoun should agree with its antecedent in gender and number.

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Proper Noun

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A noun that tells the exact name of a person, place, or thing. Words that name people, places, titles, holidays, days of the week, and months of the year are proper nouns. Proper nouns are always capitalized.

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Possessive Pronoun

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A pronoun that shows ownership, taking the place of a possessive noun. Some come before nouns. Others stand alone. It never has an apostrophe.

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Question

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A sentence that asks something. Use a question mark at the end of a question.

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Question Mark

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The end mark used after a sentence that asks a question

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Quotation Marks

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Punctuation marks that are used to show the exact words a speaker says or to identify the title of a story, poem, or song

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Regular Verb

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A verb whose past-tense form ends with ed

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Sentence

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A group of words that forms a complete thought. A sentence begins with a capital letter, ends with an end mark, and has a subject and a predicate.

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Simple Predicate

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The main word or words in the complete predicate of a sentence. The simple predicate is always a verb.

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Simple Sentence

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A sentence that has a subject and a predicate and expresses one complete thought

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Statement

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A sentence that tells something. Use a period at the end of a statement.

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Subject

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The part of a sentence that names the person or thing the sentence is about. The subject is usually at the beginning of a sentence.

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Subject Pronoun

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A pronoun that takes the place of one or more nouns in the subject of a sentence

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Subject-Verb Agreement

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Subjects and verbs must agree, or match each other. If the subject of a present-tense verb is singular, the verb must be singular. If the subject is plural, the verb must be plural.

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Synonym

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A word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word.

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Tense

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The verb form that tells the time of the action. It tells whether the action is happening now, has happened in the past, or will happen in the future.

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Title

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The name of something such as a book, magazine, or newspaper. Titles of long works such as books, magazines, and newspapers are underlined or printed in italic (slanted) type. Titles of shorter works such as poems and stories are placed in quotation marks. Capitalize the first word, the last word, and all the important words in a title.

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Underline

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Underline or print in italic (slanted) type the titles of long works such as books, magazines, and newspapers

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Verb

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The main word in the predicate of a sentence. It tells what the subject is or does.