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34 Cards in this Set
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COMPOUND SUBJECT
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Combine sentences by having TWO OR MORE SUBJECTS doing the same thing.
E.G. My uncle and my cousin are veterans. |
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COMPOUND PREDICATE
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Combine sentences by having the SAME subject do two or more things at the same time.
E.G. Terri may sing or play her flute for us. |
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INTRODUCTION
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Beginning of your story. Your chance to grab your reader's attention.
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BODY
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Middle of your story. Describes the events in time order.
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CONCLUSION
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How your story ended. You might tell something you learned or explain how you felt.
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STRONG VERBS
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A verb that shows the action of a sentence in an exact way. They make the sentence more interesting and paint a clearer picture of the action in the sentence.
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COLORFUL ADJECTIVES
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Describe something in an exact way.
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COMPOUND SENTENCE
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Two short sentences with related ideas that are combined, or joined, to make a loner sentence. They are usually combined by using a comma and a conjunction such as AND, BUT, or OR
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AND
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A conjunction that connects ideas that are alike in some way.
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BUT
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A conjunction that connects ideas that are different.
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OR
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A conjunction that connects ideas that give a choice.
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SENTENCE
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A group of words that expresses a complete thought.
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DECLARATIVE SENTENCE
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A sentence that makes a statement.
It ends with a period. E. G. Ocean water is salty. |
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INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE
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A sentence that asks a question.
It ends with a question mark. E. G. What kind of fish is it? |
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IMPERATIVE SENTENCE
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A sentence that gives a command or makes a request.
It usually ends with a period. E. G. Tell me about spiders. Please handle the spider with care. |
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EXCLAMATORY SENTENCE
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A sentence that expresses strong or sudden emotion.
It ends with an exclamation point. E. G. That is one ugly spider! |
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SUBJECT
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Who or what the sentence is about.
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SIMPLE SUBJECT
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A noun.
e. g. Cats |
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COMPOUND SUBJECT
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Two or more simple subjects connected by and or or.
e. g. Cats and kittens Cats or kittens |
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SIMPLE PREDICATE
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The verb that tells what the subject is or does.
e. g. visit |
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COMPOUND PREDICATE
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Two or more simple predicates connected with and, but, or or.
e. g. sightsee and shop |
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DIRECT OBJECT
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The noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb.
To find it, ask whom or what after the verb. |
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SUBJECT COMPLEMENT
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Follows a linking verb. It is usually a noun or an adjective that tells more about the subject.
The most common linking verb is be and its various forms (am, are, is, was, were). e. g. The storm was fierce. (The subject complement is fierce.) |
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RUN-ON SENTENCE
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Results when two sentences are combined but not connected properly. Occurs when two sentences are separated only by a comma or by no connectors at all.
Usually easily fixed by making a compound sentence with a comma and the word and or but. |
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NOUN
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A person, place or thing.
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PROPER NOUN
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Begins with a capital letter and names a particular person, place or thing.
e. g. Alex Razler |
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COMMON NOUN
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Names any one member of a group of persons, places or things.
e. g. teacher |
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SINGULAR NOUN
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Names one person, place or thing.
e. g. map |
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PLURAL NOUN
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Names more than one person, place or thing.
e. g. maps |
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IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUN
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The plural of a noun not formed by adding -s or -es to the singular.
e. g. ox - oxen; child - children |
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PLURAL POSSESSIVE NOUN
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Shows that more than one person or thing owns something.
e. g. boys' games men's toys |
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COLLECTIVE NOUN
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Nouns that name a group of things or people.
e. g. army, club, family |
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SIMPLE SUBJECT
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Tells what the sentence is about. Tells who or what is or does something.
To find a subject, ask who or what before the predicate. |
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DIRECT OBJECT
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A noun used to tell who or what receives the action of the verb.
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