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28 Cards in this Set
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A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. A sentence has a _______ (a person, a thing, or an idea) and a _________ (an action or a state of being).
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(a) subject
(b) predicate |
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Telling sentences are called?
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Statements.
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A statement ends with a ______?
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Period.
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Asking questions are called?
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Questions.
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A question ends with a __________?
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Question mark.
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Every sentence begins with a ______?
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capital letter.
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Questions that ask for information can start with?
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who, what, when, or where.
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A _______ is a sentence that tells what to do.
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command.
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A command ends with a ______.
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period.
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An ___________ sentence expresses strong emotion.
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exclamatory. It ends with an exclamation point.
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A sentence can be a _________, a ________, a _______, or an _________.
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statement, a question, a command, or an exclamation.
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Remember that a sentence has a _______ and a _________.
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(a) subject
(b) predicate |
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The _______ tells whom or what the sentence is about.
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subject
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The __________ tells what the subject is or does.
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predicate
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A ____ names a person, a place, or a thing.
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noun
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A ______ ____ names a particular person, place, or thing.
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proper noun
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A ______ ____ names any one member of a group of persons, places, or things.
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common noun
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A ________ ____ names one person, place, or thing.
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singular noun
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A ______ ____ names more than one person, place, or thing.
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plural noun
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The ______ of most nouns is formed by adding -s to the singular.
computer computers book books |
plural
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The ______ of nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, and sh is formed by adding -es to the singular.
dish dishes beach beaches |
plural
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The ______ of some nouns is irregular.
tooth teeth mouse mice |
plural
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The __________ ____ of a noun shows possession, or ownership. To form the singular possessive, add an apostrophe and the letter s ('s) to a singular noun.
baker's oven Zach's trophy |
possessive form
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To form the plural possessive of most _____, add an apostrophe ( ' ) after the -s of the plural form. When a plural form does not end in -s, add an apostrophe and s ( 's ).
boys' assignments men's caps |
nouns
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Action _____ express action.
Fish swim. Spiders spin. Artists paint. |
verbs
swim spin paint |
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Action _____ tell what happens.
My aunt hikes in the mountains for vacation. Roxanna reads a book every week. |
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hikes reads |
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A being ____ shows what someone or something is. Being verbs do not express action. Some being verbs are is, are, was, were, am, be, has been, had been, have been, and will be.
Paulo and Ricardo are good at Internet searches. Information about earthquakes is on the Internet. |
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are is |
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A verb can have two parts - a _______ ____ and a main verb. Some helping verbs are am, is, are, was, were, be, been, has, have, had, will, can, and might.
Our class has worked on many art projects. The helping verb is has. The main verb is worked. |
helping verb
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