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4th/5th LA Vocabulary Words, Test 9-23-11
4th/5th LA Vocabulary Words, Test 9-23-11
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English
4th Grade
09/19/2011

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Term
subject
Definition
the person, place or thing that the sentence is about
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predicate
Definition
the part of the sentence with a verb... It tells what the subject is doing.
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complex sentence
Definition
a sentence where one part can stand alone, but the other part cannot. The type of sentence is made up of two parts that is separated by a comma.
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dependent clause
Definition
a group of words in a complex sentence that CAN NOT stand alone as a sentence
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independent clause
Definition
a group of words in a complex sentence that CAN stand alone
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contraction
Definition
a shortened form of two words
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compare
Definition
tell how things are alike
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contrast
Definition
tell how things are different
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tall tales
Definition
a story told with exaggeration with bigger-than-life characters
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