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| person, place, things, or ideas |
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A general person, place, thing, or idea.
Ex: horse, museum, school, girl mother |
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A specific person, place or thing. Always begins with a capital letter.
Ex: Taylor Swift, Armenia, Nashville Zoo |
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A word that stands in for a noun.
Ex: I, me, he, she, you, it, him, her. |
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Pronouns that show ownership.
Ex. my, your, our, his, their |
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Pronouns that link part of a sentence.
Ex. who, whom, whose, which and that |
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Tells what happens in a sentence; tells what the subject does.
Ex: sang, danced, went, acted, showed, practiced. |
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Describes what someone or something does.
Ex. look, find, swim, juggle, climb, grow, learn |
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helps the main verb describe the action.
Ex. am, could, have, are, should, did, is be, do, been, does, went, has |
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Describes a condition.
Ex. is, am, are, wre, was, be, being, been |
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Words that describe nouns or pronouns.
Ex. yellow boat, dangerous journey, this place |
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| Words that describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Often answer the questions When? Where? How? an How much; often in in LY. |
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a word that comes before a noun to talk about a specific person, place, or thing.
Ex. A, An, The |
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a word that connects a noun or pronoun to another part of a sentence; always has an object.
Ex: for, under, across, with, to, in, on, at, during |
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a connecting word; can join words, sentences, or parts.
Examples: and, or, but, because |
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A sentence that gives information; ends in a period.
Ex. The game is at five pm. |
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A sentence that gives a command or makes a request; ends with a period
Ex. Do your homework. |
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A sentence that asks a question; ends with a question mark.
Ex. Did you do your homework? |
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A sentence that shows excitement, surprise or strong feeling. Ends with an exclamation point.
Ex. The dog got out! |
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| what a sentence is about; can be a single word or more that one word. |
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| tells what the subject of a sentence is or does; always includes the verb. |
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| is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb. Find it by asking whom or what about the verb. |
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| a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb; may be more than one word. |
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| Part of a sentence or an incomplete sentence. |
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| Contains two or more complete sentences. |
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| A sentence that is too long or contains too much information. May be corrected by making two separate sentences or adding a conjunction. |
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a word that begins a sentice and introduces it to the reader; a comma follows it.
Ex. first, last, then, next, finally, however, well |
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A list of words; use a comma after each word in a series except the last word.
Ex: Gabriel, Hannah, and Karene |
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| when you address a person directly. |
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