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Common Core English Language ELA
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1. A phrase that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as its own sentence
independent clause
informational writing
present perfect
root
2. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak
comma ( -)
future perfect
opinion
dialect
3. A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought
sentence fragment
synonym
run-on sentence
atlas
4. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being
capitalization
verb
topic sentence
dialect
5. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated
present perfect
preposition
relevant evidence
proverb
6. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the future tense of 'to have' with the past tense form of a verb
dialogue
third-person omniscient
run-on sentence
future perfect
7. A line of a poem or song
proper noun
verse
figurative language
future perfect
8. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense
present tense
inference
fiction
narrator
9. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word
dialect
prefix
root
present perfect
10. A word that connects two or more words or sentences
syllable
relevant evidence
fact
conjuction
11. Punctuation used to show excitement or emotion - placed at the end of a sentence
antonym
exclamation point (!)
present perfect
verse
12. Words spoken by the actors in a drama
spelling
syllable
setting
lines
13. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information
proofreading
first person
reference materials
opinion
14. A quality that is part of a character's personality
reference materials
setting
simple sentence
trait
15. The plan for an essay or report in list form
dialogue
outline
revise
atlas
16. The character who tells a story
narrator
root
quotation marks (' ')
future perfect
17. What the passage is mostly about
main idea
context clues
cause
character
18. The form of a verb that tells you when the action takes place
tense
drama
editing
syllable
19. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors
simile
reference materials
compare
drama
20. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate
simple sentence
motivation
multiple-meaning words
generalization
21. The opening section or paragraph of an essay or a report
introduction
proverb
plot
sentence fragment
22. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm
prior knowledge
perfect tense
poetry
verb
23. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word
revise
resolution
prefix
spelling
24. Words an author chooses when writing
prior knowledge
narrator
vocabulary
dictionary
25. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading
conclusion
outline
draft
punctuation
26. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information
reference materials
exposition
proverb
verse
27. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the present tense of 'to have' with the past participle of a verb
definition
third person
present perfect
definition
28. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense
fact
inference
setting
main idea
29. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the future tense of 'to have' with the past tense form of a verb
future perfect
contrast
drama
reference materials
30. To identify ways that multiple things are different
opinion
lines
contrast
capitalization
31. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence
syllable
example
preposition
verse
32. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position
future tense
relevant evidence
chapter
transition
33. The reason something happens
cause
motivation
reference materials
multiple-meaning words
34. A tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas
graphic organizer
lines
metaphor
stanza
35. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address
prior knowledge
supporting details
comma ( -)
conflict
36. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally
resource
capitalization
drama
idiom
37. The basic word part that another word is made of - when an affix is added
graphic organizer
idiom
perfect tense
root word
38. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'
period (.)
simile
effect
prior knowledge
39. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate
interjection
figurative language
simile
simple sentence
40. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it
contrast
chapter
editing
introduction
41. The most basic part of a word - often from Latin or Greek
past perfect
fact
root
restatement
42. The plan for an essay or report in list form
third-person omniscient
verb
outline
past tense
43. Any material that will help a writer find information
detail
proofreading
quotation marks (' ')
resource
44. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas
example
syllable
suffix
metaphor
45. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position
informational writing
relevant evidence
introduction
cause
46. A capitalized word that names a particular person - place - or thing
present tense
third-person limited
proper noun
prior knowledge
47. Descriptive language that is not used literally and creates an image in the reader's mind
figurative language
third-person omniscient
chapter
present perfect
48. The final paragraph in an essay
conclusion
chapter
comma ( -)
future tense
49. A group of lines in a poem
climax
past perfect
stanza
supporting details
50. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends
spelling
resolution
capitalization
dictionary
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