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Common Core Language Arts Vocabulary

Subjects : common-core, languages
Instructions:
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1. The past tense doesn't add an -ed; Usually the past tense and past participle forms are not the same






2. Some nouns have special plural forms they are called irregular plural. singular: man - woman - goose - child - foot - mouse -die - ox/ irregular men - women - geese -children -feet -mice -dice -oxen.






3. The superlative form of an adjective






4. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding'






5. Person - place - or thing






6. The noun or nouns that the pronoun replaces






7. Connects word or word groups that have equal importance in a sentence (and - but - or - for - so - yet - nor)






8. One independent clause






9. Subject stays the same; verb must be singular or plural to match the subject






10. Word used to modify or describe a noun or pronoun - such as 'happy -' 'sad -' or 'pretty.'






11. A sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses






12. The noun or nouns that the pronoun replaces






13. Specified methods of procedure






14. Words that take the place of nouns






15. Action words






16. The past tense doesn't add an -ed; Usually the past tense and past participle forms are not the same






17. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea






18. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion






19. The superlative form of an adjective






20. A sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses






21. Action words






22. A conjunction (like 'since' or 'that' or 'who') that introduces a dependent clause






23. A sentence that includes one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.






24. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding'






25. Preceding in time or order






26. Word used to modify or describe a noun or pronoun - such as 'happy -' 'sad -' or 'pretty.'






27. Changed






28. Connects word or word groups that have equal importance in a sentence (and - but - or - for - so - yet - nor)






29. Declarative - Interrogative - and Imperative - Exclamatory






30. Specified methods of procedure






31. Subject stays the same; verb must be singular or plural to match the subject






32. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea






33. The comparative form of an adjective






34. Person - place - or thing






35. Changed






36. One independent clause






37. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?






38. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?






39. A sentence that includes one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.






40. Declarative - Interrogative - and Imperative - Exclamatory






41. The comparative form of an adjective






42. Some nouns have special plural forms they are called irregular plural. singular: man - woman - goose - child - foot - mouse -die - ox/ irregular men - women - geese -children -feet -mice -dice -oxen.






43. A conjunction (like 'since' or 'that' or 'who') that introduces a dependent clause






44. Present - past - future - present perfect - past perfect - future perfect






45. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion






46. What something is used for






47. Present - past - future - present perfect - past perfect - future perfect






48. Words that take the place of nouns






49. What something is used for






50. Preceding in time or order