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Common Core Language Arts Vocabulary

Subjects : common-core, languages
Instructions:
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1. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea






2. The comparative form of an adjective






3. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion






4. Action words






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






6. Preceding in time or order






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






8. The noun or nouns that the pronoun replaces






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






10. What something is used for






11. Specified methods of procedure






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






13. Declarative - Interrogative - and Imperative - Exclamatory






14. The noun or nouns that the pronoun replaces






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






16. The superlative form of an adjective






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






18. Person - place - or thing






19. One independent clause






20. 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.






21. Words that take the place of nouns






22. Words that take the place of nouns






23. Person - place - or thing






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






25. The superlative form of an adjective






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






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






28. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion






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






30. Specified methods of procedure






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






32. 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.






33. Preceding in time or order






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






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






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






37. Changed






38. Changed






39. Present - past - future - present perfect - past perfect - future perfect






40. Declarative - Interrogative - and Imperative - Exclamatory






41. Present - past - future - present perfect - past perfect - future perfect






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






43. What something is used for






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






45. Action words






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






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






48. The comparative form of an adjective






49. One independent clause






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