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Common Core Language Arts Vocabulary

Subjects : common-core, languages
Instructions:
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1. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding'






2. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion






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






4. What something is used for






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






6. Person - place - or thing






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






8. Words that take the place of nouns






9. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion






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






11. Action words






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






13. Person - place - or thing






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. The comparative form of an adjective






19. A conjunction (like 'since' or 'that' or 'who') that introduces a dependent 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. Action words






22. Preceding in time or order






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






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






25. Specified methods of procedure






26. What something is used for






27. The noun or nouns that the pronoun replaces






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






29. Words that take the place of nouns






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






31. The superlative form of an adjective






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






33. The comparative form of an adjective






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






35. The noun or nouns that the pronoun replaces






36. One independent clause






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






38. The superlative form of an adjective






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






40. One independent clause






41. Changed






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






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






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






45. Declarative - Interrogative - and Imperative - Exclamatory






46. Declarative - Interrogative - and Imperative - Exclamatory






47. Specified methods of procedure






48. Preceding in time or order






49. Present - past - future - present perfect - past perfect - future perfect






50. Changed