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






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






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






5. Preceding in time or order






6. What something is used for






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






8. Declarative - Interrogative - and Imperative - Exclamatory






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






10. Words that take the place of nouns






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






12. Words that take the place of nouns






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






14. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion






15. What something is used for






16. Action words






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






18. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion






19. Specified methods of procedure






20. One independent clause






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






22. The superlative form of an adjective






23. The noun or nouns that the pronoun replaces






24. 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.






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






26. The comparative form of an adjective






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






28. The superlative form of an adjective






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






30. Present - past - future - present perfect - past perfect - future perfect






31. One independent clause






32. Changed






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






34. 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.






35. Action words






36. Person - place - or thing






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






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






39. The noun or nouns that the pronoun replaces






40. Declarative - Interrogative - and Imperative - Exclamatory






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






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






43. Specified methods of procedure






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






45. Person - place - or thing






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






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






48. The comparative form of an adjective






49. Preceding in time or order






50. Changed