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Common Core Language Arts Vocabulary

Subjects : common-core, languages
Instructions:
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1. One independent clause






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






3. The noun or nouns that the pronoun replaces






4. Declarative - Interrogative - and Imperative - Exclamatory






5. Words that take the place of nouns






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






7. One independent clause






8. Preceding in time or order






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






10. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion






11. Changed






12. 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.






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






14. The superlative form of an adjective






15. The superlative form of an adjective






16. Changed






17. 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.






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






19. Preceding in time or order






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






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






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






23. Words that take the place of nouns






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






25. Present - past - future - present perfect - past perfect - future perfect






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






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






28. Action words






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






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






31. The comparative form of an adjective






32. Person - place - or thing






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






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






35. Action words






36. Specified methods of procedure






37. The comparative form of an adjective






38. What something is used for






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






40. Declarative - Interrogative - and Imperative - Exclamatory






41. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion






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






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






44. The noun or nouns that the pronoun replaces






45. Person - place - or thing






46. What something is used for






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






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






49. Specified methods of procedure






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