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Common Core Language Arts Vocabulary

Subjects : common-core, languages
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Present - past - future - present perfect - past perfect - future perfect






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






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






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






5. The comparative form of an adjective






6. One independent clause






7. 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.






8. Specified methods of procedure






9. Changed






10. The superlative form of an adjective






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






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






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






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. The noun or nouns that the pronoun replaces






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






17. Present - past - future - present perfect - past perfect - future perfect






18. The noun or nouns that the pronoun replaces






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






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






21. Action words






22. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion






23. Specified methods of procedure






24. The comparative form of an adjective






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






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






27. Preceding in time or order






28. Changed






29. Words that take the place of nouns






30. What something is used for






31. Action words






32. One independent clause






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






34. What something is used for






35. The superlative form of an adjective






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






37. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion






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






39. Declarative - Interrogative - and Imperative - Exclamatory






40. Words that take the place of nouns






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






42. Preceding in time or order






43. Person - place - or thing






44. Person - place - or thing






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






46. Declarative - Interrogative - and Imperative - Exclamatory






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






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






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






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