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Common Core Language Arts Vocabulary

Subjects : common-core, languages
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1. A sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses






2. Person - place - or thing






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






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






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






6. Present - past - future - present perfect - past perfect - future perfect






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






8. Action words






9. Present - past - future - present perfect - past perfect - future perfect






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






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






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






13. What something is used for






14. Changed






15. One independent clause






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. Declarative - Interrogative - and Imperative - Exclamatory






19. 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.






20. Changed






21. Person - place - or thing






22. Specified methods of procedure






23. Declarative - Interrogative - and Imperative - Exclamatory






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






25. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion






26. One independent clause






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






28. Preceding in time or order






29. Words that take the place of nouns






30. The comparative form of an adjective






31. 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.






32. The superlative form of an adjective






33. Preceding in time or order






34. The noun or nouns that the pronoun replaces






35. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion






36. Specified methods of procedure






37. Action words






38. The superlative form of an adjective






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






40. What something is used for






41. The comparative form of an adjective






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






43. Words that take the place of nouns






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






45. The noun or nouns that the pronoun replaces






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






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






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






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






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