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3 Grammar Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| noun | is a name of a person, place, thing, or idea |
| pronoun | is a word that takes the place of a noun |
| pronoun Ex | I, we, she, them, they, he, it, him,her |
| verb | an action word |
| adjective | describes a noun |
| adverb | tells how something is done |
| subject | a person, place, thing, or idea sentence or piece of writing is about |
| Question | ? punctuation that asks a question |
| Exclamation | ! shows excitement |
| Declarative | . makes a statement |
| Imperative | . command |
| Contractions | separated by an apostrophe |
| vowels | a,e,i,o,u and sometimes Y |
| constants | all other letters in the alphabet that are not vowels |
| adverb ex | ly, quickly |
| predicate | the part of the sentence that tells you something about the subject |
| adding es | noun ending in : ch, sh, ss, x zz |
| dropping Y | noun ending add -ies |
| dropping f or fe | noun ending add -ves |
| adverb | a word that describes a verb |
| affix | the word part added to the beginning or ending of a root |
| comma | the punctuation mark that show a pause in the sentence |
| dictionary | a book that gives the meaning of many words |
| edit | to correct mistakes in grammer, spelling,and capitalization |
| grammar | the system of language for speaking and writing |
| linking words | words that connect ideas |
| past tense | the verb tense that shows what happend before now |
| prefix | an affix added to the begining of a word |
| suffix | an affix added to the end of a word |