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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the ending to a letter. For example: Love, (someone’s name) | Salutation |
| a group of words that have a subject or predicate. For example: The boy is very fast. | clause |
| a verb that states an action that will happen. | future tense |
| is one independent clause. An independent clause has a subject and predicate that expresses a complete thought. For example: The boy is very fast. | simple sentence |
| a noun that does not a specific NOUN! For example: dog | common noun |
| contains one independent clause ad one or more dependent clause. For example: After the rain, the air seemed fresh. | complex sentence |
| is a word like AND, BUT, WHEN, OR, etc., which connects words, phrases or clauses. | conjuction |
| a sentence that makes a statement. It ends in a period. | Declarative sentence |
| The direct object of a verb is created, affected or altered by the action of a verb, or appreciated or sensed by the subject of the verb. For example: She closed the door. ('door' is directly affected by her action.) | Direct object |
| is a verb when it acts as a noun; it can act as the subject or object of a main verb. EG: Studying is good for you. | gerund |
| is overstatement or exaggerated language that distorts facts by making them much bigger than they are if looked at objectively. For example, That car was as big as a whale. | Hyperbole |
| A group of words that can stand alone as a sentence. | Independent clause |
| Asks a question. It ends in a question mark. | Interrogative sentence |
| is one that does not take the -ed ending for the Past Simple and Past Participle forms. Some irregular verbs do not change; put put put, while others change completely; buy bought bought, etc. | Irregular Verb |
| ties a subject to noun and adjective to the predicate. | Linking Verb |
| is the most important verb in a sentence; without it, the sentence would not be complete. | Main Verb |
| a word that modifies(changes) the meaning of a word. For example, It was a FAT cat. Cat is the modifier because it changes the cat. | Modifier |
| is a balance of two or more similar words, phrases, or clauses. For example: The investigator added drug A, added drug B, and measured the pH. | Parallelism |
| is a work created to mock, comment on, or poke fun at an original work. For example, Scary Movie Series | Parody |
| is a word that links a noun, pronoun or gerund to other words. They can have a variety of meanings: Direction- He's going TO the shops Location- It's IN the box Time- He left AFTER the lesson had finished. | Preposition |
| begins with a preposition. For example: about George Washington | Prepositional phrase |
| something that is happening right now. For example, Kelly is riding her bicycle. | Present tense |
| is another name for main idea of your topic. | Thesis Statement |
| is used with the verb 'To Be' to indicate an action that is incomplete: Eg: I am reading / I was reading Present Participles can also be used as an adjective; an interesting story, a fascinating woman, etc. | Present participle |
| is an error that occurs when you use two negative words. For example, I did not want to do nothing. | Double negative |
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