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Definitions of important terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| expresses a complete thought | sentence |
| composed of subject (noun/pronoun) and verb | simple sentence |
| makes a statement, ends with a period | declarative sentence |
| asks a question, ends with a question mark | interrogative sentence |
| expresses surprise, disbelief, or deep feeling, ends with an exclamation point | exclamatory sentence |
| gives a command or requests someone to do something, can end with a period or an exclamation point | imperative sentence |
| names a person, place, thing, concept, quality, or activity | noun |
| word used as a substitute for a noun (she) | pronoun |
| tells what the subject is going to do or what happens to it | verb |
| does not refer to a particular person, place, thing, concept, quality or activity and is not capitalized | common noun |
| names a particular person, place, thing or activity and should always be capitalized | proper noun |
| names of groups or collections (mob, crowd, committee, herd) | collective noun |