| Term | Definition |
|---|
| action verb (399) | a word that names an action |
| adjective (797, 451) | a word that modifies or describes a noun or a pronoun |
| adverb (461) | a word that modifies or describes a verb, and adjective, or another verb |
| allusion (797) | a reference to something well known from history, stories, or art |
| antonyms (667) | words with opposite, or nearly opposite meanings |
| appositive (797) | a noun placed next to another noun to identify it or add information about it |
| audience (797) | the person who reads or listens to what the writer or speaker says |
| baseword (804) | the part of the word that carries the main meaning |
| bias (797) | a tendency to think a certain way |
| bibliography (797) | a list of the books, articles, and other sources used as references |
| brainstorming (798) | a group activity where people think of as many ideas that they can |
| characterization (798) | the methods a writer uses to develop the personality of a character |
| choice | to pick |
| clauses (798) | a group of words that has a subject and a predicate and that is used as part of a sentence |
| cliché (798) | an overused expression (white as snow) |
| colon (597) | introduces a list of items that end in a sentence |
| comma (591) | makes sentences easier to understand by signaling a pause or seperation between parts of a sentence |
| comparative adjective (797) | compares two people, places, things, or ideas |
| comparative adverb (465) | compares two actions |
| complex sentence | has one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses |
| compound predicate (365) | has two or more simple predicates, or verbs, that have the same subjects |
| compound subject (365) | has two or more simple subjects that have the same predicate. The subjects are joined by and, or, or nor. |
| compound word (665) | joining words to make new words |
| conclusion (798) | a restatement or summing up of the ideas in a composition |
| context clue (799) | The words and sentences that come before and after a specific word and help to explain its meaning |
| contraction (385) | a word made by combining two words into one by leaving out one or more letters |
| declarative sentences (799) | A sentence that makes a statement |
| descriptive writing (799) | Writing that uses sensory detail to convey a dominant impression of, for example, a setting, a person, an animal, and so on. |
| Dewey Decimal System (634-365) | a classification system; a way to organize books |
| direct object (401) | recieves the action of a verb; it answers the question whom? or what? after an action verb |
| double negatives (469) | two negative words (such as "not") used in the same sentence |
| expository writing (800) | a kind of writingn that aims at informing and explaning |
| figurative language (800) | words used for descriptive effect that express some truth beyond the literal level |
| graphic organizers (800) | a visual way of organizing information; types of graphic organizers are charts, graphs, clusters, and idea trees |
| homographs (669) | words that are spelled alike, but the words have different meanings and may have different pronunciations |
| homonyms (669) | pairs of words that sound alike or are spelled alike are called homonyms |
| idiom (800) | a word or phrase that has a special meaning different from its standard or dictionary meaning |
| indirect object (403) | answers the question "to whom?" or "for whom?" an action is done |
| interjections (801) | a word or phrase that expresses strong feeling |
| interrogative sentences (357) | a sentence that asks a question |
| linking verb (405) | connects the suubject of a sentence with a noun or an adjective in the predicate |
| list (801) | a technique for finding ideas and writing |
| main idea of paragraph (71) | a topic that all of the sentences in a paragraph is based on |
| narrative writing (802) | A type of writing that tells about events or actions as they change over a period of time and often includes story elements such as character, setting, and plot |
| onomatopoeia (802) | The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes |
| preposition (803) | a word that shows the relationship or a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentences |
| primary sources (225) | a source that is close to a project (ex- an interview with a person who lives on a farm would be a good primary source for a project on farms) |
| pronoun (803) | a word that takes the place of a noun |
| sensory detail (804) | language that appeals to the senses; important elements of descriptive writing |
| sentence fragment (359) | a group of words that does not express a complete thought; may be missing a subject, predicate, or both. |
| simile (804) | a figure of speech that compares two basically unlike things, using words such as like or as |
| synonyms (649) | a word that means the same, or basically the same, as another word |
| verb (805) | a word that expresses an action or a state of being and is necessary to make a statement |
| word | something that is said |
| writer | someone who writes |
| you (363) | in a command, the subject is usually not stated, but the word "you" is understood to be the subject |
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