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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 action verb | verb that shows action |
| linking verb | verb that links the subject with the predicate |
| concrete noun | noun that can be perceived by any one of the senses |
| compound noun | Mother-in-law, skyscraper, Eiffel Tower: two or more nouns put together |
| proper noun | noun that names a specific person place or thing that begins with a capital letter |
| common noun | noun used often and is usually not capitalized |
| possessive pronoun | pronoun that shows ownership |
| a, the, an | commonly used articles |
| article | most commonly used adjectives |
| abstract noun | noun that names a feeling, quality, or idea |
| noun | person, place, thing, idea |
| adjective | describes or modifies a noun or pronoun |
| helping verb | verb that helps the main verb express action or a state of being |
| verb phrase | something that contains one main verb and one or more helping verbs |
| adjective questions | what kind, which one, how much, how many |
| demonstrative pronoun | THAT book is the best book I have ever read! |
| adverb questions | when, where, how, to what degree |
| conjunction | links words or groups of words ex. and, or, but |
| preposition | relates a noun or pronoun to another word |
| pronoun | takes the place of a noun |
| gerund | ends in -ing and is used as a noun |
| clause | group of words with a subject and a predicate |
| adjective | clause modifies a noun or pronoun |
| adverb | clause modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb |
| logical order | pattern of organization used for an expository essay |
| ideas | trait of good writing that is concerned with the topic and the information you will include |
| word choice | trait concerned with using specific nouns and vivid verbs |
| sentence fluency | trait has to do with sentence length and different beginnings |
| organization | trait concerned with the order in which you present your ideas |
| compare/contrast | pattern used for an essay about the beliefs of one program versus the beliefs of another |
| noun or pronoun | person, place or thing, part of speech usually a direct object |
| direct object | receives the action of the verb |
| direct object questions | what, whom |
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