ELA Definitions
Subject (in a sentence)
The noun doing the action in a sentence
Three uses of the apostrophe (')
1. make singular noun possessive 2. make plural noun possessive 3. contract two words together
independent/dependent clause
subject, verb, complete thought / non-complete thought
Verb
An action word
Three punctuation marks which separate parenthetical information
comma, dash, parenthesis
the first person subjective, objective, and possessive pronoun
I / me / my
Superlative/comparative
Word describing something as the most or greatest / better than
Punctuation mark that can separate two independent clauses
1. semi-colon (no conjunction) or 2. comma (with conjunction)
second person singular subjective / objective / possessive pronoun
you / you / your
Adjective
The word describing a noun
Punctuation mark for coordinating adjectives
Comma
third person singular masculine subjective / objective / possessive pronoun
he / him / his
Adverb
A word describing a an adjective, a verb, or an adverb
Correct the sentence (two mistakes)
My sister and me went swimming, because I didn't have goggles I borrowed her's.
My sister and I went swimming, because I didn't have goggles I borrowed hers.
conjugate the verb run in the present tense
1 singular / plural
2 singular / plural
3 singular / plural
I run / we run
you run / you all run
he runs / they run