vocabulary
the definition of a word found in a dictionary
denotative meaning, denotation
a person, place, thing, or idea
ex: Miss Kerner, Wagner, computer, respect
noun
tells the tense (past, present, future) of an action verb
ex: has, have, had, will
auxiliary, helping verb
expresses a complete thought and can stand alone
ex: The students studied for the test by playing Jeopardy.
independent clause
joins 1 dependent clause with 2+ independent clauses
ex: After the show ended, Clara drove home, and Cameron walked to his friend's house.
compound-complex sentence
the emotions, ideas connected to a word based on personal experience
connotative meaning, connotation
a word that replaces a noun
ex: he, she, them, it
pronoun
describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb
ex: slowly, quietly, carefully
adverb
expresses an incomplete thought and cannot stand alone
ex: Since I didn't want to fail, ______.
dependent clause
a statement
ex: The teacher took attendance.
declarative sentence
causes positive thoughts, feelings
positive connotation (+)
the word a pronoun replaces
ex: Jaslee wrote her paper.
antecedent
shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in a sentence
ex: around the tree
preposition, prepositional phrase
the most basic type of sentence
ex: I like books.
simple sentence
a question
ex: Did you attend the basketball game?
interrogative sentence
causes positive AND negative thoughts, feelings or no thoughts, feelings at all
neutral connotation (/)
describes a noun or pronoun
ex: small, red, loud, old
adjective
connects words, groups of words, or sentences
ex: but, or, yet, so, for, and, nor
conjunction
joins 2+ independent clauses with a conjunction and comma
ex: She went to the beach, but he went to the park.
compound sentence
an exclamation
ex: I adore Kelly Clarkson!
exclamatory sentence
causes negative thoughts, feelings
negative connotation (-)
expresses physical or mental action
ex: walk, remember
action verb
word or phrase used to express emotion
ex: Yikes! Holy cow!
interjection
joins 1 dependent clause with 1 independent clause
ex: Because John didn't clean his room, he couldn't go to the movie.
complex sentence
an order, command
ex: Study for the test so you don't fail.
imperative sentence