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LA Comp Flashcards

1
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noun:

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person/place/thing

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2
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Proper Nouns:

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nouns with usually names of schools, titles (president, etc)

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some plural nouns ending with a consonant+y

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worry-worries

army-armies

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some plural nouns ending with consonant+o

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echo-echoes

potato-potatoes

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some plural words ending with a vowel+y

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key-keys

ray-rays

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some plural words ending with a vowel+o

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patio-patios

video-videos

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plural of leaf-

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leaves

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plural of half-

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halves

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plural of life-

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lives

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plural of belief-

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beliefs

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11
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singular plural nouns end in:

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’s

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12
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plural possessive nouns end in:

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’

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13
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antecedent:

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the word that a pronoun refers to

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14
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singular 1st person pronouns:

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i, me, my, mine

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plural 1st person pronouns:

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we, us, our, ours

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singular 2nd person pronouns:

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you, your, yours

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17
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plural 2nd person pronouns:

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you, your, yours

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singular 3rd person pronouns:

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he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its

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plural 3rd person pronouns:

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they, them, their, theirs

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20
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personal pronoun:

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the one speaking (1st person)
the one spoken to (2nd)
the one spoken about (3rd)

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21
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reflexive pronoun:

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refers to the subject and is necessary to the basic meaning of the sentence

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22
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intensive pronoun:

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emphasizes its antecedent and is unnecessary to the basic meaning of the sentence

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23
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list the demonstrative pronouns:

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this, these(nearby), that, those(over there)

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24
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define demonstrative pronoun:

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pronouns used to replace nouns

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25
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interrogative pronoun:

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introduces a question

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26
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adjective:

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a word that is used to modify a noun or pronoun

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27
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proper adjective:

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is formed from a proper noun and begins with a capital letter

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28
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ex of a proper adjective:

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Japan-Japanese

Easter-Easter

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29
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indefinite pronoun:

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not referring to a specific person, place, or thing

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30
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the 16 indefinite pronouns: (remember, all are singular)

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anybody-anyone-anything
nobody-no one-nothing
each-one-either
somebody-someone-something
neither
everybody-everyone-everything
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31
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accept is a ____ (receiving)

A

verb

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32
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except is a _____(leave out)

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verb

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33
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except is a _____(other than or but)

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preposition

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34
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verb:

A

a word expressing an action or state of being

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35
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helping verb:

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helps the main verb to express action or a state of being

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36
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the helping and main verb together make a ____ ______

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phrase

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37
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examples of helping verbs:

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am-do-have-must-are-can-does-is-shall-will-had

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38
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linking verb:

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a verb connecting or linking the subject to a word or word group that identifies the subject

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39
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some linking verbs:

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am is are was
has been have been had been will be shall be
may be might be can be should be would have known

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40
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has is (plural, singular)

A

singular

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41
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have is (plural, singular)

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plural

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42
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had is (past, plural)

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past

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43
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I have (correct or incorrect)

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correct

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44
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i has (correct or incorrect)

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incorrect

45
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you have (correct or incorrect)

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correct

46
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predicate nominative:

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a noun or pronoun that identifies or refers to a subjejct

47
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ex of predicate nominative:
choose pn:

Maya Angelina is a great poet

A

poet

48
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direct object:

A

whom or what

49
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predicate adjective:

A

an adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject

50
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intransitive verb:

A

an action verb with a direct object

51
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transitive verb:

A

an action verb without a direct object

52
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how to proofread (4 steps):

A

1) read 1st sentence and check if it expresses a complete thought
2) check for capital letters to begin the sentence
3) check end-punctuation
4) check glossary usage words with spelling
5) do the same 4 steps for EACH sentence

53
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declarative sentence:

A

making a statement

54
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imperative sentence:

A

giving a command or a request

55
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exclamatory sentence:

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ending with a ! showing strong emotion

56
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to find a direct object, ask _____ or _____ the verb is talking about

A

whom

what

57
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to define an indirect object:

A

say the action verb then ask:

to whom, to what, for whom, for what

58
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vinnie made us some lasagna

find the verb and indirect object:

A

indirect object: us

verb: made

59
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an adverb answers the questions:

A

where | when | how | how often | how long | to what extent

60
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an adjective answers the questions:

A

which one
what kind
how many
how much

61
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a phrase is…

A

a group of words that do not contain BOTH a subject AND verb

62
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clause:

A

subject and verb

63
Q

the cat sat

phrase or clause

A

clause

64
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preposition:

A

a word that shows a relationship between noun or pronoun

65
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common prepositions:

A

aboard | between | by | for | from | in | after | of | off

66
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compound prepositions:

A

according to | aside from | because of | in spite of | in place of

in addition to | next to | on account of | out of

67
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prepositional phrase:

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a group of words that begin with a preposition, and end with a noun/pronoun

68
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the noun or pronoun at the end of a prepositional phrase is called the _________ ___ ________

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object of the preposition

69
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adjective phrase:

A

a prepositional phrase that describes a noun or pronoun

70
Q

remember, adjective phrases answer the same questions that ______ ask

A

adjective
for more info:

what kind | which one | how much | how many

71
Q

a paragraph MUST have:

A

1) A punctuated title
2) each paragraph with 8-10 sentences
3) indent the 1st sentence in each paragraph
4) 6 detail sentences only giving info about the topic
5) a concluding sentence

72
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in a paragraph, begin each sentence ______ly

A

differently

73
Q

in a paragraph, to prevent the same sentence practically ______ ______again, join the FIRST and SECOND sentences

A

being written

74
Q

an object pronoun comes after…

A

direct objects, indirect objects, and after a pronoun

75
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object pronouns: (KNOW THEM ALL)

A

me | us | you | her/him | them | it

76
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always use an ____ ______ after a preposition

A

object pronoun

77
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conjunction:

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a word that joins words or a group of words

78
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coordinating conjunctions:

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and for or yet but nor so

79
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correlative conjunctions:

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both-and either-or neither-nor

not only-but also whether-or

80
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parts of speech:

A

nouns | conjunctions | verbs | adjectives | pronouns

adverbs | interjections | prepositions

81
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independent clause:

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a clause standing alone as a sentence and expresses a complete thought

82
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subordinate clause:

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a clause that does not express a complete thought

83
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words often used to begin subordinate clauses:

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after, because, although, before, as, how, as if,as long as, since, as much as, so that, as though, than

84
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more words often used to begin subordinate clauses:

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that, whenever, though, which, unless, whether, until, while, whenever, who, when, whom, where, whose

85
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simple sentence:

A

a sentence with 1 independent clause and no subordinate clause

86
Q

a compound sentence:

A

a sentence consisting of 2 independent clauses and no subordinate clauses

87
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complex sentence:

A

a sentence containing 1 independent clause and 1 subordinate clause

88
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the 4 forms of a verb:

A

base
present participle
past
past participle

89
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the past participle is always used with a…

A

helping verb

90
Q

the 4 principles(forms) of the verb “played”

A

base: play
present participle: playing
past: played
past participle: played

91
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helping verbs used with a past participle:

A

has
have
had

92
Q

the ____ form of a verb is always used alone

A

past

93
Q

the present participle of a verb is always used with one of these:

A

am, is, are, was, were

94
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perfect tense(3 of them) of “ask” are:

A

has asked
have asked
had asked

95
Q

has and have are in ______ tense

A

present

96
Q

had is in ____ tense

A

past

97
Q

an irregular verb forms its past and past participles in some other way than by adding _ or __ to the base

A
  • d

- ed

98
Q

to make a progressive form, add __

A

-is

99
Q

name the 4 parts of the verb “skate”

A

base: skate
present participle: (am) skating
past: skated
past participle (have) skated

100
Q

‘has hidden’ is (present perfect or past perfect)

A

present perfect

101
Q

‘were explaining’ is (past progressive or past perfect)

A

past progressive

102
Q

bring means to…

A

come toward (come carrying something)

103
Q

take means to…

A

to go away from (go carrying something)

104
Q

the present+past participles of verbs can be used as adjective for ex)

snow is falling
(what is the present participle used as the main verb phrase)

A

is falling

105
Q

a subject and verb agree when…

A

they have the same number

ex
SHE PLAYS the violin well
‘she’ and ‘plays’ are both singular)

106
Q

plural indefinite pronouns:

A

both, few, many, several

107
Q

either singular OR plural indefinite pronouns:

A

all, any, more, most, none, some

108
Q

What tells us if a singular or plural indefinite pronoun is singular is by checking …

A

the 1st noun and seeing if it is plural or singular
singular=singular
plural=plural

6th Grade Trimesters (19 decks)

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