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Language arts 2015: Grammar Flashcards

1
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Verb

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Conveys an action

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Dependent clause

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Subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a sentence

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Independent clause

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A sentence

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Linking verbs

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Connect subject of the verb to additional info

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5
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Pronoun reference

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Chameleon words

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Pronoun agreement

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Refers to something earlier in the text

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Active voice

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Express who is doing the action

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Passive voice

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Expressed what was acted upon

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Parallel structure

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Used when listing things (same ending)

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Verbals

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Gerund
Participle
Infinitive

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Dangling modifier

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Not saying who is doing the action

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12
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Misplaced modifier

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Improperly separated from the word it describes

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Sentence types

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Declarative
Interrogative
Imperative
Exclamatory

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Simple

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A sentence with one subject

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Compound

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A sentence with more than one subject

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Subordinating

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A word that comes before an adverb clause (before you go)

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Coordinating

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Connects words, phrases, and clauses

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Figurative language

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Describe something by comparing it to something else

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Simile

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Comparison using like or as

20
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Metaphor

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Identifies something as being the same

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Personification

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When a thing is given human attributes

22
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Satire

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The use of humor to criticize the politics

23
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Euphemisms

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Indirect word substituted for a harsher word

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Allusion

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And indirect or passing reference

25
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Allegory

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A story, poem, or picture that reveals a hidden meaning

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Stanza

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Grouped set of lines within a poem

27
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Rhyme scheme

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Pattern of the rhymes at the end of each line of a poem

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Blank verse

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Iambic pentameter with no rhyme

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Free verse

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Open form of poetry with no meter patterns

30
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Couplet

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Pair of lines in poetry that rhyme

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Sonnet

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Soliloquy

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Speaking thoughts aloud regardless of listeners

33
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Monologue

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Presented by single character to the audience or other characters

34
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Aside

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Remark by a character meant to be heard by audience but not characters

35
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Implied stage direction

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(Enter, exit)

36
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Suspension of disbelief

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“Human interest and a semblance of truth” into a tale caused readers to suspend judgment

37
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Iambic pentameter

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10 syllables in each line split into 5 metric feet

38
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Analyze

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Examine in detail or structure

39
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Annotation

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Note or comment added to text

40
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Denotation

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Literal or primary meaning of word

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Connotation

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Idea or feeling that invokes and adds to its literal meaning

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Subject

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Person place or thing

2015 Middle School topics (10 decks)

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