Simple Vocab -must Learn! Flashcards
1
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Verb
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An action word.
Includes the verb to be
ie he WAS, she IS going to town.
2
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Noun
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A place, person or object.
3
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Adverb
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Describes the verb.
E.g. quickly
Slowly
Carefully
Usually ends in ly
4
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Adjective
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Describes a noun.
Eg blue, red green etc
Big, small
5
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The subject
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The person doing the action.
6
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The object
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The action is done to them.
7
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A simple sentence
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Has one subject and one verb
Eg He laughed.
The old man walked slowly down the winding cobbled road.
8
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Compound sentence
A
Two clauses joined with a co-ordinating conjunction.
Eg. The dog jumped up and he grabbed the bone.
9
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Co-ordinating conjunction
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FANBOYS
For And Nor But Or Yet So
10
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Complex sentence
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2 clauses joined by a subordinating conjunction.
Eg. The rain fell heavily despite the warm weather we were having.
11
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Subordinating conjunction
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However
Despite
Whilst
