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What is an adjective?
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A word that describes something or a noun.
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What does changing an adjective to a verb include?
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Adding suffixes like -ify, -ize and -ly.
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What is a superlative?
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A form comparing more than two things, showing the highest degree.
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What are adverbs?
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Words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
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What is a conjunction?
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A word that joins two clauses or phrases.
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What is a subordinating conjunction?
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A conjunction that introduces a dependent clause.
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What is a noun?
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A word that names a person, place, thing.
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What is a preposition?
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A word that describes the position of the subject.
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What does a prepositional phrase include?
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A preposition, object, and modifiers.
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What is a third person singular pronoun?
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He, she, or it
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What are nominative pronouns?
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I, You, He, They, It
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What is a masculine pronoun?
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He, him, himself.
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What is an object pronoun?
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A pronoun that receives the action of the verb.
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What is a verb?
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A word that shows action or state of being.
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What is conjugation?
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The process of changing a verb's form to show tense, mood, person.
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What is present tense?
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The form of a verb ending in -ing, walking, eating.
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What is a colon?
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Used in front of a list.
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What is a compound sentence?
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Two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction.
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What is a question mark?
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Punctuation mark used at the end of a question.
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What is a semicolon?
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Punctuation mark separating two independent clauses.
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What is a compound?
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Consists of two or more independent clauses joined together.
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What is a direct object?
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Receives the action of the verb.
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What is an indirect object?
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Tells to whom or for whom the action is done.
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What is a predicate nominative?
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A word or phrase that renames the subject.
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What is a principal?
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A person who is in charge.
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What are essays?
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Parts of books with an introduction, then body.
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What is science fiction?
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Fiction that contains imagined elements that don't exist in the real world.
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What are the stages of a short story?
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Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
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What is alliteration?
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A sentence or phrase that repeats many words starting with the same letter or sound.
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What is assonance?
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Repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.