Definition List

3. a word used to join words or a group of words
6. has a subject and a predicate;one independent clause
7. a sentence used to conclude a paragraph or text; restates the main idea
8. the main idea of a paragraph; in the beginning of a paragraph or text; the first sentence
11. pronouns that add emphasis to the subject or antecedent
13. An adjective, typically capitalized, derived from a proper noun
15. a single person, place or thing with a label
18. the person, place, or thing doing something in a sentence
22. what the person, place, or thing is doing
24. usually the main idea as well; the “thesis statement”
26. a word used to replace a proper noun, such as she or he
27. further explain concrete details
28. a collection of people;uses words such as they or them
33. pronouns that perform action
36. Consists of a preposition, its object, and any modifiers
37. commonly used adjectives
38. describe an action, state, or occurrence
39. a word that shows ownership

1. a pronoun used for the object of a verb
2. for,and,nor,but,or,yet,so
4. a word or phrase used to express emotion
5. A person, place, or thing
9. a word that modifies a verb or adjective
10. something you can see and feel
12. pronouns that receive the action
14. two independent clauses joined by a conjunction or semicolon
16. a pronoun for gender or a person
17. words that transition from one concrete detail to the next
19. a word that shows relationship between a noun or pronoun
20. details to explain the claim
21. tells what the subject does
23. cannot be seen or felt, usually a thought or idea
24. has one dependent clause and one independent clause
25. verb links the subject to the predicate
28. two or more words put together to make one word
29. pronouns used to ask questions
30. a word referred by another word
31. modifies or describes a noun or pronoun
32. verbs whose past and past participle forms are not made by adding -ed or -d to the word
34. helps the main verb express deeper meaning
35. a person place or thing