The standard rules of spelling, grammar, usage, capitalization, and punctuation Conventions Language Arts Terms 2
The standard rules of spelling, grammar, usage, capitalization, and punctuation
Conventions
Language Arts Terms 2
Makes a statement and ends with a period
Declarative Sentence
Tells which one (this, that, these, those) Demonstrative
Adjective
FactsDetails
Someone’s exact words Direct Quotation
The part of the writing process when the writer first puts ideas on paper in the form of a composition
Drafting
To give more detailsElaborate
Shows strong feelings. It ends with an exclamation point (!)
Exclamatory Sentence
Shows action will happen Future Tense
A verb that comes before the main verb, such as have, has, had.
Helping Verb
Thoughts that form the main points of a composition
Ideas
Gives a command and ends with a period
Imperative Sentence
To begin the first line of a sentence a few spaces from the margin
Indent
A word that shows strong feeling Interjection
Asks a question and ends with a question mark
Interrogative Sentence
Verbs that do not use –ed to show past action
Irregular Verbs
A verb that joins the subject to a word in the predicate that names or describes the subject
Linking Verb
The most important thought Main Idea
The most important verb Main Verb
A word that means “no” Negative
A word that names a person, a place, or a thing
Noun
Word that signal sequence, such as first, next, or last
Order Words
The structure of a composition
Organization
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