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Language Arts Vocabulary 2011-2012

Compound Sentence

Two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon

Chronological Order

Time order

Parts of Speech

Noun Verb Preposition Adj Adverb Interjection Pron. Conjunction

Complex Sentence

One independent clause + one (or more) dependent clauses

Linking Verbs

is, are was, were, am be, been, being

Adjective Questions

Which one? What kind? How many?

Synonyms

Words with the same meaning

Adverb Questions

How? When? Where? To what extent?

Compound / Complex Sentence

Two (or more) independent clauses + one (or more) dependent clauses

Complements

Direct Object Indirect Object Predicate Noun Predicate Adjective Predicate Pronoun

Articles

a an the

6 Reading Stratagies

Predict Evaluate Clarify Visualize Question Connect

Genres

Fiction Nonfiction Poetry Drama

Verb Phrase

Two or more verbs sitting together Action verb and helping verb or verbs

Plot Structure

Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution

Independent Clause

Group of words with subject and verb Can stand alone as a sentence Simple sentence

Exposition

Characters introduced Setting Time Place

Antonyms

Words that are opposite

Rising Action

Central conflict unfolds Problems arise Suspense builds

Noun

Person, place, or thing

Climax

Turning point of story Action reaches peak Creates a change in characters or solution to problem

Falling Action

Tying up loose ends that lead to solving the conflict

Verb

shows action, state of being, or condition

Resolution (Denouement)

All loose ends tied up

Tone

Writer’s attitude toward his subject

Adjective

Modifies (describes) pronouns nouns

Mood

Feeling that a story gives the reader Watch the words

Theme

Message about life conveyed by story Moral

Protagonist

Main character in story Usually good

Phrase

A group of words Missing subject, verb, or both

Antagonist

Character who goes against the protagonist

Alliteration

Repeating of a letter at the beginning of words

External Conflict

Character struggles against another character or outside force

Clause

Group of words with a subject and a verb

Foreshadowing

Events that provide hints about what will happen in a story

Simile

Comparison of two unlike things Common quality Uses like or as

Static Character

A character that does not change during the story

Metaphor

Comparison of two unlike things Common quality Does NOT use like or as

Dynamic Character

A character that does change during the story

Idiom

Words with meaning different from meaning of individual words

Personification

Giving human qualities to nonhuman things

Hyperbole

Exaggeration to the max

Simple Sentence

One independent clause

Onomatopoeia

Making words by imitating sounds

Internal Conflict

A struggle within a character