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ELA/Writing
subjects,predicates, etc.
Term | Definition |
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Subject | A person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with |
Predicate | The part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject |
Declarative Sentences | In a declarative sentence, the subject normally precedes the verb. A declarative sentence ends with a period. |
Imperative sentence | An imperative sentence is a type of sentence that gives advice or instructions or that expresses a request or command |
Interrogative sentence | An interrogative sentence is one which asks a question. A question mark [ ? ] is used to close the sentence. The question is asked by varying the subject and predicate of a declarative sentence-either in tone of voice alone or in word-order |
Exclamatory sentence | An exclamatory sentence, or exclamation, is a more forceful version of a declarative sentence. In other words, an exclamatory sentence makes a statement (just like a declarative sentence), but it also conveys excitement or emotion |
Noun | A word used to identify any class of people such as person, place, or thing. |
Pronoun | a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you ) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., she, it, is) |
Proper Noun | A name used for an individual person, place, or organization, spelled with initial capital letters, e.g., Larry, Mexico, and Boston Red Sox |
Verb | a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen |