ELA GMAS Vocabulary Review

Connects the subject to a word that describes the subject but do not show any action. Examples: am, is, was, were, are

Repeating or writing out exactly what a source said, word for word.

used to give more details in a sentence. For example, where, when, and why.

Writing marks that help to separate and clarify ideas. Examples: periods, colons, exclamation marks, and question marks.

A part of speech that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs usually end in -ly.

A tense used to describe an action that is ongoing & has not stopped. I am walking, I was walking, and I will be walking

Phrases that are used to show direction, location, or time. Examples: on the box, in the box, around the box

contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction

The base word

Rules for spelling, writing sentences, & using punctuation so that everyone will understand.

A sentence that is incomplete.

Letters added to a root word that change its meaning

Used instead of a noun when the meaning of the noun is already understood. I, we, he, she, they, and it are all examples

What is the base or root word of the following word: happiness

Words used to refer to a noun that was already mentioned but is being referred to again. Examples who, whom, that, which

To correctly make the first letter of a word uppercase.

What puncuation marks are used for dialogue?

when more than one sentence is joined without the correct word and/or punctuation mark

A part of speech that is a describing word. Beautiful, tall, blue, and interesting are examples.

Every sentence must have ________.

Words that have the same meaning. Example: small and little

The words, facts, or ideas in a text that help you understand the meaning of an unknown word.

A verb that helps a main verb by adding to the meaning of the main verb (e.g., am, are, is, were, could)

A word that is used to combine two simple sentences to make a compound sentence. For example, and, or, but.

Words that have opposite meanings. Example: small and large