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sentence: a thought that is expressed in words, usually with a syllable: a part of a word that contains a single vowel sound
subject and verb. A sentence begins with a capital letter and and is pronounced as a unit.
ends with a period, exclamation point, or question mark. ➢ The word pen has one syllable.
➢ The bell rang loudly. ➢ The word pencil has two syllables (pen-cil).
➢ Don’t eat that!
tense: the form of the verb that shows the time of the
separable phrasal verb: a phrasal verb that can have a action.
noun or a pronoun (object) between its two parts (verb + ➢ They sell apples. (simple present)
particle). ➢ They sold cars. (simple past)
➢ Turn the light off.
➢ Turn off the light. third-person singular: in the simple present, the third-
person singular ends in -s or -es. Singular nouns and the
short answer: a common spoken answer to a question that pronouns he, she, and it take the third-person singular form.
is not always a complete sentence. ➢ She plays the piano.
➢ A: Where are you going? ➢ Mr. Smith teaches her.
➢ B: To the store.
time clause: a clause that tells when an action or event
simple past: a verb form used to talk about completed happened or will happen. Time clauses are introduced by
actions. conjunctions, such as when, after, before, while, and since.
➢ Last night we ate dinner at home. ➢ I have lived here since I was a child.
➢ I visited my parents last weekend. ➢ While I was walking home, it began to rain.
➢ I’m going to call my parents after I eat dinner.
simple present: a verb form used to talk about habits or
routines, schedules, and facts. time expression: a phrase that tells when something
➢ He likes apples and oranges. happened or will happen. Time expressions usually go at the
➢ Toronto gets a lot of snow in the winter. end or the beginning of a sentence.
➢ Last week I went hiking.
singular noun: a noun that names only one person, place, ➢ She’s moving next month.
or thing.
➢ They have a son and a daughter. transitive verb: a verb that is followed by a direct object.
➢ We took an umbrella.
statement: a sentence that gives information.
➢ My house has five rooms. verb: a word that shows action, gives a state, or shows
➢ He doesn’t have a car. possession.
➢ Tori skated across the ice.
stress: we use stress to say a syllable or a word with more ➢ She is an excellent athlete.
volume or emphasis.
➢ She has many medals.
subject: the noun or pronoun that is the topic of the voiced: a sound that is spoken with the vibration of the
sentence. vocal cords. The consonants b, d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v, w, z, and all
➢ Patricia is a doctor. vowels are typically voiced.
➢ They are from Iceland.
vowel: a sound represented in English by the letters a, e, i,
subject pronoun: a pronoun that is the subject of a o, u, and sometimes y.
sentence: I, you, he, she, it, and they.
➢ I have one brother. He lives in Miami. Wh- question: (also called information question.) a question
that asks for specific information, not “Yes” or ”No.”
subordinating conjunction: a conjunction that is used ➢ Where do they live?
to introduce an adverb clause, such as because, since, even ➢ What do you usually do on weekends?
though, and although. (See conjunction.)
➢ Even though he ate all his dinner, he is still hungry. Wh- word: a word such as who, what, where, when, why, or
➢ She is late because she got lost. how that is used to begin a Wh- question.

superlative: the form of an adjective or adverb used to Yes/No question: a question that can be answered with
compare three or more people, places, or things. “Yes” or “No.”
➢ Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. ➢ Do you live in Dublin?
➢ Evgeny is the youngest student in our class. ➢ Can you ski?

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