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| acronym | one word (capitalized) created to represent several other words |
| sentence | word group that includes a capital letter, period, subject, verb, & expresses a complete thought |
| paragraph | indented group of sentences about 1 topic that has: topic sentence, supporting details, and conclusion |
| infinitive | the word to plus a verb |
| gerund | a word that ends in -ing and acts like a noun in a sentence |
| action verb | a verb that shows an activity such as hit, live, lose, speak, go, and come |
| linking verb | a verb that never has an object and connects or links the subject with another word in the sentence |
| participle | a word that ends in -ing and acts like an adjective in a sentence |
| helping or auxiliary verb | a verb used with the main verb of a sentence |
| paraphrasing | restating or saying something in a different way |
| adjective | a word that describes or modifies a noun (big, tall, tired, pretty) |
| pattern | a configuration or arrangement of objects, letters, numbers, or other things |
| colleague | co-worker; somebody a person works with |
| complaint | grievance; criticism; protest; objection |
| resolve | solve; settle; work out some sort of problem or issue |
| communicate | talk, speak, converse, correspond |
| cooperate | work together; collaborate; help; assist |
| attitude | mind-set; way of thinking; outlook; approach; viewpoint |
| rehearse | practice; prepare; go over; run through |
| conjunction | connecting word such as and, or, but, so, etc. |
