6th Grade Vocab Set 6

Front

Formed from a proper noun and capitalized

Back

proper adjective

Front

Used to show something happening now:

Back

Present tense

Front

A noun showing ownership

Back

possessive noun

Front

Used to indicate something that occurred earlier.

Back

Past tense

Front

Replaces a possessive noun

Back

Possessive pronoun

Front

Speaker's exact words in quotes

Back

direct quotation

Front

A word formed by combining two words with an apostrophe.

Back

contraction

Front

A word that describes a noun or pronoun.

Back

Adjective.

Front

Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

Back

adverb

Front

Links the subject with a noun/adjective in the predicate that names/describes the subject.

Back

linking verb