8th+Grade+English

May 20, 2015 ~ St. Bernardine of Siena, St. Clement, pray for us.
Congratulations, Class of 2015! May God richly bless each of you!

A **simple sentence** contains one independent clause. A **compound sentence** contains at least two independent clauses. A **complex sentence** contains one independent clause and at least one subordinate clause. A **compound-complex sentence** contains at least two independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause.
 * SENTENCE STRUCTURES:**

A ** noun ** is a word which names a person, place, thing, or idea. An **adjective** is a word which modifies or limits a noun or a pronoun. A **pronoun** is a word which takes the place of a noun or another pronoun. A **verb** is a word which expresses action or state of being. An **adverb** is a word which modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. A **preposition** is a word which shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence. A **conjunction** is a word which joins words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence. An **interjection** is a word which expresses strong or sudden emotion.
 * PARTS OF SPEECH DEFINITIONS: **


 * 8th Grade English Syllabus:** [[file:Eighth Grade English Syllabus 14-15.doc]]


 * Spelling List:** [[file:Spelling List - Homophones 2014-2015.doc]]
 * Spelling sentence scoring guide:** [[file:Spelling Sentences Scoring Guide.docx]]


 * Research Paper Timeline:** [[file:2014-2015 Timeline.doc]]


 * Research Paper Topics:** [[file:Topics and Subtopics.doc]]


 * Class of 2015 Research Topics:** [[file:2014-2015 research topics.doc]]

=Some fun grammar websites are below.=

Plagiarism websites: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-punishable-perils-of-plagiarism-melissa-huseman-d-annunzio

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