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Find the VERB in this sentence: Sally angrily sprinted to the front of the line.
sprinted
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ALL PLAY!!!! Locate the subject and the predicate in the sentence. Use the white board. This new sweater has a huge hole in the arm.
Subject= This new sweater Predicate= has a huge hole in the arm.
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I had a really bad day. I went home and wrote in my journal while listening to my iPod. What is my (the author's) purpose for writing?
To express feelings.
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Choose the correct way to begin a business letter. A. Dear Mr. Jones B. Dear, Mr. Jones C. Dear Mr. Jones; D. Dear Mr. Jones:
D
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As I walked home, the storm began. The wind struck me like a prizefighter's fist. Suddenly, I could not even breathe. What type of figurative lanague is used above? What does it mean?
They poet uses a simile "the wind struck me like a prizefighter's fist. It means that the wind is strong and beats on his face and takes his breathe away. .
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ALL PLAY!!!! Find the noun in the sentence: Can we go to the volleyball game?
game
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ALL PLAY!!!! Which sentence has correct punctuation? a. Sarah put lettuce olives sunflower seeds and carrots in her huge salad. b. Sarah put lettuce, olives, sunflower seeds, and carrots in her huge, salad. c. Sarah put, lettuce, olives, sunflower seeds and carrots in her huge salad. d. Sarah put lettuce, olives, sunflower seeds, and carrots in her huge salad.
D
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I struck out again! I absolutely despise this umpire, he calls the pitches against me each time. What does the word "despised" mean? What is your context clue?
Despised means disliked or hated. I know this because the umpire calls this person out all the time, so they must not like him.
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Put the correct apostrophe's in this sentence. Use your white board. She didnt walk to Sarahs house because those boys bikes were blocking the road.
She didn't walk to Sarah's house because those boys' bikes were blocking the road.
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Winter's claws snatched at my clothes as I bent forward resisting its explosive bursts of forceful air. What type of figurative language is used above. Explain what it means.
The poet uses personification because the makes the winter wind seem alive as it snathces at his clothes.
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Find all the verbs in this sentence: Kathy should watch the children before they do something dangerous.
should, watch, do
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Correct this sentence, or Write "OK". More than a century ago, the french people wanted to give the United states a gift.
More than a century ago, the French people wanted to give the United States a gift.
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Explain 1st and 3rd person point of view.
1st person is when the author writes about themself using I or me. 3rd person is when the author writes about another person or character.
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Correctly combine these setences with a comma and a conjuction. Leo ate all of his lunch. Sammy only ate half of his.
Leo ate all of his lunch, but Sammy only ate half of his.
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Today is the day, Today is the day. My birthday is on this marvelous day! Presents galore and cupcakes too. I bet you wished I invited you! Oh, but no you said mean names. Now from the window you'll have to watch our games! Today is the very special day. What is the mood of this poem? Explain why.
The mood of this poem is happy, and mean. The person is happy for their birthday, but they are making fun of someone who is uninvited.
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Find the adverb in the sentence: Don't swing so dangerously on rope; you might fall.
dangerously
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In which sentence is the correct pronoun case used? a. Min will sit between you and I. b. We children will sit in the back of the car. c. Lila and me like to sit by the window. d. Young children like he belong in a car seat.
b. Bonus ALL PLAY!!! Why are the other answers incorrect? Use the white board.
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ALL PLAY!!! Read "Arthur Ashe" Pg. 28 Answer #1
B
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What is personification? Give an example using your white board.
Answers will vary.
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ALL PLAY!!! Define and use onomataopoeia?
Answers will vary.
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Find all of the adjectives in this sentence: My older brother loves to watch two scary movies at night.
older, two, scary
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Combine these sentences: Fish are plentiful. Coconuts are plentiful. They are part of most every meal.
Answers will vary. Fish and coconuts are plentiful which makes them a part of most every meal.
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ALL PLAY Read "Arthur Ashe" Pg. 28 Answer #4 and #6 (2 point question)
#4- B #5- D
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ALL PLAY Read "Arthur Ashe" Pg. 28 Answer #2 and #3
#2 -- D #3 -- D
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ALL PLAY!!! Love is a bridge between you and me. It connects our love from a hateful sea. Your eyes are the key to my heart. Your love is like cupid throwing a dart. Create a stanza that would fit the rhyme scheme and that contains the same type of figurative language as the stanzas above.
Answers will vary.
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