Pronouns take the place of a noun. The noun is the antecedent
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What does an adverb do?
It modifies a verb or an adverb
100
Something that keeps you wondering about what is about to happen.
What is suspense?
100
What is persuasive writing
Writing that tries to sway or convince you
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What kind of word is created when you add the suffix -ment to the word astonish?
A noun
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Which pronoun best completes the following sentence:
Robyn and I gave the award to Tara. ___were very happy for her.
We
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too soon
In this sentence, what are the two adverbs?
I left the game too soon and missed the winning play.
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What types of informational material would you find headings/subheadings in?
Textbooks
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What is expository writing?
Writing that explains something
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What doers the prefix mal- mean, as in the word malpractice?
bad
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What is the past tense of teach
taught
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Why does the pronoun not agree with its antecedent in this sentence?
If a person wants to be a good leader, you have to learn how to be a good follower.
you should be they
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context clues
Words around an unknown word that will help you figure out its meaning.
300
What is an anecdote?
A short story or a One time when...
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If you know taht the Latin root -spir- means breath, what is the meaning of the word respirate?
to give breath
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Which coordinating conjunction best completes this sentence:
Yoshi's mother left a loaf of apple bread on the counter,
_____Yoshi helped himself to a slice.
so
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came
What word does the adverb just modify in the following sentence?
We though that she came to our house just to be with us kids.
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What is the difference between fact/opinion
Fact is proven with statistics. Opionion is what someone feels about something.
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What does a multi-media news report contain?
Videos, graphics highlighting text, information like who, what, where, when, why
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What is the meaning of the word 'clippings'?
Cuttings from something, like a newspaper or magazine article
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What is a sentence with a compound predicate?
A sentence with more than one verb
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Modifies a noun, pronoun
What does an adjective do in a sentence?
500
a glossary
A mini dictionary in the back of a book that contains definitions of words in that book
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What are coordinating conjunctions?
FANBOYS. They connect two sentences together
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What of these words share the same root:
diction, strictly
meaning, command
contraction, tractor