vocabulary voyage
what does the word enormous mean?
very large or huge
what is the subject in the sentence: ''the dog barked loudly''?
the dog
what does its raining cats and dogs mean?
its raining very hard
what is the main idea
what the story or paragraph is mostly about
what should every sentence start with
a capital letter
give a synonym for happy
glad, joyful, cheerful
identify the verb: ''sara skipped to school."
skipped
''the leaves danced in the wind.'' what devices is this
personification
what do you call clues in a text that help you figure out unknown was
context clues
what ends every sentence
punctuation mark
what is an antonym for ancient
new, morden
what punctuation mark ends a question
a question mark ?
''her smile was as bright as the sun'' what device
simile
what an inference
a smart guess based on clues and what you know
name the 3 parts of a pharagraph
topic sentence, details, conclusion
what does predict mean
to say what you think will happen
combine ''i like pizza, i like pasta'' into one sentence
''i like pizza and pasta
what is a metaphor
a comparison without using like or as
whats the theme of a story
the lesson or message
whats a transition word
a word that connects ideas
what's a prefix that means 'not'?
un- or dis-
what kind of sentence gives a command
imperative sentence
what does ''break a leg'' mean?
good luck (idiom)
whats the difference between fact or opinion
fact= can be proven
opinion= what someone thinks
whats the purpose of a persuasive essay
to convince someone to agree with you