Conjunctions and Contractions
Which contraction correctly combines “she will”?
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What is she’ll?
“The baby cried like a siren” is this type of figurative language.
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What is a simile?
What is a verb word is a verb meaning to move around in the water?
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What is swim? (or splash)
Comparing means finding this between two things.
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What are similarities?
What is the difference between a claim and evidence?
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What is:
A claim is the writer’s opinion, while evidence supports it with facts or examples?
The contraction “we’re” means this.
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What is we are?
“The stars danced across the sky” is an example of this.
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What is personification?
Identify the adjective in this sentence:
“The tall tree swayed in the wind.”
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What is tall?
Contrasting means finding this between two things.
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What are differences?
Which sentence is a claim?
A. School begins at 8:00.
B. Students should have less homework.
C. Pizza is served on Fridays.
D. The library is quiet.
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What is Students should have less homework?
The N in FANBOYS
What is nor?
Which figurative language compares two unlike things using “like” or “as”?
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What is a simile?
Identify the noun in this sentence:
“The children played outside after dinner.”
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What is children?
Which signal word shows contrast?
A. both
B. similarly
C. however
D. also
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What is however?
Facts, statistics, and examples used to support a claim are called this.
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What is evidence?
The 2 words that make up "won't"
What is will and not?
“I’m so hungry I could eat 100 pizzas” is an example of this.
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What is hyperbole?
Identify BOTH the adjective and adverb in this sentence:
“The quick runner moved extremely fast.”
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What is quick (adjective) and extremely (adverb)?
Which graphic organizer is best for compare and contrast?
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What is a Venn diagram?
Why is evidence important in argument writing?
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What is: it helps support the claim and convince the reader?
Fix the contraction mistake:
“Your going to love this movie.”
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What is You’re going to love this movie?
The definition of personification
What is a phrase that gives human like action to an animal or inanimate object?
The definition of an adjective
What is a word that is used to describe a noun?
Which sentence compares two things?
A. Cats are playful, while dogs are loyal.
B. I ate breakfast this morning.
C. We watched a movie.
D. The test was difficult.
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What is Cats are playful, while dogs are loyal?
A student writes:
“Students should have longer lunch periods because studies show breaks improve focus and reduce stress.”
Identify the claim and the evidence in the sentence.
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What is: