8th Grade ELA
Words in a sentence that modify nouns
Adjectives
* FIRE, FIRE, MULIPLITPLIER! (3X) *
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Two words that have the same meaning are called this
synonym
What is mood?
How the reading/text makes you feel (happy, sad, angry, serious)
Name the four parts of the RACE strategy.
Restate the Question, Answer the Question, Cite your Evidence, & Explain your Answer
What is a complex sentence made up of?
A dependent clause and an independent clause
What modifies verbs, adjectives and other adverbs?
Adverbs
* ON TIME TRIPLE! (3X) *
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What word has the worst connotation?
bad or horrible
Horrible
Identify the gerund
Lacey turned off her phone and shut the door so she could focus on studying.
Studying
* FIRE, FIRE, MULIPLITPLIER! (2X) *
What is the most important sentence within an essay?
Thesis statement
Complete the analogy:
Commence :: end as Brevity :: ____________.
a. begin b. humor c. short d. long
d. long
* Daily Double (2X) *
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Name two different points of views
First Person & Third Person (or Second Person)
Name the 3 types of irony.
Dramatic, Verbal, Situational
Is the following sentence active or passive?
Every two weeks, Amazon delivers my body armor drinks.
Active
Identify the infinitive:
We love to sing on road trips.
to sing
* ON TIME TRIPLE! (3X) *
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Name three important parts of a body paragraph
Topic Sentence
Supporting Details
Evidence
Explanation
Concluding Sentence
Name the coordinating conjunctions
For, And Nor, But, Or, Yet, So (FANBOYS)
The words around a difficult/unknown word to help the reader determine meaning
Context Clues
* Daily Double (2X) *
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What is the VERB in the sentence below.
Amazingly, the man climbed out of the burning vehicle unharmed.
CLIMBED
Name two verbs
Thomas and Alfred abused Harold, the doll, and spoke mean things to him.
abused & spoke
What figurative language is used in the sentence below?
Fridays feel fantastic for Fred and Frank.
Alliteration
Name one way to tell if a sentence is passive.
1. The use of the word 'By'
2. Subject (doer of the actions) comes after the verb
3. a 'be' verb
4. Object is at the beginning of the sentence
Complete the Analogy
Happy::Laughter as Sad: ____________
a. giggles b. crying c. temper d. sleepy
b. crying
Where should the colon go in the following sentence? After what word?
The American flag has three colors red, white, and blue
colors:red
How many paragraphs is a typical essay?
5 or more paragraphs
What is tone?
the author's attitude towards a subject/the words used by the author to