ELA vocab
What is an action verb?
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What type of verb tense is this?:
I Will run 30 minutes after I eat
future tense
What is a verb?
How to spell "Exsell".
"Excel".
How many paragraphs should an essay usually have?
5 paragraphs
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1 intro paragraph
3 body paragraphs
1 conclusion paragraph
What type of prefix is "restated"?
it is a Re- prefix
Verb tenses are used with what 3 tenses?
Past tense, present tense, future tense.
What is fiction?
A story that is not real.
how to spell "Xslpisit"
"Explicit"
When you directly quote from someone, what do you use to quote it?
Quotation marks.
What is a synonym of "distinguish"?
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Differentiate
Perceive
Recognize
Fix the grammar mistake(s):
My dog run to the park and played with his friend. And when he was done he walk back home.
It should be ran, not run. There should be a coma between done and he. It should be walked and not walk:
My dog ran to the park and played with his friend. And when he was done, he walked back home.
Name 3 text structures.
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Spell"Caunsekwuensce"
"Consequence"
Redo this sentence with better vocabulary:She is very angry when she did not won the award.
She was very angry when she did not win the award.
"Synonym".
How many adjectives are in this sentence:
The fluffy dog jumped over the short fence into the green grand grasslands.
4 adjectives
The fluffy dog jumped over the short fence into the green grand grasslands.
What is "the Hero's Journey"?
A type of writing structure for stories.
How to spell "Nawledgeaubull"?
"Knowledgeable"
What is the first thing you should do to notify the reader that a new paragraph started?
Indent.
What prefix is "unpredictable"?
It is a Un- prefix
when do you use a colon(:)?
to introduce a list, a quotation, an explanation, or to make emoticons ":)"
What is the thesis?
The point the author is trying to make.
How to spell "Melonkollee"?
"Melancholy".
What it the difference between the author's purpose and the claim?
author's purpose:the reason why the author made the text(ex: to persuade, to inform, etc)
claim: a statement or belief the author is trying to prove.