Figurative Language
Compound Sentences
Common Nouns
Proper Nouns
Making Lists
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She is an angel.
What is a metaphor?
100
Tamara was very tired. She still went to the store with her mom.
Tamara was very tired, but she still went to the store with her mom.
100
Maria went to the store.
What is store?
100
Leslie went to Main Place Mall with her friends.
What is Leslie and Main Place Mall?
100
Aileen went to the store. Aileen went to school. Aileen and Christina went to have lunch.
What is Aileen went to the store, school, and had lunch with Christina?
200
Her hair is as soft as silk.
What is a similie?
200
My friend invited me to a party. I did not want to go.
My friend invited me to a party, but I do not want to go
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Chris loves to play sports, he plays football.
What is sports?
200
New York City is the home of the Empire State building and the Statue of Liberty.
What is New York City, Empire State building,and Statue of Liberty?
200
Josh wrote a new song. Josh recorded his new song. Josh put his new song on the internet.
What is Josh wrote and recorded a new song, and put it on the internet?
300
The blank page was glaring at me.
What is personification?
300
Mary and Samantha left on the bus before I arrived. I did not see them at the bus station.
Mary and Samantha left on the bus before I arrived, so I did not see them at the bus station.
300
The students were playing in the park.
What is students and park?
300
I love watching Nickelodeon on saturday afternoons with Jimmy and Josh.
What is Nickelodeon, saturday, Jimmy and Josh.
300
Ashley had to do her math homework. Ashley had to write a 6 page story. Ashley had to clean her room.
What is Ashley had to to her math homework, write a 6 page story, and clean her room.
400
The cold wind was biting me through my sweater.
What is personification?
400
Tom gave Jim a new racket. He left for the tennis courts.
Tom gave Jim a new racket, and he left for the tennis courts.
400
The cat was stuck on the top of the tree on the corner of the street.
What is cat, tree, and street?
400
Crystal went to Mississippi when she graduated from Cal State Fullerton.
What is Crystal, Mississipi, and Cal State Fullerton?
400
My mom wanted to make cookies. She asked me to go to the store and buy flour. She asked me to buy butter. She asked me to buy chocolate chips.
What is My mom wanted to make cookies, so she asked me to buy flour, butter and chocolate chips.
500
Simile and metaphor both compare two things, but a simile uses "like" or "as". Metaphors use is.
What is the difference between a similie and a metaphor?
500
The sun was shining. There were no clouds in the sky.
The sun was shining, and there were no clouds in the sky.
500
The tourists visited the museum when they arrived in the new town.
What is tourists, museum and town?
500
Mrs. Fung, Mrs. Zavala and Ms. Gavilan are just some of the teachers that work at El Sol Science Academy in Santa Ana, California.
Mrs. Fung, Mrs. Zavala, Ms. Gavilan, El Sol Science Academy, Santa Ana and California.
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