Parts of Speech
Examine, derive, and analyze
Verb Conjugation
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Celebrations from all over the world
100
This describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
100
A synonym means this.
What is a word that means the same thing as another word?
100
Third person singular for "to dance" in the present tense.
What is "dances?"
100
Ancient Sumerians used this to write on.
What is clay?
100
We just had this holiday. People who celebrate it often have a turkey.
What is "Thanksgiving?"
200
This is an action, or state of being.
What is a verb?
200
To examine means to do this.
What is look closely?
200
Third person singular for "to hide" in the past tense.
What is hid?
200
Ancient Sumerians used this to write with.
What is a reed?
200
This is celebrated the day after Halloween and honors the dead.
What is "Dia de Los Muertos? Or what is "The Day of the Dead?"
300
A doctor might examine a patient and do this with all the information to decide what is wrong with the patient.
What is analyze?
300
The dogs run/runs to the park. This is the correct verb.
What is run?
300
This was the reason the Sumerians needed to start recording ideas or writing them down.
What is that they had crops to trade and needed to keep track of the information? (or something like that)
300
This is a holiday where you fast, give to the poor and have a feast called Eid? It also lasts for a month.
What is Ramadan?
400
The suffix -tion indicates (or means the word is) this part of speech.
What is a noun?
400
To derive, means to do this.
What is come from or gain? Or, what is to get?
400
This is the past tense of sweep.
What is swept?
400
Cyberbullying is a term that means bullying through this.
What is the internet, facebook, or text messages?
400
If you celebrate this, you might decorate a tree and wrap presents to put under it.
What is Christmas?
500
The scientists studied the tiny specimen for any changes. Scientists and specimen are both this part of speech.
What are nouns?
500
The teacher was _______________ the data to see how many students passed her test. This would be the correct form of "examine" to put in the sentence.
What is examining?
500
First person plural, past tense for the verb "draw"
What is drew?
500
This is the difference between academic vocabulary (or language) and subject specific vocabulary.
What is that "Subject specific vocabulary might have to do with all one topic like volcanoes in science class. Academic language/vocabulary consists of words that are not subject specific and can be used in any class. For example, Mr. C, Ms. Alabarca, Ms. Cardwell, and Mr. Porter might all use the same word to teach about four different subjects?"
500
This holiday consists of lighting eight candles, playing dreidel games, and eating fried food.
What is Hanukkah?
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