A thing that represents or stands for something else
symbol
simile
There were many problems with there house. Firstly it did not have electricity.
No. "there" should be possessive pronoun "their".
Concentration is ________ by alertness.
Help Will help Helps Helped
Helped
aparatus apparatus aparratus
apparatus
Bringing together what is written in the text... what is already known by you as the reader... helps to build meaning about the texts
Inferring
questioning
Mr. Rowe's snacks are some of the best I have ever tasted.
Yes.
Effective speaking ___________on effective listening.
depends depend depended depending
depends
regrettable regretable regreteble
regrettable
Essentially means the idea or 'message' that the story communicates.
theme
A word that sounds like how it is written
onomatopoeia
Commemorative stamps are issued to give recognition to someone or something special.
Yes
Where _____ you last night around supper time?
was were
were
dissatisfaction disatisfaction disatisfiction
dissatisfaction
Use of the words 'like' and 'as' to create visual representation of ideas in our minds
imagery
An advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
Foreshadowing
A block of four different, colorful stamps that commemorate Earth Day
No. It is a fragment.
He screamed so loudly that the pigeons pecking (1)_____________ the scattered grains in (2) ___________ courtyard (3) _____________ off in a flurry.
A. on, the take B. at, a takes
C. at, the, took D. in, some, taking
C. at, the, took
commitee comittee committee
committee
An idea or feeling a word creates IN ADDITION to its literal meaning
connotation
Oxymoron
Max, Molly, and Buddy, the three most common names for dogs.
No. It is a fragment. 'are the three most common...'
Jennifer and her brother picked up ___________ father's birthday present.
his/her her their
their
embarass embarrass embarras
embarrass