Conjuctions
Two sentences can be combined by adding a comma and a coordinating conjunction such as and, but, or, so.
Baseball is a great sport. I am not good at it.
Baseball is a great sport, but I am not good at it.
Last night I slept like a __________________.
Last night I slept like a baby.
Dolphins are mammals that live in the ocean. Mammals are different than fish, reptiles or birds. As a mammal, dolphins breathe oxygen, even though they live in water. Because they are mammals, a dolphin mother gives birth to a live baby, unlike reptiles and birds who lay eggs. A dolphin mother also feeds her baby milk like other mammals.
A dolphin is a mammal.
Titles for sections within a text that help organize the information by breaking it into smaller sections.
Headings
Convenient
If something is convenient it is handy and useful.
My mom works at a school. She takes me with her in the mornings.
My mom works at a school, so she takes me with her in the mornings
The siblings fought like cats and __________________.
The siblings fought like cats and dogs.
Mary needed new shoes, so her mother took her shopping. Her mother thought it would be a quick trip, but it ended up taking hours because Mary could not make up her mind which shoes, she wanted. In the first store, she tried on ten pair of shoes, but she did not want to buy any of them. The second store, she tried on ten more pair of shoes. Then she decided to back to the first store again for a pair of blue flats. But when she and her mother got to the cash register, Mary said she wasn't sure about the flats and wanted to try on something else instead.
Mary can't make up her mind what shoes she wants to buy.
Brief descriptions located underneath the pictures in a text.
Captions
Disposable
If something is disposable, it is meant to be thrown away once it has been used.
Andy can be a doctor. Andy can be a lawyer
Andy can be a doctor, or Andy can be a lawyer.
My aunt sings like an __________________.
My aunt sings like an angel.
It is important to get a good night's sleep. Without a good night's sleep, you can't digest your food properly. Your body cannot grow and heal. Also, if you don't sleep well, you can't function well the next day.
It's important to get a good night's sleep.
A list of words used in the text and their definitions.
Glossary
Assess
If you assess something, you think about it carefully and judge it.
Tom is sick. He needs to go to the doctor.
Tom is sick, so he needs to go to the doctor.
My two-year-old cousin was as bouncy as a bunny when she got outside.
__________________________ is being compared to _______________________.
My cousin is being compared to a bunny.
Sloths are the slowest mammals on earth. It takes a full minute for a sloth to move 6 feet across the ground. You probably couldn’t move that slowly if you tried! The sloth’s body is about 2 feet long. It has long legs, and curved claws that are 3 to 4 inches long. Their claws and their long legs help them climb trees and hang from tree branches. They spend almost their entire lives hanging from tree branches. The life of a sloth is not very exciting.
Sloths are the slowest mammals on earth.
Visual representations of concepts.
Diagrams
Sustainable
If you use a natural resource that is sustainable, it is able to stay at a certain level over longer periods of time and not cause harm to the environment.
My dad works in an office building. He has to take an elevator to the fourteenth floor.
My dad works in an office building, and he has to take an elevator to the fourteenth floor.
After he finished playing the basketball game, his hair was oily like fried chicken.
__________________________ is being compared to _______________________.
His hair is being compared to fried chicken.
Cats tend to be quieter than dogs. They are also more independent than dogs, so they don't require as much attention. Cat's don't need to be walked, and you can leave them alone overnight if you have to. This is why many people prefer cats to dogs.
Many people prefer cats to dogs.
A list at the front of a text that tells you the names of the chapter, headings, and subheadings in the text and what page they are on.
Table of contents
Composting
Composting is the natural process of recycling organic matter, such as leaves and food scraps, into a valuable fertilizer