Which word could describe both Mr. Duran and Miss Villegas? A) Spooky B) Caring C) Kind D) Both B & D.
What is D - Both B) Caring & C) Kind could describe Mr. Duran and Miss Villegas (usually) :)
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Explain the difference between a simile and a metaphor.
What is a simile uses like or as to compare two different things, but a metaphor does not use like or as.
100
What is wrong with this sentence
Miss Ono asked Miss Villegas if it was Mr. Durans' turn to buy lunch.
What is the apostrophe should be before the s because Mr. Duran is singular and ends with an "n."
100
What is the difference between how I would punctuate the name of a book compared to the name of an article?
What is books are italicized (or underlined) and articles are put in quotation marks.
TIP: Big things and things that can stand on their own, like books, are italicized (or underlined). Little things that are dependent like chapters or songs, are put into quotation marks.
For example, a CD is a major (big) work that can be divided into smaller parts, or songs. The song names (small part) are punctuated with quotation marks.
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When would you use an excyclopedia?
What is when you want information about a person, place, or thing.
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Explain what the word prehistoric means by breaking it down into its word parts.
What is pre means before. Prehistoric means a time long ago before written records and/or teacher judgment.
200
What is this sentence an example of:
The sun's arms wrapped around me like a blanket.
What is personification
200
Correctly use a sentence with the word you're.
What is teacher judgment
You're is a contraction for you + are.
MANY people misuse "you're" and "your" in their writing.
200
What is wrong with this sentence
"She yelled with excitement, WOOHOO! I am so very proud of you!"
What is THe quotation marks should start before WOOHOO and end after the exclamation mark because these are her exact words.
200
A ________can give you new choices for words instead of using the same words over and over again.
What is a thesaurus
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If you hoist something into the air, what are you doing?
What is you are lifting it up.
300
Define onomatopoeia and give me at least one example of this form of figurative language.
What is a word formed based on a sound. Pow! Bang! Zip! Crunch! Teacher judgment.
300
What's wrong with this sentence:
Me and Ms. Warden will be going on a fieldtrip Thursday.
What is the sentence should state, "Miss Warden and I will be going on a fieldtrip Thursday."
The other person always comes first!
300
Which is correctly written? A)Is this yours book? B)Is this your's book? C)Is this your book? D)Is this ur book?
What is C) Is this your book?
300
If you want to find a specific place, street, city, or state, use an ____________.
What is an atlas.
400
Give me a compound sentence correctly using the word shift in a sentence.
What is teacher judgment.
400
Her running shoes transformed into rockets as she soared through the air.
What form of figurative language is used?
HINT: Don't get tricked!
What is metaphor. Her shoes can't really become rockets.
400
Give me one example of apposition. Be sure to tell me (and show me) where your punctuation goes.
What is teacher judgment.
You have to be sure to place commas and/or parentheses in the right spots.
400
List 5 pronouns
What is teacher judgment (she, her, he, him, me, I, it, you, they, them, we, us, my, mine, your, yours, etc.)
400
The ____________is a reference book full of statistics and unusual facts.
What is an almanac
500
Give me one synonym for the word assured
What is confident, positive, certain, very sure, or teacher judgment
500
What form of figurative language is the following sentences:
People who have a chip on their shoulder are no fun!
What is "A Chip On Your Shoulder" is when you are upset for something that happened in the past. This is an example of an idiom
500
What is the difference between theirs and there's? When would you use each?
What is "theirs" is a possessive pronoun, and "there's" is a contraction for there is. I would use the first to show ownership and the 2nd to replace the words "there is."
500
What are possessive pronouns? Don't give me examples of possessive pronouns; define what they are and when they are used.
What is a possessive pronoun tells who or what owns (possesses) something. A possessive pronoun takes the place of possessive nouns.
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What reference material would show you how a word is pronounced, what part of speech the word is, and possibly an example of a sentence correctly using the word?