What is the cause of this sentence?
The colonists felt the Stamp Act was unfair, so they protested the Stamp Act.
The colonists felt the Stamp Act was unfair
I _____ going to try my best on the test!
am
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Muskets cannons and bayonets were all weapons used in the war.
Muskets, cannons, and bayonets were all weapons used in the war.
What does the root word "port" mean?
ex. transport, portable, import.
to carry
What do the suffixes -able and -ible mean?
What is the main idea of this picture? (3 sentences)
Answers may vary.
Janet did not get enough sleep last night. She ___ be a little grouchy today.
may, will, can
may
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There was a short pause before I heard a voice whisper, Come outside!
There was a short pause before I heard a voice whisper, "Come outside!"
The 56 members of the First Continental Congress drafted a list of grievances against the king and its government.
Another word for grievance is...
a. compliment
b. complaint
c. challenge
b. complaint
What do the prefixes -im and -in mean?
not
What is the effect of this sentence?
Great Britain needed money due to its enormous war debts.
Great Britain needed money
Name one thing you could not do at one year old.
Include a modal auxiliary verb!
I couldn't....
Rewrite each sentence, inserting commas and quotation marks in the appropriate locations.
Really? I said, trying to sound surprised while hiding my smile.
"Really?" I said, trying to sound surprised while hiding my smile.
Read the sentences below.
Colonists who were angry about the new tax agreed not to buy British tea. Many establishments agreed to boycott British tea.
What does boycott mean?
a. to protest something by refusing to use, buy, or participate
b. a bell tower at the top of a church
c. to challenge or fight against.
a.
a. patient
b. inhale
c. active
b. inhale
"His elbows stuck out a grasshopper's and as he rode his arms flapped like a pair of wings."
How are they describing Ichabod Crane?
Ichabod Crane has skinny arms and his arms stick outward when he rides his horse.
I ____ read, too. I _____ afraid to read scary stories because they ________ give me nightmares.
am, are, is, can, might, will.
can
am
might/will
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My favorite foods are pizza chicken wings and cake, Sarah said.
"My favorite foods are pizza, chicken wings, and cake", Sarah said.
The long, gray winters with little sunshine made my whole family feel ______.
a. ninepins
b. breeches
c. melancholy
c.
The library in town is close by and very ______for our family to visit.
a. convenient
b. inconvenient
c. inactive
a. convenient
What are three reasons why the Colonists were angry at Great Britain?
answers may vary but can include...
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Boston Massacre
Intolerable Acts
How do you know to use a modal auxiliary verb versus a to be verb?
Modal auxiliary verbs have another verb after it.
Rewrite each sentence, inserting commas and quotation marks in the appropriate locations.
Then a soldier jumped up and made a speech. Good people! he shouted. I am a humble soldier from New Jersey.
Then a soldier jumped up and made a speech. "Good people!" he shouted. "I am a humble soldier from New Jersey".
Write a sentence using the word "protest"
answers will vary
The coins my grandfather has are rare and considered a ________.
a. predictable
b. collect
c. collectible
d. edible
c. collectible