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What does absorb mean?

To take in or soak up

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What is the pronoun(s) in this sentence? What is the pronoun(s) referring to? 

"John found his passport but Sally couldn't find hers." 

Pronouns: she; Sally   AND   his;John 

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32.45 + 3.76 

36.21 

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What is realistic fiction?

stories that could have actually occurred 

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Name three languages besides English and Spanish. 

Chinese, Italian, German, French, Russian, Korean, Portuguese...

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What does conserve mean?

to protect or save from harm 

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Use (their, there, they're)

____ is some milk in the refrigerator. 

There 

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4/5 ÷ 2/3 

1 and 1/5 

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4.23 x 1.7

7.191

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Name five other teachers (besides the fifth grade teachers) at Marshall. 

Too many to type 

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What does necessity mean?

something that is needed or required 

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sun/son, their/there, ant/aunt, deer/dear 

These are examples of what?? 

Homophones

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1/3 of 27 

9

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(31 - 11) ÷ 5 + 2

6

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Name three breeds or types of large and wild cats.

lion, tiger, jaguar, cheetah, puma, mountain lion, white tiger...

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What does exaggeration mean? 

To overstate; something that is worse or better than it actually is 

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Is this a dependent or independent clause? 

"If you subscribe to this online service." 

Dependent 

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10 - 18 ÷ 3 + 1 

5

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Turn 1/8 into a decimal 

0.125

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There are 24 hours in a day, so how many minutes are in a day? (hint; there are 60 minutes in 1 hour)

1440

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What does seeps mean? 

to flow or leak slowly 

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This is an example of what?


"I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!"


Hyperbole 

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2/5 + 3/8 = 

31/40

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Is this a simile or metaphor?

"Mary's voice is music to my ears." 

What is being compared? 

Metaphor; Mary's voice to music 

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Who is this? Hint: We talked about him being a rich millionaire yesterday! He made Microsoft. 

Bill Gates