Pronouns
A pronoun takes the place of a noun. Replace the word in italics the following sentence with a pronoun.
Mayck went to the store with Mario.
him
Is the following sentence correct.
"We went to the store last night", said Alonso.
yes
Perspective is the way someone looks at something. Can people have different perspectives of the same event?
Yes, one event can make a person happy while making another person unhappy.
An idiom does not mean exactly what it says.
If someone is "cool as a cucumber" what does that mean
calm under stress relaxed.
A metaphor says one thing is another. Is the following a metaphor?
My teacher is a dragon.
yes
Replace the the word in italics with a pronoun.
Lilah went to the store with Vicky and Arlene.
them
What is missing from the following sentence.
Mr. Moua said "you get extra recess today".
Give 2 different perspectives for the following event.
School is closed because of snow.
Students maybe happy, parents may be concerned that they need to find child care, teachers may be upset because they had a lot scheduled and don't know when they will get it done.
What does the following idiom mean?
As easy as ABC
something is very easy
Similes use like or as to compare two different things. Is the following phrase a simile? Why or why not
The fought like cats and dogs.
Yes, it compares to things and uses like.
What is a pronoun?
Pronouns are used to take the place of a noun, to avoid repeating the noun.
What is dialogue?
Dialogue is when 2 or more people talk to each other.
Give 2 different perspectives of the following event-
A family is moving across the country for a better job.
Happy for the better opportunity, sad to leave friends behind
What does the following idiom mean?
A rip-off
something is too expensive
A simile compares 2 things, what is a word that let's you know a phrase is a simile and not a metaphor
like or as
Give 3 examples of pronouns.
he, she, them, they, it, her, him, etc
Where would the quotations go in the following sentence?
I need to go to the store, said Ms. Buchman, and get a donut.
"I need to go to the store", said "Ms. Buchman and get a donut".
It is raining on a Saturday. School kids are sad and the farmer is thrilled how are their perspectives different and why?
The farmer is happy because his crops may need the rain while the kids are unhappy that it is raining on their day off from school.
What does the following idiom mean?
A grey area
Something is unclear
What is personification?
Personification is giving human traits something that is not human.
I went with Ms. Buchman, Mrs. Elihah and Mr. Moua to the store.
___________ went to the store.
We
What does the following sentence need to be correct?
David and Jennifer are friends said Ty'Meia.
quotation marks before said and after friend, also a comma after friends
"David and Jennifer are friends", said Ty'Meia.
What is perspective?
Perspectivve is the way that someone looks at something.
What is an idiom?
A phrase whose meaning does not relate to the literal meaning.
It does not mean what is says.
Give an example of personification?
answers will vary