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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
TYPES OF WRITING/AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
CONTEXT CLUES
SENTENCE WRITING
PARTS OF SPEECH
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He is as fast as a cheetah is an example of this type of figurative language
What is a simile
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Name two Main Purposes of why writers would write
What is to persuade, to entertain, to explain, to describe (any two of the four answers are acceptable)
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Name at least four types of context clues
What is 1. Definition 2. Restatement or Synonym 3. Contrast or antonym 4. Compare 5. Example 6. Cause and Effect 7. Description
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What are the two parts in a simple sentence
What is a subject and predicate
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This part of speech describes a noun
What is an adjective
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"If the girl breaks up with me, I would just die!!" is an example of what type of figurative language
What is a hyperbole
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Name the four main types of writing
What is Narrative Writing, Summary Writing, Persuasive Writing, and Informative (Expository) Writing
200
Based on a contrast clue, the word loquacious below means: "Mike’s parrot was loquacious, but Maria’s said very little"
What is talked a lot
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Name five conjunctions in the word FANBOYS
What is For And Nor But Or Yet So
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Adverbs usually end in which two letters
What are "ly"
300
"The night was calling for me to go out" is an example of...
What is Personification
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In Persuasive writing, name two types of evidence that will help support your reasons
What is expert opinions, facts, statistics, examples and anecdotes
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Which key word(s) from the sentence below helps you understand that the sentence contains an example clue "The archeologist found different amulets, such as a rabbit’s foot and bags of herbs, near the ancient altar"
What is "such as"
300
The difference between a simple sentence and a compound sentence is..
What is a simple sentence only one one independent clause (one subject and one predicate) but a compound sentence has at least two independent clauses.
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In the sentence below, what subject does the pronoun represent "Mike kicked the ball hard and it went far"
What is the ball
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Give two examples of idioms
Answers will vary
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Name two key points of Summary Writing
What is • Do not add your personal opinion • Only write the key facts • Make sure you answer the 5 W’s: o Who, What, Where, When, Why • Do not add any information that was not in the text • If available, add the title and author of the work
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Based on context clues, the word "remorse" in the sentence below means: "As Tommy walked home with the money from the church he had stolen in his pocket, powerful feelings of remorse bubbled in his stomach.
What is felt bad, felt guilty
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The definition of a complex sentence
What is it must have at least one independent clause and one dependent clause
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Which preposition is listed in the sentence below: "The rabbit jumped over the log"
What is "over"
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"Dreams" ?by Langston Hughes 1 Hold fast to dreams? / 2 For if dreams die? / 3 Life is a broken-winged bird? / 4 That cannot fly./ 5 Hold fast to dreams? / 6 For when dreams go / ?7 Life is a barren field? / 8 Frozen with snow. Which line is an example of a metaphor
What is line 3
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In narrative writing, what are at least three key elements on a plot line
What is Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Denoument (Resolution)
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What type of context clues is used in the sentence below and explain what the word "jovial" means "Unlike Bob, who treated others rudely and kept to himself, Bobby was jovial, friendly, and outgoing."
What is a contrast clue. Jovial means happy
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In the sentence below, what separate the independent clause and the dependent clause: "Crossing the street is dangerous if you don't look both ways before you cross"
What is Independent Clause: Crossing the street is dangerous Dependent Clause: if you don't look both ways before you cross
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Restate, or rewrite this sentence below by adding two adjectives and one adverb: "The boy ran to the store.
What is "Answers may vary