What is a verb?
A verb tells what the subject is or does.
Capital
a city in a country or state where the government is based
Metaphor
A figure of speech that compares two things without using the words like or as
desert
a dry area with little or no rainfall
How many decades is half a century?
5 decades
What is an action verb?
It tells what the subject does.
Census
an official count of all the people living in a country or district
Plot
Beginning, middle and end
forest
a large area thickly covered with trees and plants
Change mixed number to an improper fraction. 4 1/2
9/2
What is a past-tense verb?
It tells about what has already happened.
Climate zone
a region in which usual weather patterns occur over time
Heading
1st part of a letter includes the writers address and the date
legend (key)
a list that explains the symbols on a map
What is the next number in this sequence? .....3465, 3475, 3485, ____
3495
It tells of a time in the future.
cultural map
a map that shows patterns of ethnic groups, religious practices, languages spoken, educational levels, and recreational choices
Meddler
To become involved with something that is not your business
national park
an area set aside by a nation's government to protect natural beauty, wildlife, or other remarkable features
Use digits to write one hundred twenty-five thousandths.
0.125
A person narrative is always written in _____point of view?
first-person
Daylight saving time
a plan in which clocks are set one hour ahead of standard time for a specific period of time
Setting
When and where a story happens
port
a harbor where ships can dock or anchor safely
4.239+25+6.79+12.5+986.47+83.925+43.0=
1161.924