Superlatives
Change 2 words in the sentence to superlatives:
A runner won the race because he was a really fast runner, other runners congratulated him for being better than everybody else.
Quickest or Fastest
Best
What is figurative Language?
Give an example
An expression or way of using words without being literal.
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What is the difference between an article and a conjunction?
A conjunction is a word that connects two ideas.
An article is used to identify the noun.
Name 3 reasons it's important to use an assignment notebook with a calendar?
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Ex:
1.To remember when to turn in an assignment.
2. To remember about tests or quizzes.
3. To organize your time.
What is a preposition?
Give 2 examples:
A word that is usually a noun or pronoun and expresses a relation to another word.
(Anywhere a squirrel can go)
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Ex: Up
Of
At
Down
Name 7 different superlatives:
Best
Tallest
Highest
Most
LowestLeast
Smallest
What is a Metaphor?
What is a Simile?
Give and example for each
A Metaphor compares two things without using like or as.
A simile compares two things using like or as.
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Ex:
Metaphor: The bird was a rocket when it zoomed right past me.
Simile: The waves were as tall as my dad.
How many articles are there?
What are they?
3
The, an, a
Its late at night when you realize there is a test the next day. What are two things you can do?
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EX: I would review my study guide and calm down and get a good nights sleep so im ready for the test.
In the morning I would get up earlier and look at the study guide.
TTYL
O M W
I M O
E T A
GTG
TGIF
Talk To You Later
On My Way
In My Opinion
Estimated Time of Arrival
Got To Go
Thank Goodness Its Friday
Give a superlative for the following words
- Good
-Large
-Less
- Tall
- Long
- Slow
- Many
Good= Best
Large= Largest
Less=Least
Tall= Tallest
Long= Longest
Many=Most
What is a personification and give an example?
Giving an object human traits.
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The chair told me it didn't want to be sat on.
What does F.A.N.B.O.Y.S stand for?
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
If you are taking a test and you get stuck on a question, What do you do?
Give 4 optionsAnswers will vary
EX:1Breathe in
2Breathe out
3 Calm yourself down
4 move on and come back to it.
Create a sentence that uses an adjective and an adverb.
The scary snake hissed loudly as he saw me and I ran as quickly as I could to not get bit.
Write a sentence(s) that uses 3 superlatives and uses a semicolon.
I visited the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world; I had the most exciting time ever!
What is an idiom?
A phrase that has words that are not literal.
Write a sentence that uses 2 articles and 2 conjunctions.
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EX: The kids were running in a park, but a dark cloud was coming, and the parents told their kids to come to them to leave.
Name 3 strategies for note taking when not familiar with subject
answers will vary
1. Take notes form main idea.
2. Highlight important details if your book. ( computer use notability)
3. Take notes in organized notebook.
When is a semicolon used? Give an example
You use it to separate ideas in the same sentence. (Join two independent clauses)
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Ex I stapled my thumb; it hurt a lot.
Write 2-3 sentences that include 1 superlative, article, adverb, conjunction, abbreviation preposition, idiom, and semicolon.
The hardest test I ever had to do was somehow completed very quickly by one of my classmates; after class he came to me and said the test was a piece of cake
create a sentence that uses personification, idiom, hyperbole, and onomonopoia
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The waves splashed as they carried me at what felt like 1 million miles an hour like carrying me was a piece of cake.
What is an independent clause?
Parts of a sentence that can stand alone as complete sentences without using conjunctions.
Name 3 different study strategies for an upcoming test or quiz?
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1. Read off study guide everyday.
2. Make a Q(uizlet)
3. Study with a friend
Write a sentence(s) with 2 superlatives, at least one article and one conjunction, and some form of figurative language.
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Ex.
The tallest building in the universe pierces through the clouds like they are pieces of foam. When you are at the bottom, it may seem like it is about to fall over and crush you into a million pieces, but really it is the most interesting illusion you can ever experience.