Sentences
What type of sentence ends with a period?
A declarative sentence
The mother divided the cake into six equal portions for her children.
What does the word portions mean as it is used in the sentence?
Parts
Which text structure uses these words/phrases: first, next, and last?
Chronological Order
What type of account is a description of an event that comes from someone who was there to see or experience it?
A firsthand account
What punctuation mark should you put at the end of the sentence below?
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The sun was low in the sky. Everyone was packing up and getting ready to go home because the park would close at dusk.
What does the word dusk mean as it is used above?
Which text structure uses these words/phrases: both, however, and alike?
Compare and Contrast
What type of account is written or told by someone who was not there to see the event?
A secondhand account
What type of sentence is this?
Stop eating under your mask.
Imperative.
The severe weather caused many roads to close. School was cancelled, and everyone stayed indoors.
What does the word severe mean as it is used above?
Harsh
Which text structure uses these words/phrases: because, as a result, and since?
Cause and Effect
Which type of account can be found in textbooks or biographies?
A secondhand account
Exclamatory sentences end with _____________.
Exclamation points.
The contraption he built stood about 15 feet tall.
What does the word contraption mean as it is used in the sentence?
A mechanical device
Which text structure uses these words/phrases: resolved by and because?
Problem and Solution
Which type of account could be found in diaries, journals, interviews, speeches, letters, emails, or autobiographies?
A firsthand account
What is another name for a question sentence?
An interrogative sentence
The valiant young woman grabbed the little boy just in time to save him from the speeding car.
What does the word valiant mean as it is used in the sentence?
Brave
Which type of account is a primary source?
A firsthand account