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What is a noun?
A person, place, thing or idea.
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What does PIE stand for?
Persuade, Inform, and Entertain
100
What are the five steps of the Writing Process?
1. Pre-Write 2. Draft 3. Edit 4. Revise 5. Publish
100
Homophone or homograph? see and sea
Homophone
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What is a possessive pronoun or noun?
A pronoun or noun that shows ownership.
200
What is a verb?
A word that shows action.
200
What part of speech always starts the predicate?
Verb
200
What is a homophone?
Words that sound the same but are spelled differently.
200
What's the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
They are both comparisons of two unlike things, but a simile uses "like" or "as" while a metaphor does not.
200
What's the difference between a subject and an object pronoun?
A subject pronoun is used in the subject of the sentence, and an object pronoun is used in the predicate of the sentence.
300
What two things are needed to make a sentence?
a noun and a verb OR a subject and a predicate
300
What is a simple sentence?
A sentence that has one independent clause.
300
List the four types of sentences and their roles.
declarative - telling interrogative - asking imperative - command exclamatory - excitement/emotion
300
What is a homograph?
Words that are written the same but have different meanings.
400
What is an adjective?
A word that describes, or modifies, a noun.
400
What is a compound sentence?
A sentence that has two independent clauses joined together with a comma and a conjunction.
400
What is a pronoun?
A word that takes the place of a noun.
400
When should you use PIE?
When determining the author's purpose
400
Giving human characteristics to non-human things.
Personification
500
What is an adverb?
A word that describes, or modifies a verb.
500
What is a complex sentence?
A sentence that has a dependent and an independent clause.
500
List the three different points of view and give an example of each one?
1st person - I, me, we, us 2nd person - you 3rd person - he, she, it, they, them
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If the dependent clause is at the END of the sentence do you need a comma?
No.
500
Every sentence should ALWAYS start with this.
A capital letter.