Thanksgiving ELA Review

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What is a proper noun?

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A proper noun is a specific name for a particular person, place, or organization, and it is always capitalized. Example: 'Walmart', 'Olympics'.

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What is a common noun?

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A common noun is a general name for a person, place, or thing. It is not capitalized unless it starts a sentence. Example: 'dog', 'city'.

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What is the correct form of the verb for 'the brown dog' in the sentence: 'The brown dog_____ when someone comes in.'?

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The correct form is 'growls'.

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Identify the correctly punctuated sentence: 'When she wasn't looking he hopped into the basket with all the grace a turkey could possess.'

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The correct sentence is: 'When she wasn't looking, he hopped into the basket with all the grace a turkey could possess.'

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What is the purpose of a comma in a sentence?

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A comma is used to indicate a pause between parts of a sentence or to separate items in a list.

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What is the difference between 'hop' and 'hopped'?

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'Hop' is the base form of the verb, while 'hopped' is the past tense form.

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What is an example of a sentence that uses a proper noun?

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An example is: 'Adele was influenced by the Spice Girls, Lauryn Hill, Destiny's Child, and Mary J. Blige.'

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What is the correct way to list items in a sentence?

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Items in a list should be separated by commas, and the last item should be preceded by 'and'.

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What is the role of the subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being. Example: 'run', 'is'.