Shipley- 1st 9 weeks ELA review

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'as brave as a lion'.

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What does the simile 'My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time' mean?

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It means she gets really angry.

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What is an interjection?

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An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses strong emotion or surprise. Examples include 'Wow!', 'Oh no!', and 'Hooray!'.

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Identify the interjection in the sentence: 'Wow! I won the lottery!'

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Wow.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence is a sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (like 'and', 'but', or 'or').

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Which of the following is a correct example of a compound sentence?

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Misty loved training water Pokemon, but she was afraid of Gyarados.

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence. It has a subject and a verb.

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Identify the independent clause in the sentence: 'After we were finished, we went to the store for supplies.'

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We went to the store for supplies.

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What is a complex sentence?

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A complex sentence is a sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

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What is a correct way to punctuate the sentence: 'I didn't see him there did you?'

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I didn't see him there, did you?