Winter Final ELA

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. Example: 'sleigh' in 'Santa flew his magical sleigh.'

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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. Example: 'After the children played outside, they drank hot cocoa.'

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts. Example: 'City Sidewalks, Busy Sidewalks, Dressed in Holiday Style.'

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What is a simple predicate?

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A simple predicate is the main verb in a sentence that tells what the subject does. Example: In 'The grumpy green Grinch sat angrily in his empty cave,' the simple predicate is 'sat.'

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What is an antonym?

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An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word. Example: 'Traditional' is an antonym of 'Modern.'

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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: 'flew' in 'Santa flew his magical sleigh.'

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. Example: 'City Sidewalks, Busy Sidewalks.'

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of a sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about. Example: In 'The grumpy green Grinch sat angrily,' the subject is 'The grumpy green Grinch.'

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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 conjunction. Example: 'The children built a snowman, and then they made a snow fort.'

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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 'like' or 'as.' Example: 'As brave as a lion.'