Benchmark 4 Review - Language Arts

Benchmark 4 Review - Language Arts

By Lori Petroni

Reading Comprehension:​

​ *ALWAYS remember to do the following:

• ​​Read the title and any provided notes about the article

• ​Read the article, every single word. Do NOT just skim the article. Read it.

• Highlight or mark important information as you go.

• Read the questions. Read the entire question to make sure you understand exactly what it is asking.

• Read all of the answer choices.

• Go back and read the article again and look for keywords that will signal the location of the relevant information.

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Sentences

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Complete sentence:​ forms a complete thought.

Example: We bought the new furniture with our credit card.

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Fragment: does not form a complete thought. ​

Example: ​While he was reading the book.

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Run-on ​sentence: two or more complete thoughts are stated without proper punctuation.

Example: He wants to go to the football game he wants to eat first.

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Types of Sentences:dent clause.

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​A simple sentence contains a subject and a verb.

Example: ​The baby cried for food.

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A compound sentence ​has two independent clauses (basically, it contains 2 simple sentences):

Example: ​They went to the cafeteria, but they did not eat.

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A complex sentence is an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses.

Example:​ Billy ran home after he finished playing baseball.

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A compound-complex sentence​ has two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.

Example: After the friends finished their game, they met their other friends at the restaurant, and they ate dinner together.​

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Comma Rules 

• ​Use commas to separate a list of three or more:

  • ​I need to buy eggs, milk, and bread.

• Use a comma to separate independent clauses when they are joined by FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so):

  • I want to buy a new car, but it is too expensive.

• Use a comma to separate a dependent clause from an independent clause:​

  • When you get older, you will be able to drive. ​

• ​Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence

  • Yes, I would like to go to the game.​​

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Comma Rules 

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• Use commas to separate the name of a city from a country or state:

  • You live in Buford, Georgia.​

• ​Use a comma to separate the day of the week, the day of the month, and the year.

  • He will be sixteen years old on Friday, the 6th of July, 2022.​

• ​Use a comma to separate a quotation from the rest of the sentence:

  • "I am tired," he whispered.

• Use a comma to separate nonessential words in a sentence:

  • Mr. Johnson, our principal, is a nice man.

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Active vs. passive voice

Active: the subject performs the action of the verb:

Susan dropped her book on the floor.

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Passive: the subject receives the action of the verb:

The book was dropped on the floor by Susan.​

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Ellipses & Dashes:

Ellipses: three periods with spaces between them (. . .)

Use when material is omitted from a quote.

Use to indicate a pause, hesitation, or unfinished thought.

Example: "After school, I went to her house...and then came home."

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Dash: ( - )

Use to set off an interruption (shift of thought)]

Example Three people in my class - Sue, Sam, Stacy - did not finish their homework.

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Gerund vs Infinitives:

Gerund: a noun made from a verb by adding "-ing"

Swimming is my favorite sport.

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Infinitive: the "to" form of the verb

Example: He wants to swim.​

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Negative vs. Positive Connotation

Negative: arrogant

Positive: confident

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Negative: old

Positive: experienced​

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