Musicality and content words

In the sentence,''I'm thinking about renting a movie for tonight's party'',which word is a content word?

• I'm

• Thinking

• For

• Party

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CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

Which of the following is an example of a content word?

• The

• And

• Quickly

• Although

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CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

What types of words are considered content words?

• Prepositions and conjuntions

• Articles and pronouns

• Nouns,adjectives,verbs and adverbs

• None of the above

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What are content words?

• Words without any meaning

• Words that indicate verb tense

• Words that provide significant information

• Words that connect ideas

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

In ''What do you think about him'',which is a content word?

• What

• About

• You

• Think

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CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

How does intonation affect the musicality of language?

• It reduces the importance of words

• It has no effect

• It adds expression and emotion

• It makes speech more difficult to understand

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

How do content words affect speech?

• It encreases clarity and understanding

• It makes the message less clear

• It limits the available vocabulary

• It reduces the importance of ideas

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which of the following is a characteristic of musicality in language?

• Exclusive use of function words

• Short and simple sentences

• Variation in rhythm and intonation

• Avoiding repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Rhythm and musicality are elements that apply to music as well as speech

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Musicality in speech has no impact on the understanding of the message

• False

• True

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4