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What is the purpose of helping verbs in a sentence?
What is the purpose of helping verbs in a sentence?
What is the main difference between a simile and a metaphor?
What is the main difference between a simile and a metaphor?
What is the purpose of skimming when reading a text?
What is the purpose of skimming when reading a text?
What is the definition of synonyms?
What is the definition of synonyms?
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What is the main difference between fiction and nonfiction?
What is the main difference between fiction and nonfiction?
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What is the purpose of a root word in word building?
What is the purpose of a root word in word building?
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Study Notes
Grammar
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Tenses:
- Present Tense: used to describe actions that are happening now
- Past Tense: used to describe actions that happened in the past
- Future Tense: used to describe actions that will happen in the future
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Verbs:
- Action Verbs: express physical or mental action (e.g. run, think)
- Linking Verbs: connect the subject to additional information (e.g. be, seem)
- Helping Verbs: used to help form the tense of another verb (e.g. will, would)
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Clauses:
- Independent Clause: a complete sentence with a subject and predicate
- Dependent Clause: a clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence
Literature
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Poetry:
- Rhyming Words: words that have the same ending sound
- Metaphor: a comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
- Simile: a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"
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Prose:
- Fiction: writing that is imaginary or made-up
- Nonfiction: writing that is based on fact or reality
Comprehension
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Reading Strategies:
- Skimming: quickly reading the main ideas of a text
- Scanning: quickly reading a text to find specific information
- Close Reading: carefully reading a text to understand the details
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Question Types:
- Literal Questions: questions that can be answered directly from the text
- Inferential Questions: questions that require the reader to make inferences or draw conclusions
- Evaluative Questions: questions that require the reader to make judgments or opinions
Vocabulary
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Word Types:
- Homophones: words that sound the same but have different meanings
- Homographs: words that are spelled the same but have different meanings
- Synonyms: words that have the same or similar meanings
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Word Building:
- Prefixes: letters or groups of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning
- Suffixes: letters or groups of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning
- Root Words: words that have a basic meaning and can be modified with prefixes and suffixes
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Test your knowledge of English language arts basics, including grammar, literature, comprehension, and vocabulary. This quiz covers fundamental concepts and terms in each area.
