When we write diaries we express our personal thoughts and feelings using __________________________ words. Give an example of these words.
feeling words / answers will vary
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We use quantifiers each and every with singular countable nouns. Use the correct quantifier to fill in the blank - ___________________ child in the class painted a plaster fossil. (each / every)
Every
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Information reports may use special drawings or pictures labeled with important features of the topic called _________________________________.
diagrams
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Identify the verb, direct object and indirect object in the following sentence. Orangutans pick fruit for their babies.
The verb is pick. The direct object is fruit. The indirect object is babies.
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heart
Other team wins 10 points!
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magnet
Take 5 points!
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shark
Other team loses 20 points!
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lifesaver
Give 20 points!
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Use the correct connector to fill in the blank - The scientist photographed the fossil ______________________ covering it with sack cloth and wet plaster. (before / since)
before
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Compound sentences join two together to form a new sentence. We use connectors such as 'and', 'or' and 'but' to join the two sentences. Join these two sentences into one using a connector - I like this shirt. This shirt is too big for me.
I like this shirt, but it is too big for me.
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Sometimes the subject of the sentence is a collective noun. If the collective noun is singular, the verb must be singular. If the collective noun is plural the verb must be plural. 'A herd of zebras (is / are) resting in the shade.'
is - singular
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lifesaver
Give 25 points!
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seesaw
Swap points!
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fairy
Take points!
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10
15
20
25
baam
Lose 10 points!
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heart
Other team wins 25 points!
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gift
Win 15 points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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baam
Lose 10 points!
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Explanation texts are written in ______________________ tense to explain something that is true right now.
simple present tense
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Do we use the quantifier a few in front of countable or uncountable nouns?
countable
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In the Dewey Classification System all non-fiction books have special _____________________________ to show the order they go in and what group the book belongs to.
call numbers
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Suffixes added to the end of a word may change the meaning of the word and may also change how it is used in a sentence. Add the suffix -ful to the following word and use it in a sentence: beauty
beautiful (full of beauty) - answers will vary
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A phrasal verb is made up of a verb and one or two prepositions. The new phrasal verb may have a different meaning from the verb. Use a phrasal verb to replace 'shouted'. - The sailor shouted in fear.
cried out
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Personal recounts often usually tell us the 3 important w's about an event. They tell us the ___________________ and the _____________________ the entry is about and ____________________ an event took place.