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True or false? If the dependent clause comes first in a sentence, you should use a comma
true
Give an example of an idiom
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Create a sentence that uses an onomatopaea word
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Create a sentence that uses personification
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Create a sentence that uses a metaphor.
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Create a sentence that uses a simile.
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Comma or not? Since Mark ate all the cake there was nothing for dessert.
Since Mark ate all the cake, there was nothing for desert
Comma or not? Until you finish your supper you can't go out and play.
Until you finish your supper, you can't go out and play.
Comma or not? Because it was so late Susie could not come over to play.
Because it was so late, Susie could not come over to play.
I'm on cloud nine today.
Idiom
Comma or not? Harold drank all the Koolade because he was hot and thirsty.
Harold drank all the Koolade because he was hot and thirsty.
My classmates are wild animals!
metaphor
I'm all ears.
idiom
My baby brother is mean as a snake.
simile
Summer vacation is calling my name.
personification
You snore like a freight train.
Hyperbole
Love is a battlefield.
Metaphor
Time is money
Metaphor
Her head was spinning from all the new information.
Hyperbole
The burning wood hissed and crackled.
Onomatopoeia
You could hear the hum of the engine
Onomatopoeia
The hissing of the cat was barely audible.
Onomatopoeia
The popcorn was jumping out of the bowl.
personification
My iphone is dead.
personification
Straight from the horse's mouth
Idiom
I think I've bitten off more than I can chew.
Idiom
They fought like cats and dogs
Simile
The student was as busy as a bee.
Simile
The sun played hide and seek with the clouds
Personification
She is as happy as a clam.
Simile
I've told you a million times to clean your room!!
Hyperbole
The coffee shop is an icebox!
Metaphor
There were a billion mosquitos buzzing around!
Hyperbole
BAM! The door shut behind me!!
Onomatopoeia
The stars will cry
Personification
The camera loves me!
Personification / Idiom
The last day of school is like the beach - easy and relaxing!
Simile
A comparison between two unlike things without using like or as.
Metaphor
The raindrops danced on the tabletop.
Personification
Time flies by!
Idiom
I am as hungry as a bear!
Simile
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