6th Grade ELA Review

Front

What is a compound sentence?

Back

A compound sentence is a sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (e.g., and, but, or). Example: "I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Front

What is the purpose of commas in a sentence?

Back

Commas are used to separate items in a list, to set off introductory elements, to separate independent clauses, and to clarify meaning. Example: "Before dinner, we went for a walk."

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Front

What is a subject in a sentence?

Back

The subject is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about. Example: In the sentence "The dog barked," 'The dog' is the subject.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Front

What is a predicate in a sentence?

Back

The predicate is the part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is. Example: In the sentence "The dog barked," 'barked' is the predicate.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Front

What is a run-on sentence?

Back

A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions. Example: "I love to read I go to the library often."

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Front

What is a fragment?

Back

A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought. Example: "Because I was tired." (This is a fragment because it doesn't tell what happened.)

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Front

What is the difference between 'their', 'there', and 'they're'?

Back

'Their' is possessive (belonging to them), 'there' refers to a place, and 'they're' is a contraction for 'they are'. Example: "They're going to their house over there."

Front

What is an adjective?

Back

An adjective is a word that describes a noun. Example: In the phrase "the red car," 'red' is the adjective describing the noun 'car.'

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Front

What is a verb?

Back

A verb is a word that expresses an action or a state of being. Example: In the sentence "She runs fast," 'runs' is the verb.

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: "Her smile was as bright as the sun."

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D