ELA Bellwork Review

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What is subject-verb agreement?

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Subject-verb agreement means that the subject of a sentence and the verb must agree in number. For example, 'The dog barks' (singular) vs. 'The dogs bark' (plural).

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Identify a possessive pronoun.

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Examples of possessive pronouns include 'my', 'your', 'his', 'her', 'its', 'our', and 'their'. They show ownership.

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What is a complex sentence?

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A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. For example, 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.'

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What does the Latin root 'cent' mean?

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The Latin root 'cent' means 'one hundred'. It is used in words like 'century' and 'centimeter'.

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What is the correct use of pronouns in a sentence?

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Pronouns must agree in number and gender with the nouns they replace. For example, 'Everyone needs to take out his or her notebook.'

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What is the difference between a subject and a predicate?

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The subject is who or what the sentence is about, while the predicate tells something about the subject. For example, in 'The cat sleeps', 'The cat' is the subject and 'sleeps' is the predicate.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence contains at least two independent clauses joined by a conjunction. For example, 'I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.'

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. Examples include 'teacher', 'city', 'apple', and 'happiness'.

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun. For example, in 'The tall building', 'tall' is the adjective describing 'building'.

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that expresses an action or state of being. Examples include 'run', 'jump', 'is', and 'are'.