5th Grade Language Arts Review

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What is an apostrophe used for?

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An apostrophe is used to show possession or to indicate omitted letters in contractions.

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What is the correct form of possession for 'sisters' dog'?

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sister's (indicating that the dog belongs to one sister).

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What does 'pain in the neck' mean in a figurative sense?

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It refers to someone who is difficult to deal with or annoying.

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What is the future tense?

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The future tense tells that something will happen in the future, typically using 'will' with the verb.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes, like 'quack'.

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What is context in language?

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Context refers to the words and phrases surrounding another phrase that help explain its meaning.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unrelated things by stating one is the other.

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What are synonyms?

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Synonyms are words that have similar meanings.