5th ELA Milestones Language

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What is an interjection?

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A word or phrase that expresses strong emotion, such as 'oh', 'alas', or 'wow'.

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What does the past tense indicate?

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It shows action that has already happened, for example, 'She wrote her name on her paper.'

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What is a proverb?

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A wise saying that conveys a general truth or piece of advice, such as 'An apple a day keeps the doctor away.'

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What is the future perfect tense?

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It indicates an action that will be completed at some point in the future, using 'WILL HAVE' before the verb, e.g., 'I will have graded 88 papers by tomorrow morning.'

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What is figurative language?

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Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally, including similes, metaphors, proverbs, and idioms.

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What is a preposition?

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A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence, e.g., 'in', 'on', 'at'.

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What is a conjunction?

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A word that connects clauses or sentences, such as 'and', 'but', or 'or'.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as', e.g., 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that directly compares two different things by stating one is the other, e.g., 'Time is a thief.'

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What is the present perfect tense?

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It indicates an action that happened at an unspecified time before now, e.g., 'I have eaten breakfast.'