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Show What I Know!

Kinds of Sentences 1. Declarative- I love having fun with my friends. 2. Interrogative- Why did you draw on your hand? 3. Imperative- Go take out the trash. 4. Exclamatory- Bob took my pencil!

Run-on Sentences Use a semicolon- Alyssa bought chocolate and a Pillow Pet; Shannon bought a teddy bear and gum. Use a comma- Joe went to the mall, but Sally stayed home. Use a period- Mia ate breakfast. She ate eggs and orange juice. A Subordinating Conjuction- I don't play volleyball well because I'm sensitive.

Sentence Structure

Simple- Some students like to study for a test. Compound- Alexandria went to the mall, but Anthony stayed home. Complex- The teacher returned the homework after she noticed the error. Complex/Compound- The house which Abraham Lincoln was born in is still standing.



Figurative Language

Simile- Keila runs like a cheetah.

Hyperbole- I'm so tired, I could sleep for 10 years!

Onomatopoeia- Splash! Alexa jumped in the pool.

Metaphor- Mason is a cheetah during P.E.

Alliteration- Peter painted the perfect pink panda.

Personification- The sun smiles down on the Earth.



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