7th Grade Class Notes Review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 62 Public

Review Spring Semester Notes

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What is a contraction?

A shorter way to say two words.

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What type of contraction is "shouldn't"?

Negative (verb +not)

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What type of contraction is "They're"?

Subject pronoun + verb

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What type of contraction is "It's"?

Subject pronoun + verb

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What type of contraction is "can't"?

Negative (verb +not)

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What type of contraction is "what's"?

Interrogative adverb

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What type of contraction is "We're"?

Subject pronoun + verb

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What type of contraction is "what'll"?

Interrogative adverb

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What type of contraction is "who're"?

Interrogative adverb

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What type of contraction is "don't"?

Negative (verb +not)

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What is a compound word?

When two or more root words are combined into a new word.

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What is a closed compound word?

When two or more words come together to form a new word.

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What is a open compound word?

When two or more words are separate on the page, but used together to create a new idea or meaning.

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What is realistic fiction?

A genre about stories that could have happened to people or animals in a real setting.

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What are 2 characteristics of realistic fiction?

takes place in present/recent past, realistic events and characters, events that make readers think about real life

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Why did Opal tell the store manager it was her dog?

She didn't want him to be sent to the pound.

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