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Select the word that should always be capitalized.
Of our answer choices, "Christmas" should be capitalized because it's a holiday and holidays are always capitalized. "Hand", "tell", and "rug" would only need to be capitalized if they were at the beginning of a sentence.
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Select the word that should always be capitalized.
Of our answer choices, "Easter" should be capitalized because it's a holiday and holidays are always capitalized. "Soccer", "umbrella", and "dog" would only need to be capitalized if they were at the beginning of a sentence.
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Select the word that should always be capitalized.
Of our answer choices, "United States" should be capitalized because it's a geographical name and geographical names are always capitalized. "tree", "shoe", and "jacket" would only need to be capitalized if they were at the beginning of a sentence.
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Select the word that should always be capitalized.
Of our answer choices, "China" should be capitalized because it's a geographical name and geographical names are always capitalized. "Hand", "body", and "sugar" would only need to be capitalized if they were at the beginning of a sentence.
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Select the word that should always be capitalized.
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
Europe is a geographic name.
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Select the word that should always be capitalized.
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
North America is a geographic name.
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Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
South America is a geographic name.
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Select the word that should always be capitalized.
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
Middle East is a geographic name.
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Select the word that should always be capitalized.
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
Thanksgiving is a holiday.
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Select the word that should always be capitalized.
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
Memorial Day is a holiday.
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Select the word that should always be capitalized.
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
St. Patrick's Day is a holiday.
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Contractions are a form of __________ English
The English language can be either informal or formal. You would use contraction for informal English.
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Select the best describing word for a couch.
A couch is a piece of furniture that we sit on. Normally, couches are made with cushions, which are soft, not hard. A couch does not have a temperature, so hot and cold are not describing words for a couch.
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Select the best describing word for a table.
A table is a piece of furniture that we eat at, or do our homework on. Normally, tables are made out of wood, which are hard, not soft. A table does not have a temperature, so hot and cold are not describing words for a table.
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Select the best describing word for chicken noodle soup.
Chicken noodle soup is a meal that is served hot, not cold. Soup is not something that can be hard or soft.
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Select the best describing word for a popsicle.
A popsicle is a cold desert, if it were hot it would melt. Also, a popsicle is sweet, not spicy or sour.
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Ben tossed the baseball through the window.
Select the answer choice that would best replace the underlined word to show that Ben had a lot of force in his throw.
Because we want to edit the sentence to show that Ben had a lot of force in his throw when he threw the baseball, "hurled" is the best answer choice.
Like the word "toss", "hurl" means to throw, but it means to throw with great force.
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Sarah is so thin, she could not lift the book.
Select the answer choice that would best replace the underlined word to describe Sarah.
Because we want to show that Sarah is so thin she can't lift a book, "scrawny" is the best answer choice.
"Slender", "scrawny", and "little" both mean to be thin, but "scrawny" means to be very boney with no muscles. Muscles are what give people the strength to lift something.
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Select the plural version of the word below:
Foot
In most cases, to make a word plural we simply add an "s" to the end of the word. However, there are some irregular plural nouns. The word "foot" is one of the irregular plural nouns. The plural version of "foot" is "feet".
"Feet" is the correct answer.
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Select the plural version of the word below:
Mouse
In most cases, to make a word plural we simply add an "s" to the end of the word. However, there are some irregular plural nouns. The word "mouse" is one of the irregular plural nouns. The plural version of "mouse" is "mice".
"Mice" is the correct answer.
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