5-a-day language review: week 4
identify the correct figure of speech. then write the meaning... if i have to watch that movie again i will die of boredom.
☐simile ☐metaphor ☐personification ☐irony ☐hyperbole
sort the words youthful and immature based on their connotation.
denotation: to be young ➕ ➖
what word, related to the greek or latin root/affix, is defined below?
circum (v) to sail around the world ➖
choose the synonym for summit: path, lure, top, mountain
circle the incorrect pronoun shift. rewrite the sentence correctly.
my friends and i went to the museum where they saw the modern art exhibit.
inedible
prefix: ____ base or root: ____ suffix: ____
rewrite using a possessive noun.
the home of the smiths ➖
identify the type of sentence.
dante smiled and laughed in class.
☐simple ☐compound ☐complex
choose the definition that matches the word used in the sentence below.
challenge
to invite others to take part in a contest
to cause a person to use a lot of skill or effort
a call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition
she challenged her friend to a game of chess.

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### Question 5: Choose the synonym for "summit"
# Brief Explanations:
To find the synonym for "summit", we analyze the meaning of each option:
- "path" means a way or route, not related to "summit" (which means the top of a mountain or the highest point).
- "lure" means to attract, not related.
- "top" can mean the highest point, similar to "summit".
- "mountain" is a landform, not the same as the "top" of it (summit refers to the peak, not the mountain itself). So "top" is the synonym.
# Answer: top

### Question 1: Circle the incorrect pronoun shift. Rewrite the sentence correctly.
# Brief Explanations:
The original sentence is "My friends and I went to the museum where they saw the modern art exhibit." The subject is "My friends and I", so the pronoun should be "we" instead of "they" to maintain consistency.
# Answer:
- Incorrect pronoun: they
- Rewritten sentence: My friends and I went to the museum where we saw the modern art exhibit.

### Question about "inedible" (prefix, base/root, suffix)
# Brief Explanations:
For the word "inedible":
- Prefix: "in-" which means not (as in "in- " is a prefix meaning opposite or not, here making "edible" (able to be eaten) into "inedible" (not able to be eaten)).
- Base or root: "ed" (from "edible", the root related to eating; or more accurately, "edible" comes from Latin "edibilis", so the base can be considered "ed" or "edible" base, but typically the root or base here is "ed" (related to eat) with the suffix "-ible" for "edible", and then prefix "in-". Alternatively, the base is "edible" but breaking down, prefix "in-", base "edible" (but if breaking into morphemes, prefix "in-", root "ed" (from Latin "edere" to eat), suffix "-ible" (able to be). So:
- Prefix: in-
- Base or root: ed (or edible base, but more precisely, the root related to eating is "ed" from Latin "edere")
- Suffix: -ible
# Answer:
- prefix: in-
- base or root: ed (or edible)
- suffix: -ible

### Rewrite using a possessive noun: "the home of the Smiths"
# Brief Explanations:
To form a possessive noun for a plural noun ending in "s" (like "Smiths"), we add an apostrophe after the "s". So "the home of the Smiths" becomes "the Smiths' home".
# Answer: the Smiths' home

### Identify the type of sentence: "Dante smiled and laughed in class."
# Brief Explanations:
A simple sentence has one independent clause (a subject and a predicate, expressing a complete thought). "Dante" is the subject, "smiled and laughed" is the predicate (compound verb), and "in class" is a prepositional phrase. There's only one independent clause, so it's a simple sentence.
# Answer: simple (and check the box for simple)

### Definition of "challenge" in "She challenged her friend to a game of chess."
# Brief Explanations:
Analyze each definition:
- "To invite others to take part in a contest": This matches the context, as she invited her friend to a chess game (a contest).
- "To cause a person to use a lot of skill or effort": Doesn't fit here, as it's about inviting to a game, not causing effort.
- "A call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition": While related, the verb form here is "challenged" (action of inviting to contest), so the first definition "To invite others to take part in a contest" is correct.
# Answer: To invite others to take part in a contest

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Question 5: Choose the synonym for "summit"

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Question 1: Circle the incorrect pronoun shift. Rewrite the sentence correctly.