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  1. What is a simile?

    Answer: A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

    A simile compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as,' such as 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'

  2. Which punctuation mark is used to separate three or more items in a series?

    Answer: Comma (,)

    Commas separate items in a series of three or more, as in 'She packed her pencils, calculator, and test booklet.'

  3. What does the editing stage of writing focus on?

    Answer: Correcting grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization

    Editing focuses on correcting mechanical errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.

  4. What is an antonym?

    Answer: A word that means the opposite of another word

    An antonym is a word with the opposite meaning of another word, such as 'hot' and 'cold' or 'happy' and 'sad.'

  5. Which sentence uses correct capitalization?

    Answer: President Lincoln led the country during the Civil War.

    Proper nouns like 'President Lincoln' and proper names like 'Civil War' must be capitalized.

  6. What is a run-on sentence?

    Answer: Two or more independent clauses incorrectly joined without proper punctuation

    A run-on sentence occurs when two independent clauses are incorrectly joined without a conjunction or proper punctuation.