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The document summarizes a Brazilian legend that explains how night came to be. It describes how the goddess Iemanja's daughter married a land dweller but became homesick for the sea. Iemanja sent some of the darkness from the sea to her daughter, and now we have both night and day on land. The story aims to explain the natural phenomenon of day and night through a folk tale about gods and goddesses.
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Irregular verbs are verbs that do not follow the standard patterns of conjugation in the present tense and past tense. Some common irregular verbs in English include "be", "go", "see", "come", and "do". These verbs have unique forms for their past tense and past participle that must be memorized individually rather than following a regular conjugation pattern.
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Possessive nouns are used to show possession or ownership. To form possessive nouns, add 's to singular nouns and plural nouns not ending in s, and add only an apostrophe to plural nouns already ending in s. There are also optional rules for singular nouns ending in s. Examples are provided to demonstrate forming possessive nouns and identifying them in sentences.
Measurement
A millimeter is about the width of a pin. A centimeter is about the width of the top of a finger. A meter is slightly less than the width of one and a half doors. A kilometer is a little over half a mile. A milliliter is about the size of a drop of liquid. A liter is half the size of a large bottle of pop. A gram weighs about the same as a paper clip. A kilogram is approximately the weight of a kitten.
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Grammar
The document discusses the key elements of subjects and predicates in sentences. It defines subjects and predicates, and explains that every sentence must have both a subject and a predicate. It also discusses types of subjects and predicates such as complete/simple subjects and predicates. Additionally, it covers identifying subjects and predicates in different types of sentences like declarative, interrogative, imperative and compound sentences.
Metric units of length
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This document discusses how to use a protractor to measure and draw angles. It outlines three learning objectives: to use a protractor to measure acute and obtuse angles to the nearest degree, to draw acute and obtuse angles to the nearest degree, and to calculate angles on a straight line. It provides instructions for how to properly line up a protractor to measure an angle, noting that the upside down 'T' at the center of the protractor must be placed directly on the vertex of the angle. Examples are given of measuring angles and the importance of reading the inner numbers from 0 degrees and the outer numbers for degrees past 30.
Angles
This document discusses different types of angles and their degree measurements. It defines acute angles as between 0 and 90 degrees, obtuse angles as between 90 and 180 degrees, right angles as 90 degrees, and a straight angle as 180 degrees. Examples of each type of angle are provided.
Rounding
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