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Adjectives

An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun. In this case, "modifies" means "tells more about." Adjectives are words that describe things.I planted orange flowers in the round pot.The long-eared…

Movies

  Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner at the premiere of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Source: AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File The Oscars 2014 2011 MTV Movie Awards…

Verb Tenses: Introduction

IntroductionVerb TensesIntroductionVerb Tense: Nothing a Little Prozac Wouldn't CureAll Tensed Up: Using Verb Tense Correctly In writing and speaking, you often have to show when something…

DK People & Places: Eastern Asia

HOW LONG IS THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA? WHEN WAS HONG KONG A BRITISH COLONY? WHERE DO CHINA’S 1.3 BILLION PEOPLE LIVE? WHY ARE FISH IMPORTANT TO THE JAPANESE? WHAT IS UNUSUAL ABOUT THE GOBI DESERT?…

Science Quizzes

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Roundup of Recent Science Discoveries, 2002

—Holly HartmanMystery Skull In July 2002, an international team led by French paleontologist Michel Brunet announced the discovery of a humanlike skull that may be up to seven million years old,…

Apatosaurus

(Encyclopedia) ApatosaurusApatosaurusăpˌətəsôrˈəs, āˌpătˌə– [key], [Gr.,=deceptive lizard], quadruped saurischian dinosaur, estimated to be from 70 to 90 ft (21 to 27 m) in length and to weigh up to…

tuatara

(Encyclopedia) tuataratuatarat&oomacr;ˌətärˈə [key] or tuateratuatara–tāˈrə [key], lizardlike reptile, Sphenodon punctatus, last survivor of the reptilian order Rhynchocephalia, which flourished…