Fragments/Run-Ons
Figurative Language
Context Clues
Types of Nouns
Types of Sentences
100
Some were made of stucco or stone.
What is a complete sentence?
100
Walter felt like one of those birds that makes its nest by weaving together chewed scraps of paper.
What is an analogy?
100
Tara was careful not to falter, or stumble, during her gymnastics routine.
What is restatement?
100
San Francisco
What is a proper noun?
100
Elevators made skyscrapers and high-rises possible.
What is a declarative sentence?
200
The Maya now use such materials as cinder blocks and cement for walls.
What is a complete sentence?
200
The rain felt like small kisses on Rosemary’s face.
What is a simile?
200
People who think of others as inferior, or beneath them, often find ways to tease or belittle them.
What is restatement?
200
The first word in the phrase: Kentucky's Mammoth Caves
What is a proper, possessive noun?
200
Elevators offer other benefits too.
What is a declarative sentence?
300
They build roofs from corrugated metal they also use tarpaper.
What is a run-on sentence?
300
Even though I want to get along with my mom, we often just don’t see eye-to-eye.
What is an idiom?
300
Some people are cynical about healthcare reform. For example, my uncle doesn’t believe that any positive change will come out of the new plan.
What is example?
300
The second word in the phrase: the beaches of California
What is a common, plural noun?
300
Don't think this invention is always a convenience, though.
What is an imperative sentence?
400
The tombstones in some Mayan cemeteries.
What is a fragment missing a predicate?
400
Our basketball team is a well-oiled machine.
What is a metaphor?
400
Most of my friends have strong feelings on the issue, but I am neutral.
What is contrast?
400
the second word in the phrase: several toothbrushes
What is a common, compound, plural noun?
400
A man in England was trapped in an elevator for 62 hours!
What is an exclamatory sentence?
500
Have been much the same for centuries.
What is a fragment missing a subject?
500
My aunt’s bountiful garden is proof of her green thumb.
What is an idiom?
500
Combing my hair and washing my face made me look presentable—appropriate to be seen by others.
What is definition?
500
The second word in the phrase: The skateboarders' backpack
What is a common, plural, compound, possessive noun?
500
What is the meaning of the word "sideways"?
What is an interrogative sentence?
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