Adjectives Usage
What is inserted between the adjectives when there are two or more?
comma
Name one thing that adverbs modify.
verbs, adjectives, or another verb
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing
What does the genre fantasy mean?
Something that is make believe.
Hypocrite
a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than she or he really is
Unlike adverbs which often seem capable of popping up any where in a sentence, adjectives nearly always appear immediately before the ______.
Give example of a simile
answer will vary - must use like or as
What does "it's raining cats and dogs" mean?
It's raining very heavily.
What should all sentences start with?
a capital letter
Irk
to annoy, trouble, make weary
name 3 adjectives
Answers may vary. Examples: happy, sad, etc.
Give an example of a hyperbole
answer varies
What do you call a word that describes a noun?
Example: gentle, helpful, small
An adjective
What should all sentences end with?
puncuation
waylay
To lie in wait for and attack, ambush
Name the four demonstrative adjectives?
This, these, that, those
Can you give me an example of alliteration?
answers will vary
What time is "half-past two"?
What is it called when we tell about a story we read?
Someone, wanted, but, so, then
summarize
Deem
to think, believe, to consider, have an option
In a group of words containing a subject and a verb that acts as an adjective; it is called an _______.
Adjective Phrase
Name the first sentence of your essay called. This is supposed to grab your reader.
Use 3 words to describe how you're feeling today
CONGRATULATIONS YOU'VE WON 200 BONUS POINTS
Bookworm, bicycle, teacher. Which one of these is a compound word?
Bookworm
Gory
marked by bloodshed, slaughter, or violence
Adjectives appear as positive, comparative and ______. Example for the first is rich Example for second is richer Example for third blank is richest
superlative
Name the point of view an author uses to talk directly to the audience
Second
What do you call a written piece of work that is not real?
Fiction
What is the suffix in the word? Happily
-ly
Writhe
to make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggests pain or struggle
Adjectives are words that describe or ______ another person or thing in a sentence.
Name one thing that qualifies as a proper noun?
Answers Vary - Person, Capitals, Cities, Organizations Etc.
He is as smart as a computer.
What type of figurative language is this?
A simile
What is the prefix in the word? Unhappy
Un
Crotchety
cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims
What is an adjective?
An adjective modifies a noun with describing, quantifying, or identifying words.
Name the 3 types of paragraphs need to be included in an essay?
Intro, body, conclusion
My brother is a racecar.
What type of figurative language is this?
A metaphor
What is the suffix on hopping?
-ing
Rendezvous
to meet in accordance with a plan, a meeting by agreement, a meeting place
name the indefinite and definite articles
a , an , the
Give example of an idiom.
answer varies
What is the subject in this sentence?
My mom and dad drive to the city together to work every day
my mom and dad
What two words make the contraction won't?
will and not
Dole
to give out in small amounts; money, food, given as a charity, a small portion
How many Adjectives are there in this paragraph. "One day, Bob was taking a walk and he saw a luxurious car. Behind that car was a battered and old car. The cars had collided in a very gruesome accident. A policeman came and asked what had happened. Both people said that they have seen beautiful meteorites, had both stopped, and crashed."
5!
Name the sentence that tells what your writing is going to be about called?
Claim / Thesis
What do you call the literary device that gives human characteristics to non-human things or inanimate objects?
Personification
What two words make the contraction shouldn't?
Should and not
Dogged
persistent, stubbornly, determined, refusing to give up