A person, place, thing, or idea is referred to as a _________.
Noun
100
What are the two different types of nouns?
Common and Proper
100
What year did Martin Luther King give his famous "I Have a Dream" speech?
1963
100
A type of poem . . .
Haiku
100
What year did Christopher Columbus "sail the ocean blue?"
"In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue."
200
What is the name of the part of speech that describes a noun?
adjective
200
A ______________ shows position (and location).
preposition
200
Approximately how many people attended the "I Have a Dream Speech?"
Over 200,000
200
comparing two things without using the words "like" or "as."
metaphor
200
Who was the president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
300
A one word sentence that expresses emotion is known as an _____________. Examples: "Hey!" "Don't!" "Wait!"
interjection
300
Which part of speech is known as "the connector" between words, sentences, and phrases?
conjunction
300
Where did Martin Luther King give the "I Have a Dream" speech? (Be specific)
From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
300
He wrote "Romeo and Juliet."
William Shakespeare
300
"Tony Stark" is the civilian name of which Avenger?
IRON MAN
400
Identify the pronoun and antecedent in the following sentence: Justin Bieber is confusing because he looks like a boy and a girl at the same time.
he (pronoun), Justin Bieber (antecedent)
400
A ________ _________ is a group of related words acting together as a noun. It usually begins with the word "the."
Noun Phrase
400
At the age of 35, Martin Luther King Jr. was the youngest man to ________________.
. . . receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
400
adhering to moral principles
righteousness
400
What is weightless, odorless, colorless, and if you put it into a barrel the barrel would become lighter?
Holes
500
A ______ _______ contains a subject and a verb and can do anything a noun can do.
Noun Clause
500
FANBOYS is an acronym that stands for what?
For And Nor But Or Yet So
500
What was the name of the march/rally in which Martin Luther King gave his famous speech?
"The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom"
500
in a manner incapable of being disentangled or untied (unable to break apart)
inextricable
500
A blind man is doing his laundry. He has a laundry basket full of socks. Ten socks are black, and the other ten are white. How many socks does he have to remove before he knows FOR SURE he is holding a matching pair?