The Monkey's Paw
What recent movie did this story inspire?
Obsession
This is where the comma belongs in this sentence to show someone is being spoken to directly: "Class please turn to page forty-two."
Right after the word "Class"
"Class, please turn to page forty-two."
A comma is always used to set off the name or title of a person being directly addressed.
In the phrase "my uncle bill lives in the north, just north of the border," this needs to be capitalized.
Uncle Bill.
What did the main character in this story do to her husband.
Kill her husband!
"The school bell rang at three o'clock."
How many wishes does the Monkey's Paw grant? What was the first wish for?
It grants three wishes.
They wish for $200 (this was a LOT of money in 1902 when the story was written).
This is where the comma belongs in the following sentence: "Although it was raining outside we still went for a run."
"Although it was raining outside, we still went for a run."
A comma is used after an introductory dependent clause.
Fix the capitalization error in this sentence: "Our school track meet is always held on the first Tuesday in June, but I prefer practicing in the Fall."
"Fall" would be lowercase- "fall."
Seasons are generally not capitalized as a rule.
What did the Policemen eat at the end?
The murder weapon, a leg of lamb.
This type of sentence is made by joining two or more independent ideas together using a comma and a coordinating conjunction, like "and".
A compound sentence.
What is the main that wish that backfires in the story?
Their wish for money kills their son, giving them the money they wished for.
Correct this sentence by placing the commas around the appositive phrase: "Mr. Davis my favorite English teacher loves reading comic books."
Mr. Davis, my favourite English teacher, loves reading comic books.
Fix the capitalization error in this sentence: "We studied world war one during our history class."
It would be, "World War One"
Names of specific events, especially historical, are capitalized.
This famous author of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" also wrote Lamb to the Slaughter
This type of sentence is formed by combining one independent idea with at least one dependent idea, usually starting with words like because, although, or since.
Example: "The students quieted down because the teacher walked into the room."
A complex sentence.
"The students quieted down." This could be a sentence on its own as an independent idea, "because" and everything after is dependent on the rest of the sentence.
What is the third and final wish for?
For Herbert, the son of the couple in the story, to be dead again.
Fix this sentence using ", but"
"The math test was so hard I think I aced it."
"The math test was so hard, but I think I aced it."
In the book title "percy jackson and the lightning thief," these are the four words that must be capitalized.
Percy, Jackson, Lightning, and Thief
"Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief"
(Words like "the" and "and" are lowercase in titles unless they are the first word).
What does irony mean? Why is the end of the story ironic?
The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning.
It's ironic because they say the murder weapon is "Probably right under our very noses" as they are literally eating it.
Identify the sentence type: "The dog barked loudly at the mailman and ran to the front door."
A simple sentence.
Even though it is long and uses the word "and," it only has one subject—"The dog"—performing two actions.
Why was the curse placed on the Monkey's Paw? What lesson does the story say it's supposed to teach people?
"A very holy man. He wanted to show that fate ruled people's lives, and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow." - The Monkey's Paw
In this sentence, one comma is incorrect and one is correct:
"Because the weather was beautiful, we walked to the park, and ate lunch."
The first comma is correct, the second is not needed.
Identify which "Aunt" should be capitalized: "I went to visit my aunt, and then aunt Sarah arrived."
"Aunt Sarah" would be capitalized because it refers to a specific person.
"aunt" can be uncapitalized because it refers to a general, unnamed person in the sentence.
What is the motive for the murder in the story?
We never find out exactly! But it is heavily implied to either be divorce and/or the husband leaving his wife for another woman.
Identify the sentence structure: "The lightning flashed brightly across the sky, and loud thunder shook the windows of our house."
A compound sentence.
It contains exactly two independent ideas joined by a comma and a conjunction (the word "and").