Sentence Structures
Parts of Speech
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Terms to Know
Dictionary Madness
100
Name all 4 sentence structure types
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-Complex
100
What is a Noun?
A Person, Place, or Thing
100
This post-apocalyptic movie features a well-known actor who struggles years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters/zombies, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.
I am Legend
100
What is a DEPENDENT Clause?
An incomplete sentence
100
Advocate
n. someone who promotes or defends something
v. to defend or promote something (usu. a belief, theory, opinion, etc.)
200
The weather forecast had predicted severe thunderstorms, but the dark, heavy thunderclouds never materialized.
Compound
200
What is a Verb?
An action word
200
Weighing around eight pounds, this is the human body's largest organ?
The Skin
200
What is an Inference?
An assumption/Educated Guess based on evidence from the story
200
Brawl
n. an intense, loud fight
v. to fight loudly and disruptively
300
The vibrant trumpet-shaped blooms of the trumpet vine make it ideal for attracting hummingbirds.
Simple
300
What is an adjective?
Words that describe other words
300
Who is the CURRENT highest-paid musician in the United States?
A. Beyonce
B. Chris Brown
C. Taylor Swift
D. Jay-Z
Taylor Swift is the highest-paid female musician in the US and one of the world's highest-paid musicians. In October 2023, she became a billionaire due to her earnings from her Eras tour and the value of her catalog.
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300
What is Tone?
The ATTITUDE of the author.
300
Diligence
n. conscientiousness; the quality of being committed to a task
400
The platypus has venom-producing glands, which are rare among mammals, but its venom is not generally lethal to humans.
Compound-Complex
400
What is an adverb?
a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc. (e.g., gently, quite, then, there ).
400
According to Instacart, what the most disliked food in America?
A. Sauerkraut
B. Anchovies
C. Brussel Sprouts
D. Cow Liver
B. Anchovies
400
Explain Author's Purpose (P.I.E)
The reason why an Author decides to write something.
To Persuade
To Inform
To Entertain
400
Scandalous
adj. morally offensive, often causing damage to one’s reputation
500
The cars are called Legends cars, models of Fords and Chevys from 1932 to 1934, and they are refitted by the students with 1200 cc motorcycle engines.
Compound
500
What is a preposition?
A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in a sentence, usually indicating location, time, or direction; examples include "in," "on," "at," "to," "of," and "with.".
500
Roughly how many miles per hour does the earth spin?
A. 1000 mph
B. 500 mph
C. 750 mph
D. 2500 mph
A. 1000 mph
500
Name the 4 parts of an effective body paragraph
Topic Sentence
Text Evidence
Explanation
Restate your thesis
500
Treacherous
adj. dangerous and unstable