Misc
What is subjunctive rule #1?
When using the third person singular (he, she, it) in the subjunctive mood, there is no ‘es’ or ‘s’ at the end of the verb.
What figurative language is in the following?
The moon smiled at the stars in the sky.
Personifcation
What is the allusion in the following sentence?
“Don’t act like a Romeo in front of her.”
– “Romeo” is a reference to Shakespeare’s Romeo, a passionate lover of Juliet, in “Romeo and Juliet”.
What is a synonym?
a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase
What is the allusion in the following sentence?
The rise in poverty will unlock the Pandora’s box of crimes. –
This is an allusion to one of Greek Mythology’s origin myth, “Pandora’s box”.
What do you not include in a theme?
What verb mood is the following sentence?
Ethan squinted his eyes as he looked out at the dark road ahead of him and asked, "Is that a moose?"
indicative
A butterfly is a symbol for....
transformation
What is theme?
The message/moral/lesson of a story
What is the subjunctive mood?
The subjunctive mood is not used often, and it is much more difficult to locate. The subjunctive mood most often expresses a wish, doubt, imaginary situation, or anything else contrary to fact.
What is the verb mood in the following sentence?
I demand he be removed from my class for cheating.
subjunctive
What is the imperative mood?
The imperative mood expresses a command or a direct request. One hint to recognizing this mood is there is that the subject ‘you’ is implied in the sentence, but not stated: (You) Go home!”
What is the verb mood in the following sentence?
How long has he been training to climb Mount Everest?
interrogative
What is the allusion in the following sentence?
“This place is like a Garden of Eden.” –
This is a biblical allusion to the “garden of God” in the Book of Genesis.
What is an objective summary?
A summary that does not include opinion
What is conditional mood?
The conditional mood expresses a state that depends on something else to happen. One hint to recognizing this mood is the common use of the words might, should could, and would.
What type of figurative language is in the following sentence?
He is as cunning as a fox.
Simile
What type of figurative language is used in the following?
The falling snowflakes are dancers.
What is a symbol
a thing that represents or stands for something else
What is the indicative mood?
The indicative mood expresses a fact or opinion.
What is an allusion?
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
What verb mood is the following sentence?
Read everyday so that you will have a deep understanding of the world.
imperative
What is the interrogative mood?
The interrogative mood asks a question that requests an action or asks for information. In this mood the main verb comes before the subject.
What verb mood is the following sentence?
The old door might open more easily if I put some grease on the hinges.
Conditional
What is subjunctive rule #2?
The verb “to be” is used differently with this mood.
In the present tense, the verb is always be, not the normal use of am, is, or are.
In the past tense, the verb is always were, never was