Grammar-Galore!
Your teacher, Dr. Davis, will miss you over the break.
What is an appositive?
What is personification?
Your nerves before an English essay exam might be this way.
What is "taut"?
"Did you ever think it was the worst possible time for me to move to Brussels?"
Who is Claire Howard?
"President Obama" and "leader" are both versions of what part of speech?
What are "nouns"?
Name for the sentence error in this: "Max didn't say anything, Ahmed knew he wanted him to continue."
What is a run-on sentence or a comma splice?
Albert Jonnart and Ralph.
What is a parallel or parallelism?
Rolling out of bed and showing up to school still in pajamas, with hair uncombed and cereal crumbs around your mouth.
What is "unkempt"?
"Ahmed could feel his eyes boring into him. 'That's a nice watch.'"
Who is Ermir the smuggler?
Runs, jumps, flies, cries, feels, is
What are verbs?
Name for the sentence error: "Not as he searched online for the picture of the man with the cage torso."
What is a fragment?
Uses they, he, she pronouns and can be limited or deity-like.
What is the third person?
The look on your cat's face when you refuse to give them treats.
What is "insolent"?
"[H]e could not love it as I do. It is my garden. I played in it as a boy."
Who is Inspector Fontaine?
Lovely little tempting words to describe a piece of candy or a book.
What are adjectives?
Name of the phrase that modifies "Ahmed": Having played football in Aleppo, Ahmed fit right into the games during recess.
What is a participial phrase?
A type of figurative language: "[A] pair of stone towers rose over a small square like the minarets of a mosque."
What is a simile?
Clouds, fog, rain, and the shorter days mean what for sunlight?
What is "a scarcity"?
"There was something reassuring about the boy's goofy smile."
Who is Max Howard?
Fondly, profoundly, lovingly, tenderly, intentionally
What are adverbs?
Name for the problem phrase in this sentence: "I photographed an elephant in my pajamas."
What is a prepositional phrase?
Madame Pauline and Inspector Fontaine show what kind of conflicts with Max and Ahmed? (more than 1)
Person v. person and Person v. Society
You might feel this way after finishing a really really good novel.
What is "wistful"?
"The exhibit was like walking through a hall of funhouse mirrors reflecting his dreams and nightmares."
Who is Ahmed Nasser?
Oh, I don't know -- I think you're pretty smart!
What is an interjection?