Vocabulary Voyage
This word means "close examination or inspection."
What is scrutiny?
This type of sentence contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause
What is a complex sentence?
The three MAIN purposes for writing are to inform, entertain, and this...
What is to persuade?
This British author created Sherlock Holmes.
Who is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
Holmes is known for these three qualities that make him an exceptional detective:
What are intellectual prowess, exceptional observational skills, and logical reasoning?
This is a conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning.
What are inferences?
Identify the type of sentence: "I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues."
What is a simple sentence?
This term refers to the group of people for whom a text is written.
What is the "target audience"?
Sherlock Holmes first appeared in this year.
What is 1887?
This is Holmes' famous quote about his deductive method:
What is "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth"?
This is a word that describes someone who is intensely irritated and frustrated.
What is exasperated?
This punctuation mark is often used to separate independent clauses in a compound sentence.
What is a semicolon?
Conan Doyle's primary purpose in writing Sherlock Holmes stories was this:
What is to entertain?
This is the profession Holmes calls himself, often assisting the police:
What is a "consulting detective"?
This term describes Holmes' method of drawing conclusions from observed details.:
This word means "incapable of making mistakes or being wrong"
What is infallible?
In the sentence "To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are," identify the subject.
What is "all things"?
This literary device, often used by Conan Doyle, involves giving hints about future events in the story:
What is foreshadowing?
This character narrates most of the Sherlock Holmes stories:
Who is Dr. John Watson?
Sherlock Holmes stories have been adapted into these three types of media, making him a cultural icon:
What are films, TV series, and other media?
What is conjecture?
Explain the effect of Watson using parallel structure in: "I have not slept badly, that I have small change in my pocket, and that I have not cut myself this morning."
What is emphasizing Watson's attempt to mimic Holmes' deductive style?
Explain how Conan Doyle uses Watson as a narrator to achieve his purpose:
What is to make Holmes seem more extraordinary compared to an average person?
The Sherlock Holmes stories are set during these two eras of British history:
What are the Victorian and Edwardian eras?
This literary perspective allows readers to experience the story through Watson's perspective, making Holmes seem more extraordinary:
What is first-person narrative?