Sentences
Complete sentence or fragment?
Ran down the street.
Fragment
Is this a simile or a metaphor?
Her hair is as smooth as silk.
Simile.
What is the proper noun in this sentence?
Darla snuck into the boys' clubhouse.
Darla
Molly flew the plane over the andes mountains in south america.
Incorrect.
Molly flew the plane over the Andes Mountains in South America.
Fix this Run-On Sentence:
Nia wanted to eat apples for breakfast she didn't want bananas.
Add a comma and a conjunction.
Nia wanted to eat apples for breakfast, (but/yet) she didn't want bananas.
Is this a simile or a metaphor?
The cat was a cheetah as it ran across the yard.
Metaphor
What is the pronoun(s) in this sentence?
They were upset when she jumped out of the closet.
They, she
Incorrect.
Mary Beth and Molly Kate are twins.
What is the subject and predicate in this sentence?
Karly walked to her grandmother's house.
Subject: Karly
Predicate: walked to her grandmother's house
What does this idiom mean?
It is raining cats and dogs.
It is raining really hard outside.
Put these adjectives in the correct order.
round, small, silky, beautiful
beautiful, small, round, silky
the Monarch butterfly is the most easily recognized butterfly.
The Monarch butterfly is the most easily recognized butterfly.
Correct this sentence.
molly and sharla went to six flags during summer vacashun
Molly and Sharla went to Six Flags during summer vacation.
What type of figurative language is this?
You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink.
Adage.
Which conjunction can combine these sentences?
Would you like to go bowling? Would you like to go to the beach?
Would you like to go bowling, or would you like to go to the beach?
The American boy was a foreign exchange student in France.
Correct this sentence.
Hey said june I was the first in line
"Hey," said June, "I was the first in line."
"Hey," said June. "I was the first in line!"
How is an adage different from an idiom?
An adage is about human behavior and gives advice.
An idiom can be about anything, it is just that the literal and figurative meanings are different.
What is the preposition in this sentence?
The boy threw the ball through the hoop.
Through.
I love flamingos! exclaimed Joy. "What is your favorite animal"?
Incorrect.
"I love flamingos!" exclaimed Joy. "What is your favorite animal?"