"As white as snow" is using what type of figurative language?
Simile
100
Define key: When will you learn that practice is the key to a good performance?
Key means crucial or important
100
Jessica love to put raisins on almost everything. She especially loves to sprinkle (it/them) in her cereal.
them
100
What are the four types of sentences?
Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex
100
Revise the sentence: Because John didn't have enough money he couldn't get a new bike.
Because John didn't have enough money, he couldn't get a new bike.
200
What is the definition of metaphor?
Comparing two or more things without using "like" or "as"
200
Define slink: After Mr. Franklin broke the window with the baseball, he tried to slink away without being seen.
Slink means sneak
200
The quiz, as well as the chapter exercises, (was/were) collected.
were
200
What type of sentence is this: He likes to do well in school, and he does.
Compound
200
Revise the sentence: Many people like both dogs and cats: the animal shelter has plenty of both of them.
Many people like both dogs and cats; the animal shelter has plenty of both of them.
300
What is the definition of tone?
The attitude or emotion of the speaker/author.
300
Define confiscate: Joanne's mother came up to the school to get the cell phone the teacher had confiscated.
Confiscate means to take away
300
What intensive pronoun completes the sentence: The number of people packed in the room surprised everyone, even the students ______.
a. herself
b. ourselves
c. themselves
d. yourselves
c. themselves
300
What type of sentence is this: When a worker bee reaches the age of three weeks, it begins hunting for food.
Complex
300
Revise the sentence: There are not as many sequoias as their used to be but many people work to preserve them.
There are not as many sequoias as there used to be, but many people work to preserve them.
400
What is the definition of personification?
Giving human qualities to a non-human things.
400
Define flustered: With the game on the line, the player became flustered and missed the easy shot.
Flustered means nervous or anxious
400
Correctly place the comma(s) in this sentence: My roommate was short a musician a writer and from Georgia.
My roommate was short, a musician, a writer, and from Georgia.
400
What factors determine the type of sentence?
Clauses (dependent/independent) and conjunctions (coordinating/subordinating)
400
Revise the phrase: Redwoods national park, in northern California
Redwoods National Park, in Northern California
500
Give five examples of words that could describe the tone of a poem.
Answers will vary.
500
Define ultimatum: The teacher gave the student an ultimatum; this was his last chance to start behaving or he would go to the principal.
Ultimatum means final choice or last chance
500
Correctly place the comma(s) in this sentence: TV commercials sometimes the most entertaining parts of a program are essentially flashy propaganda.
TV commercials, sometimes the most entertaining parts of a program, are essentially flashy propaganda.
500
Name 3 coordinating conjunctions and 3 subordinating conjunctions.
Answers will vary.
500
Revise the sentence: Noone has ever saw a giant squid in it's natural habitat.
No one has ever seen a giant squid in its natural habitat.