Grammar
What word shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence?
preposition
What do we call a preposition that is made of more than one word
compound preposition
What part of speech takes the place of a noun?
pronoun
In the Terror of the Deep, how did the diver get his men to pull him up?
He pulled four times on the cable
Who wrote The Fisherman?
John Greenleaf Whittier
What words are used to introduce adverb clauses?
subordinating conjunctions
What does a prepositional phrase consist of?
a preposition, an object, any modifiers of the object
List all 8 parts of speech
noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, verb, conjunction, preposition, interjection
In A Sea Dirge, what did the narrator dislike about the sea?
the look, feel, sound, the bugs and insects, ocean food
What did Lewis Caroll write?
A Sea Dirge
Find the conjunction in this sentence:
I enjoy working in my garden when I have the time.
when
Not only...but also is a what?
correlative conjunction
Complete the definition
__________________ is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or ________________________.
An adverb; another adverb
In Take Over Bos'n, who was guarding the water first?
Snyder
What did Stephen Vincent Benét write?
Clipper Ships and Captains
What are the coordinating conjunctions?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet
How do we punctuate a mild interjection?
with a comma
Complete this definition:
________________________is a word that _________________ words or groups of words.
A conjunction, joins
In To Repel Boarders, what did the boys use too defend themselves?
their oars
What story does this line come from?
Like a sheeted ghost, the vessel swept, Tow'rds the reef of Norman's Woe
The Wreck of the Hesperus
Identify the prepositional phrases in this sentence.
In da Vinci's masterpiece, The Last Supper, the twelve disciples gather for the Passover supper and learn that one of them will betray the son of God.
in da Vinci's masterpiece, for the Passover supper, of them, of God
Identify the words in italics:
Whoa! That monkey jumped onto the table and stole that man's sandwich.
whoa=interjection, onto=preposition, and=conjunction
Identify the part of speech of each word in the sentence.
As her dad pulled into the driveway, Gabriella told everyone that he was there.
As=conjunction, her=adjective, dad=noun, pulled=verb, into=preposition, the=adjective, Gabriella=noun, told=verb, everyone=pronoun, that=pronoun, he=pronoun, was=verb, there=adverb
In the Wreck of the Hesperus, what did the old sailor warn the skipper about?
a big storm that was coming
What story does this line come from?
Now that you've had your adventure, do you feel any better?
To Repel Boarders