The following is this type of sentence:
He bought a turtle, but I bought a velociraptor.
What is a "compound sentence"?
100
The word "dog" in the following sentence is this part of speech.
The dog ate all of the ice cream and didn't leave any for me.
What is a "noun"?
100
This is the meaning of the word part "octo-," as in octopus and octagon.
What is "eight"?
100
This is the meaning of the word part "chrono-" as in chronological, chronicle, and chronic.
What is "time"?
100
This is two things being compared with "like" or "as".
Example:
He was as dim as a burnt-out bulb.
What is a "simile"?
200
The following sentence is this type:
The racecar spun around in a circle.
What is "simple"?
200
The word "beautiful" in the following sentence is this part of speech.
He climbed a beautiful skyscraper.
What is an "adjective"?
200
This is the meaning of the word part "sol-" as in solitude, solo, or solitaire.
What is "alone"?
200
This is the meaning of the word part "ver-" as in verify, very, verdict, and verily.
What is "true"?
200
This is two things being compared directly.
Example:
He was a pig.
What is a "metaphor"?
300
The following is this type of sentence:
He ate his porridge quickly although it was scalding hot.
What is "complex"?
300
The word "grade" in the following sentence is this part of speech.
I grade all of your homework.
What is a "verb"?
300
This is the meaning of the word part "-nym" as in pseudonym, antonym, or synonym.
What is "name"?
300
This is the meaning of the word part "graph-" as in telegraph, graphic, and graph.
What is "writing"?
300
This is the term which means "A general rule." We have been using it in the context of our mysteries.
What is "premise"?
400
The following is this type of sentence:
When he woke up at four in the morning with a headache, he called his doctor, and his doctor screamed.
What is "compound-complex"?
400
The word "fast" is this part of speech in the following sentence.
He drove his RV very fast.
What is an "adverb"?
(explanation - "fast" tells us about the verb "drove," and words that describe verbs are adverbs. Therefore, fast is an adverb in this case.)
400
This is the meaning of the word part "bibl-" as in bible and bibliography.
What is "book"?
400
This is the meaning of the word part "naut-" as in nautical, astronaut, cosmonaut, Nautica, and nautilus.
What is "sailor"?
400
This is the term which refers to the beginning part of a plot (think way back).
What is the "exposition"?
500
The following is this type of sentence:
Jonathan walked his dog in the rain and snow.
What is "simple"?
(Remember - a simple sentence has only one subject and only one verb. Our subject is Jonathan; our verb is walked.)
500
The word "before" in the following sentence is this type of conjunction.
He put on his sombrero before he tied his shoes.
What is "subordinating"?
(remember, subordinating conjunctions make dependent clauses. Also remember there's a list of these in the back of the room!)
500
This is the meaning of the word part "terra-," as in terrarium, terrain, territory, or terrestrial?
What is "earth"? (or world or land)
500
This is the meaning of the word part "phil-" as in philosophy, philanthropist, Philip, Philadelphia, and audiophile.
What is "love"?
500
What did we read on Halloween, and who wrote it?
(OK - this one is practically a freebie)