Grammar
Most sentences have a _____, ________, and _________.
What is a subject, verb, and object?
----ing
What is a gerund?
bough, bow, bow
What are homophones?
Your smile melts my heart
What is a metaphor?
Diamonds, Paris
What is the necklace?
4 parts of a sentence (written)
What is a capital, written neatly, with punctuation, that expresses a complete thought?
to be
to see
to move
What is an infinitive?
define cacophony
What is a harsh discordant mixture of sounds?
I'm as hungry as a horse!
What is a simile?
bad little boy
What is Charles?
newsroom, raincoat, sheepdog
What are compound nouns?
Tense: have been learning
What is present perfect continuous tense?
Define: palette, pallet, palate
Palette-painter's board/pallet-make shift bed/wooden boards/palate-mouth/tastebuds
Angry Avelyn ate eight apples for lunch.
What is an alliteration?
crazy town, black spot
What is the Lottery?
Identify: My mother eats liver and onions.
What is a complex sentence?
Nonetheless, Moreover, Otherwise
What are adverbs?
Spell the word for an East Asian floral mum of various colors (flower)
What is a chrysanthemum?
The 8th grade is the best class in the history of CFS!
What is a hyperbole?
cursed, India, death
What is the Monkey's paw?
Identify: Although she was tired, she stayed up to finish her assignments
What is a compound complex?
(superlative) " He is the cleverest student in the class."
What is cleverest?
define: derriere
What is the french word for a person's behind or buttocks?
*“I got diagnosed with cancer and my dog died. I just don't believe that anything will get better anytime soon.”
What is tone?
author and title: betrayal, liar, death
What is the Wife's story?