Root Words
What is the root word in influence?
flu
A Christmas Carol or an instruction manual are examples of what kind of writing?
Didactic
When do you use the pronouns "who" vs. "which"?
Which: refers to objects
What part of speech is abjure?
verb
DAILY DOUBLE:
Although the play is called "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar," who is the play really about?
Magnify: To make something appear LARGER than it really is
What is the definition of "The Canon"?
The Canon: a list of novels with great literary merit
DAILY DOUBLE:
What is the difference between a homophone and a commonly confused word?
Commonly confused words are not supposed to be pronounced the same.
Homophones are.
What is the definition of quibble?
Who are the first two people to die in the play?
Marellus
Flavius
Define "pending" using the root definition in the word definition.
Pending: the wait or HANG-time between applying and approval
DAILY DOUBLE:
Define foils and give an example
DAILY DOUBLE:
Foil: a character used to contrast another character
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dumbledore and Voldemort
Sherlock and Watson
Do you use "I" or "me" in this sentence AND WHY?
"The store was a long walk for Bonnie and ____."
The store was a long walk for Bonnie and me.
Reason: store is the subject of the sentence, the noun that the sentence is about... not the person speaking.
What are the two differences between venerable and reverence?
Vernable is an adjective, and reverence is a noun.
Reverence is respect, but venerable is respect due to age.
Who spoke these lines: "Sir, March is wasted fifteen days."
Lucius
Magna Carta means...
The GREAT charter
Didactic writing often uses what point of view?
Second (you)
Explain where and why you need a comma in this sentence.
While I stood in line the old lady cut in front of me.
After line.
While I stood in line, the old lady cut in front of me.
Reason:Comma: dependent clause joining/separating an independent clause
Explain what it is to be cantakerous.
Cranky, ill-tempered, irritable.
What were the four reasons Caesar shouldn't have gone to the Capitol on the Ides of March?
Soothsayer's warning
Calphurnia's dream
Augerer's predictions
Terrible and strange storm
Define "affluence" using the root definition in the word definition.
Name three novels that are in "The Canon."
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Scarlet Letter
The Great Gatsby
The sales tax are going through the roof.
Identify what should be changed in this sentence and why.
The sales tax IS going through the roof.
Subject/Verb Agreement:
Tax is singular, so the verb needs to be singular also.
Use the word "sardonic" in a sentence, showing that the definition and part of speech are understood.
Many acceptable:
From my professor's sardonic laugh, I could tell I failed the exam.
What did Cassius tell Casca he did when he was excited about the storm?
Ripped open his shirt and dared the lightning to strike him.