Phrases
True or False
A phrase is a group of words that conveys an idea and it always has both a subject and a verb.
False
True or False
A clause is a group of words that conveys an idea and it always has both a subject and a verb.
True
Which part of speech takes the place of a noun?
Pronoun
This is a comparison between two things in which you use the words "like" or "as."
simile
What kind of poem is this?
I need a front door for my hall
The replacement I bought was too tall
So I hacked it and chopped it,
And carefully lopped it,
And now the dumb thing is too small.
limerick
True or False
There are several types of phrases, including prepositional, noun, verb, etc.
True
Name the two different types of clauses in a complex sentence.
Independent and Dependent
Name three types of verbs
linking, helping, action, state of being
This is when you assign human like qualities to an inanimate object or animal.
personification
What kind of poem is this?
Sand scatters the beach
Waves crash on the sandy shore
Blue water shimmers
haiku
A prepositional phrase always starts with a preposition and ends with an ________________________
object of the preposition
Which type of conjunction is added to a sentence to turn it into a dependent clause?
subordinating conjunction
Each action verb can be categorized as either ________________ or _________________
transitive, intransitive
This is a literary tool in which you use the art of exaggeration.
hyperbole
What type of poem is this?
Cat
Gentle, Sleepy
Purring, Meowing, Scratching
Whiskers, Fur, Collar, Leash
Barking, Licking, Digging
Slobbery, Playful
Dog
diamante
Is the following phrase acting as an adjective or as an adverb?
The video games from Walmart are much cheaper than the ones found at Gamestop.
adjective
Name 3 subordinating conjunctions in the acronym, WWW.ASIA
while, where, when, as, since, if, although
Name the seven coordinating conjunctions.
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
When an author references a well known figure or event
allusion
Which literary element is used in this poem by Emily Dickinson?
Fame is a bee.
It has a song—
It has a sting—
Ah, too, it has a wing.
metaphor
Come up with a sentence in which the prepositional phrase is modifying the verb, and therefore, acting as an adverb.
Answer will vary
Come up with a complex sentence.
Answers will vary
List every adjective in this sentence. You must correctly identify each and every one to get the points. :)
The unbelievably loud rock concert damaged my sensitive ears, and it took six long weeks to recover.
The, loud, rock, sensitive, six, long
A literary tool in which you use repeated long vowel sounds
assonance
Which literary tool is used in this poem by Longfellow?
They silently inhale
the clover-scented gale,
And the vapors that arise
From the well-watered and smoking soil
imagery