Elements of fiction
What did STEAL stand for?(indirect characterization)
Speech, Thoughts, Effect on others, Actions, and Looks
What is the difference between simile and metaphor?
A simile uses the words "like" or "as" to compare things. A metaphor doesn't use them to directly state a comparison.
Select the best detail to show Judy does not seem to care about the narrator one way or the other: Judy was in the other fourth grade class, so I didn't see too much of her. When I did, I figured I had to make the most of it.
That's why I held open the door for her. As usual, she ignored me. I didn't care. For one second, she was inches away. Heaven was a trainload of those seconds.
As usual, she ignored me.
Identify the error in the following sentence.
Because he fails the exam.
a. comma splice
b.dangling modifiers
c. run -on
d. fragment
d. fragment
What can we add at the end of a passive voice sentence to check if it is in passive voice?
by someone/something (zombies)
What are the six main plot points?
Exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution(denouement)
What is understatement?
Understatement is a figure of speech in which something is expressed less strongly than would be expected.
What is the main idea of this passage?
Making Towers Bird-Friendly The lights on tall communication towers warn pilots to avoid the towers when flying at night. Unfortunately, the steady red lights often used on towers have the opposite effect on birds: the bright beams attract and confuse them. Instead of avoiding the lights, the birds fly directly toward them, crashing into the towers or becoming entangled in power lines. Millions of birds have died this way. However, there is a solution. Unlike steady lights, flashing or blinking lights don't attract birds. In response to demands from conservation groups, the Federal Aviation Administration in 2016 began requiring communication towers in the U.S. to use blinking lights instead of steady ones.
A. Birds are attracted to the steady red lights on the communication towers.
B. To save birds, communication towers have begun using blinking lights.
B. To save birds, communication towers have begun using blinking lights.
What is the difference between dangling modifiers and misplaced modifiers?
The dangling modifier is not referring to any word in the sentence. The word that the misplaced modifier meant to describe is in the sentence but in the wrong place.
Identify the nonessential element in the following sentence.
The woman, who is a professional singer, looks super pretty.
a. The woman
b. The woman, who is a professional singer
c. who is a professional singer
d. looks super pretty
c. who is a professional singer
In which three ways did the author describes the character?
Mr. llama is a nice and friendly llama. Every day in the morning, he says hello to his neighbors. Everyone loves him.
a. speech, action, direct characterization
b. effect on others, action, direct characterization
c. thought, effect on others, action
d. action, direct characterization, effect on others
d. action, direct characterization, effect on others
Identify which two types of figurative language are used in the following sentence.
He is as hungry as a monster who can eat tons of bananas right now.
a. simile, hyperbole
b. metaphor, personification
c. hyperbole, metaphor
d. understatement, simile
a. simile, hyperbole
We can understand from the reading that ----.
Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is through the lyrics. By contrast, in musical theater an actor's dramatic performance is primary, and the music plays a lesser role. The drama in opera is presented using the primary elements of theater such as scenery, costumes, and acting. However, the words of the opera, or libretto, are sung rather than spoken. The singers are accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from a small instrumental ensemble to a full symphonic orchestra.
A) people are captivated more by opera than musical theater
B) drama in opera is more important than the music
C) orchestras in operas can vary considerably in size
D) musical theater relies above all on music
E) there is arguments over whether the music is important or the words in opera
C) orchestras in operas can vary considerably in size
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a. Mr. llama is a poet; He writes poems.
b. He writes poems. He sings songs.
c. He loves English and he also loves Chinese.
d. His poems are thoughtful, his singings are beautiful.
b. He writes poems. He sings songs.
Identify the introductory phrase in the sentence.
The talented English teacher Mr. llama is good at writing poems.
a. the talented English teacher
b. the talented English teacher Mr.llama
c. Mr.llama
d. writing poems
a. the talented English teacher
Identify the conflict type in the following passage. (three possible answers)
The evil vampire turns the hero into a llama. "There is no way you can defeat me. You will stay as a llama for your entire life!" The llama hero is angry, and she needs to overcome her struggles and fear to make the correct decision. "Oh no! I give up. Maybe I can just live like a llama forever…No! I can't do that! I am a hero! I can defeat the evil vampire. There must be some ways to change my destiny. Being a llama forever should not happen to me.
a.character vs character b. character vs society c. character vs nature d.character vs technology e. character vs supernatural f. character vs fate g. character vs self
e. character vs supernatural f. character vs fate g. character vs self
Identify which two figurative languages are used in the following sentence.
The golden jewels are twinkling their eyes in the sky.
a. simile, hyperbole
b. metaphor, personification
c. hyperbole, metaphor
d. understatement, simile
b. metaphor, personification
The author points out in the passage that erosion in America ---
Erosion of America's farmland by wind and water has been a problem since settlers first put the prairies and grasslands under the plow in the nineteenth century. By the 1930s, more than 282 million acres of farmland were damaged by erosion. After 40 years of conservation efforts, soil erosion has accelerated due to new demands placed on the land by heavy crop production. In the years ahead, soil erosion and the pollution problems it causes are likely to replace petroleum scarcity as the nation's most critical natural resource problem.
A) has damaged 282 million acres ever since settlers first put the prairies
and grasslands under the plow
B) has been so severe that it has forced people to abandon their settlements
C) occurs only in areas with no vegetation
D) can become a more serious problem in the future
E) was on the decline before 1930s
D) can become a more serious problem in the future
Choose the option that best corrects the parallelism error in the sentence.
She loves running, hike, and to swim.
a. She loves running, hiking, and swim.
b. She loves to run, hike, and to swim.
c. She loves run, hiking, and swimming.
d. none of the above
d. none of the above
Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence?
a. Sit down please, or you will get in trouble.
b. Enjoying his wonderful weekend, Mr. llama never studies.
c. After the concert, we have dinner together.
d. She fails the test. She cries.
a. Sit down please, or you will get in trouble.
Identify the type of irony used in the following paragraph.（a literary and rhetorical question）
Tomorrow is Mr.llama and Ms.llama's wedding ceremony. They had prepared it for more than half of a year. They set up beautiful decorations like paper cuttings and flowers outside their house. On the next day, a rainstorm destroys everything.
a. dramatic irony b. situational irony c. verbal irony d. none of the above
d. none of the above
Identify which figurative language is used in the following sentence.
The early bird gets the worm.
a. personification
b. hyperbole
c. metaphor
d. understatement
c. metaphor
One can infer from the reading that ----.
Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been common since Roman times. The more we learn about dolphins, the more we realize that their society is more complex than people previously imagined. They look after other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant mothers and protect the weakest in the community, as we do. Some scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language but it is much more probable that they communicate with each other without needing words. Could any of these mammals be more intelligent than man? Certainly the most common argument in favor of man's superiority over them that we can kill them more easily than they can kill us is the least satisfactory. On the contrary, the more we discover about these remarkable creatures, the less we appear superior when we destroy them.
A) dolphins are quite abundant in some areas of the world
B) communication is the most fascinating aspect of the dolphins
C) dolphins have skills that no other living creatures have such as the
ability to think
D) it is not usual for dolphins to communicate with each other
E) dolphins have some social traits that are similar to those of humans
E) dolphins have some social traits that are similar to those of humans
Which of the following sentences and the error it contains didn't match?
a. The fluffy woman has a smart dog. (misplaced modifier)
b. The woman takes the dog to a hospital. She barks loudly. (pronoun-antecedent)
c. Everyone were performing. (verb tense)
d. He always think he is the most handsome man in the world. (subject-verb)
c. Everyone were performing. (verb tense)
What is an Oxford comma(aka Series comma)
The Oxford comma is the comma final comma in a list of things just before the final conjunction and the word.