Phrases
Clauses
Word of the Day
Universal Themes
Literary Devices
100

To walk to the store was too much for my grandmother.

What is an infinitive phrase?

100

Jennifer scrubbed the tub until her arms ached.

What is a adverb clause?

100

To be favorable towards one side.

What is partial?

100

What is the universal theme for the book To Kill A Mockingbird?

What is the existence of social inequality?

100

A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind.

What is a simile?

200

She hates waiting for trains.

What is a gerund phrase?

200

The children are very smart.

What is a adjective clause?

200

Wishing to do what is right; to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly.

What is conscientious?

200

What is the universal theme of the book Romeo and Juliet?

What is the importance of friendship?

200

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action.

What is a metaphor?

300

The crying baby had a wet diaper.

What is a participle phrase?

300

Avery knew that running against Micah for class president would be a lost cause.

What is a noun clause?

300

To make an unpleasant feeling less intense.

What is assuage?

300

What is the universal theme of the book Never Look Back?

What is the importance of love?

300

The use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence.

What is an anaphora?

400

During intermission is the best time to get a drink.

What is a prepositional phrase?

400

What is the function of a noun clause?

Example: When she will arrive is dependent on traffic.

400

Present and explain (a theory or idea) systematically and in detail.

What is expound?

400

Who is the author of To Kill A Mockingbird?

Who is Harper Lee?

400

An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally.

What is a hyperbole?

500

When is Nate's birthday?

What is April 18, 2009?

500

When is Luke's birthday?

What is November 10, 2008?

500

To form an opinion on the basis of incomplete information.

What is conjecture?

500

Who is the author of Never Look Back?

Who is Lilliam Rivera?

500

The attribution of a personal nature or a human characteristic to something nonhuman.

What is a personification?

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