Grammar
Samantha discovered a new method to help her study for the upcoming exam.
In the sentence above, "Samantha" functions as what part of speech within the sentence.
What is the subject?
The alarming, awful, and astounding event led to many of the student's decision to protest.
Which type of figurative device is used in the sentence above?
What is alliteration?
In an article or a formal written piece, when an author wishes to explain how an event or incident occurred, they often use this method. (hint: two words joined by a conjunction)
What is cause and effect?
A presenter should be well ___________ when presenting their presentations to an audience.
What is prepared or composed?
The only fruit with its seeds on the exterior or outside.
What is a strawberry?
The portion of a sentence that compliments a verb by being the primary focus of the verb's action is called the ________ _______.
What is the direct object?
When a person feigns ignorance in order to let the original speaker know their statement was senseless. This figurative device is known as ________.
What is sarcasm?
Statements or evidence within an article that supports the main idea are called _________ ___________.
What are supporting details?
The average audience enjoys a presenter including what type of media in their presentations?
What is images or pictures?
The largest state in America in reference to land mass.
What is Alaska?
A type of phrase that gives additional information within a sentence that can be removed and the sentence will still make sense.
What is a prepositional phrase?
The following line of poetry contains what figurative device?
The weather changed its mind and the rainfall that came next was exhilarating.
What is personification?
In a formal piece of writing or article, a writer may put events in order in reference to the time in which it occurred. What is the name of this method?
What is chronological order?
(daily double)
The end of a presentation should have a ________ slide or page so that the audience or reader can look up the information presented.
What is reference?
(daily double)
This natural wonder, a natural result of tectonic plates converging, has resulted in many enthusiasts losing their lives in an attempt to reach its pinnacle or peak.
What is Mt. Everest?
These words join two independent clauses or thoughts and ore often found in the middle of compound sentences.
What are conjunctions?
The wind is a shadow that followed me effortlessly. I could never take hold of it, but it was always there.
The figurative device used in the first sentence is an example of a ________.
What is a metaphor?
An article or informational text about someone else's life is known as a _________.
What is a biography?
The beginning of a presentation that informs the audience the name of each participant is known as the ____________.
What is the introduction?
This was the site of the first Olympic Games?
What is Greece?
(daily double)
This part of speech is the most important portion of any sentence and it carries out he action or intent.
What is a verb?
(daily double)
The terms "Achilles Heel" and "the Romeo of the class" are examples of an _________.
What is an allusion?
(daily double)
Statements that can be proven or researched are known as ______.
What are facts?
This is the amount of time that a sound presentation should last. Anymore than this may cause your audience to lose focus.
What is five to seven minutes?
This popular TV series revolves around a group of kids that solve mysterious occurrences in their town?
What is Stranger Things?