"Luke destroys the death star. Because he uses the force."
What's wrong with the above sentences? (be as specific as you can).
Because is a dependent clause. It should be one sentence.
"Luke destroys the death star because he uses the force."
100
Which is correct:
1) Its a beautiful day.
2) It's a beautiful day
2: it's = it is
100
What separates the known world from the unknown adventure?
The Threshold
100
In terms of biblical allusions, characters like Simon, Gandalf, Obi-Wan Kenobi are called...
Christ figures
100
Who is the author of Lord of the Flies?
William Golding
200
"for," "and," "nor," "but," "or," "yet," and "so" are called...
conjunctions
200
"Because he uses he force."
What's wrong with this sentence?
Dependent clause; sentence fragment
200
The hero faces his greatest fears in this part of his journey
What is the abyss?
200
What are a few characteristics of a Christ figure?
What is helping people (healing sick, feeding hungry), performing miracles, speaking truths, making sacrifices for the greater good
200
This symbolizes hope, but it also symbolized destruction
What is fire?
300
What three things should a successful introduction paragraph for an essay include?
a hook, necessary background information, and a main claim/thesis statement
300
What's the maximum number of independent clauses a sentence should contain?
2, or else you have a run-on sentence
300
The name of a gift given to the hero to help him on his journey
What is a divine gift or talisman?
300
What type of figure of speech is
"We learned this stuff years ago!"
hyperbole
300
He thought to blow the conch to summon all the kids on the island
Who is Piggy?
400
What is a compound-complex sentence?
A sentence containing two independent clauses and one dependent clause
400
"Luke flew an X-Wing, and Han Solo flew the Millennium Falcon."
What are the subject(s) in this sentence?
Bonus: What type of sentence is this?
"Luke" and "Han"
Compound sentence
400
This person provides guidance to the hero during his journey
Who is the mentor?
400
Name the figure of speech below
"Finals week is going to be a breeze"
Metaphor
400
What is the name of the littlun who first says he saw a "snake-thing"?
Percival
500
What type of sentence is this?
"The old, wise man from the other side of town gave advice, counsel, and light saber to the young, naive farm boy who lives with his aunt and uncle."
complex
500
"Obi-Wan told Luke that he must become a Jedi"
What type of a sentence is this?
Complex
500
When the hero views the world in a new way
What is the revelation?
500
Name the figure of speech
"Finals week is going to kill me"