Grammar
This part of speech names a person, place, thing or idea.
What is a noun?
In this American accent, "coffee" might sound more like "caw-fee"
What is a New York accent?
This artist has a hit called "cruel summer"
Who is Taylor Swift?
He wrote Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and Othello.
Who is William Shakespeare?
These words connect clauses or sentences, like "and", "but", "yet"
What are conjunctions?
In this country, the word for flip flops is "thongs".
What is Australia?
This series made "Winter is coming" an iconic phrase.
What is Game of Thrones?
The overarching subject/ topic of a story that is usually one or two words.
What is a theme?
A complete sentence needs these two parts.
What are subject and a verb
This accent, found in northeast England around Newcastle, is known for its distinct vocabulary and strong identity.
What is Geordie?
"Stan" is now a slang term for superfan. It comes from this rapper's song.
Who is Eminem?
When and where a story takes place.
What is the setting?
The error in "she don't like coffee."
What is subject-verb agreement?
This Southeast Asian country's English is known for shortening sentences and using particles like "lah" and "leh"
What is Singapore (or Singlish)?
Online, someone "serving" means they're doing this. Often in fashion.
What is showing off confidently presenting their style?
This character spares Katniss's life in the first the Hunger Games book.
Who is "Thresh"?
Their, there and "they're" are this type of often mixed-up word group.
What are homophones?
This term describes when people change their speech style based on context, like switching from a dialect to Standard English
What is code-switching?
"It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again" is a famous quote from this 1991 horror movie.
What is "the silence of the lambs?"
Comparing two things using "like or "as"
What is simile?