Greek & Latin Roots
what is the definition of fort?
strong
what is the case of the 'she' in the following sentence:
"She went to the store"
subjective
what type of sentence is this:
"I want to go to sleep, so I'll put on my pajamas."
compound
what is the definition of a similie?
a comparison that uses like or as
background information about the protagonist, setting up the story
what is the definition of sent/sens?
to feel
what is the case of the pronoun 'them' in the following sentence:
"Santa will take a picture with them"
objective
is a complex sentence two independent clauses or one independent and one dependent clause?
one independent and one dependent
what is the definition of a metaphor?
a comparison that does not use like or as
is the exposition at the beginning or the end of the story?
beginning
what is the definition of solut?
to loosen, solve
what is the trick to determine if a pronoun is intensive?
take it out of the sentence, and if the sentence still makes sense, it is an intensive pronoun
what type of clause is a simple sentence?
independent
what type of figurative language is this:
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"
what was the resolution of Holes?
curse was broken, Zero found his mom, Stanley's dad created Sploosh, Camp Green Lake was closed, etc.
which greek and latin root goes with the definition 'to bind'?
strict
what is the antecedent in the following sentence?
"Mrs. Clause waited for her husband to get home"
Mrs. Clause
what are the three types of sentences we learned about this year?
is this an example of an idiom or personification?
"The blinking lights danced happily on the Christmas tree"
personification
What are some examples of the climax of The Westing Game?
During the trial, Turtle finds out that Sam Westing wasn't dead and figures out his 4 identities
which THREE greek and latin roots go with the following definitions:
- letter
- letter/writing
- to write
- liter
- gram/graph
- script/scrib
what is the definition of a vague pronoun?
When a pronoun could refer to more than one possible antecedent
what type of sentence is this:
"While we are sleeping, sometimes we have dreams."
complex
give an example of alliteration
answers will vary :-)
what is the correct order of the story arc, including the following:
rising action
exposition
resolution
conflict
falling action
climax
exposition
conflict
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution