Clauses
Vocabulary
Phrases
Agreement & Punctuation
Literary Terms
100
What is the main difference between a clause and a phrase?
A clause has a subject verb pair and a phrase does not.
100
This is a wise saying or proverb
What is adage? (List 1)
100
Name five types of phrases.
What is prepositional, verbal (participial, gerund, infinitive), and appositive?
100
Identify the correct verb in the sentence below: The curtain behind the actors (is, are) new.
What is "is"?
100
The main character who is not necessarily a hero or heroine.
What is a protagonist?
200
Is the following clause subordinate or independent? Run fast!!
What is independent?
200
This means to compete; to strive for victory or superiority.
What is vie? (List 3)
200
Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence as adjective or adverb: The names of the contest winners will be announced.
What is adjective phrase?
200
Identify the correct verb in the following sentence: Neither of the books (is, are) difficult.
What is "is"?
200
Where the author gives the reader information about the setting, characters, and anything else important for the reader to know.
What is an exposition?
300
Identify the adjective clause in the following sentence: The pond, which is a landing place for migrating birds, lies in a protected area.
What is "which is a landing place for migrating birds"?
300
This means overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess.
What is congested? (List 2)
300
Identify the verbal phrase in the sentence below: Acting quickly, the hiker snapped a picture of the lion.
What is a participial phrase?
300
Which sentence demonstrates incorrect punctuation? 1) I have lived in Los Angeles, California; New Orleans, Lousiana; Evanston, Illinois; and Portland, Oregon. 2) Lian sharpened her pencil, and sat down to write. 3) I have a cat; therefore, I have cat hair on my clothes most of the time. 4) Please use this on the test: a number two pencil.
What is 2) Lian sharpened her pencil, and sat down to write.
300
When the reader knows something about a character's situation that the character does not know.
What is dramatic irony?
400
Identify the part of the sentence this noun clause is in: The loser is whoever has the final piece to the puzzle.
What is predicate nominative?
400
This means showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something.
What is solicitous? (List 4)
400
Identify the type of verbal phrase in the sentence below: The sloppy writing of the note made it difficult to read.
What is a gerund phrase?
400
Identify the correct verb in the sentence below and EXPLAIN the rule: Many a doll (was/were) made made of cottonwood root.
What is "was"? Rule: every or many a before a subject calls for a singular verb.
400
A character that does not change throughout the story.
What is a static character?
500
Identify the type of subordinate clause in the following sentence: After the judge announced her decision, the attorneys held a press conference.
What is an adverb clause?
500
This means to make impossible, prevent, shut out.
What is preclude? (List 1)
500
Identify the type of verbal in the following sentence: Will you help me book the airplane tickets this afternoon?
What is an infinitive phrase?
500
Which sentence demonstrates incorrect punctuation? 1) "Wait here," said the officer, "until the woman with the flag waves you on." 2) Did she sing "Love is the Thing" at the concert? 3) Shane said, "the earlier arrowheads were larger than the later ones." 4) Why did you say, "Space aliens did it"?
What is 3) Shane said, "the earlier arrowheads were larger than the later ones."
500
The emotions the author makes the reader feel in the story.
What is mood?
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