The subject “you” is not stated in a command or request, but is ________________.
Understood
100
What four things do nouns name?
People, places, things, and ideas
100
What are the two types of verbs?
Action verbs and linking verbs
100
When you use context clues as a reading strategy, you use _________________, _________________, and _______________ surrounding a word.
words; phrases; sentences
100
Who is the author of “The Red-Headed League”?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
200
Fill in the blanks: A compound _________________ is two or more _________________ that have the same verb and are joined by a ______________.
subject; subjects; conjunction
200
What do proper nouns name?
A particular person, place, thing, or idea.
200
What three types of action are shown by action verbs?
Physical action, mental action, and ownership or possession.
200
What are the five W’s and the H which are answered by news articles?
Who, what, when, where, why, and how
200
In “The Most Dangerous Game,” why has Zaroff stopped hunting “normal” animals?
It has grown to be boring for him because he is too good at it.
300
What are the two steps you follow to find a predicate?
1) Find the subject, then 2) ask a) What is the subject doing? And b) What is being said about the subject?
300
What is an antecedent?
The noun that a pronoun refers to or replaces.
300
All action verbs are either _____________ or ______________.
Transitive; intransitive
300
What is parallelism? Give the definition and an example.
Parallelism is using grammatically similar phrases.
Examples: “The Listeners” and “Beware: Do Not Read This Poem”
300
Which of the works that we’ve read uses artistic license the most?
“Beware: Do Not Read This Poem”
400
What two steps do you follow to find subjects in sentences beginning with “here” or “there”?
1. Drop the word “here” or “there.”
2. Put the rest of the words in natural order.
400
Fill in the Blanks: Reflexive pronouns are formed by adding ____________ or ___________ to certain ______________ pronouns.
–self; -selves; personal
400
To determine whether a verb is transitive or intransitive, first find the _______________ and the ______________, then ask _________________ or ________________.
subject; verb; what?; whom?
400
What is an anticlimax?
An anticlimax is a letdown when the story does not turn out the way it is expected to turn out.
400
Which of the following phrases appeals to the sense of hearing? A) “The silence ran throughout the house” or B) “The cottage made of ancient, cold, craggy stones”?
A
500
Two parts: 1) In sentences that are in inverted order the _______________ comes before the _______________. 2) Give an example of a sentence in inverted order.
1) Verb; subject. 2) Example: Onto the football field marched the band.
500
Two parts: A) What are demonstrative pronouns used for? B) What are all of the demonstrative pronouns?
A) Demonstrative pronouns are used to point out people, places, and objects.
B) This, that , these, those
500
What two questions do you ask to determine whether a verb is an action verb or a linking verb?
1) Does the verb link the subject with a word that renames or describes the subject?
2) Does the verb show action?
500
Give three examples (one each from three different stories) of how suspense is built in the stories we’ve read.
Answers vary.
500
What instrument is Sherlock Holmes skilled at playing?