Vocabulary
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! An author's word choice is called?
What is diction
Turn the following into a simile: "I am Iron Man."
What is "I am like Iron Man."
The cracked windshield, in addition to the torn upholstery and rusted body, ____ made Ruth's old car difficult to sell.
A. HAS
B. HAD
C. HAVE
D. HAVING
A. HAS
To be a complete sentence, you must have these 2 things
What is a subject and a verb?
Correct the sentence: These books, which was published in the late eighteenth century, are very valuable.
A. books in the late eighteenth century
B. books which were published
C. books that was published
B. books which were published
A counterargument is...
What is addressing/acknowledging the opposite point of view.
"The sun smiled at the Sundering Seas," is an example of what literary devices?
What are alliteration & personification
When they peered inside the silo, they saw Grady calmly looking out at them. This sentence lacks clarity. What is the best way to improve the sentence?
A. change WHEN THEY to WHEN MACK AND THE VETERINARIAN
B. Change PEERED to GLANCED
C. Change THEY SAW to HE SAW
D. Change LOOKING OUT and STARING
A. change WHEN THEY to WHEN MACK AND THE VETERINARIAN
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!! A semi-colon is used to
What is 'to combine 2 closely related independent clauses.'
Rewrite as one sentence: Mary could feel a cavity developing in one of her teeth. She refused to go to a dentist.
Mary could feel a cavity developing in one of her teeth, but she refused to go to the dentist.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! The difference between denotation and connotation is?
What is denotation is the dictionary definition of a word, and connotation is the definition of the word in context.
"You will NOT graduate if you fail your STAAR Test!" yelled the melodramatic teacher, is an example of:
A. Onomatopoeia
B. Allusion
C. Hyperbole
D. Anaphora
C. Hyperbole
Rewrite for parallel structure: In the restroom, Esmeralda was brushing her hair, freshened her lip-gloss, and took deep breaths, trying to work up the courage to walk to her first speech class.
In the restroom, Esmeralda brushed her hair, freshened her lip-gloss, and took deep breaths, trying to work up the courage to walk to her first speech class.
The difference between a fragment and a run-on sentence is
A fragment is an incomplete sentence, and a run-on sentence is lacking punctuation.
Fix the inappropriate shift in verb tense: Miguel poured the freshly made popcorn into a deep plastic bowl and sprinkles some salt on top before claiming his spot on the couch.
What is 'pours; sprinkles' or 'poured; sprinkled'
Rhetorical strategies can you use to persuade someone (Hint, they start with e,p,l)
What are 'ethos, logos, and pathos'
Add commas where needed.
When he heard the news Jesus became despondent so he went on a rampage yelling screaming and crying at all in his path.
When he heard the news, Jesus became despondent, so he went on a rampage, yelling, screaming, and crying at all in his path.
Which of the following incorrectly uses a coordinating conjunction?
A. We were hungry, so we grabbed a burger.
B. He wanted to buy the new game, but he didn't have enough money.
C. She thinks she is the best performer, but I think Beyonce is better.
D. I love to sing yet, I am not very good at it.
What is D? I love to sing yet, I am not very good at it.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!! Identify passive voice.
A. Witnesses last saw the suspect outside the convenience store on Molalla Avenue.
B. The suspect was last seen by witnesses outside the convenience store on Molalla Avenue.
B. The suspect was last seen by witnesses outside the convenience store on Molalla Avenue.
Narrative point of view that uses these pronouns: she, he, it, and they
What is 'third person'
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! I was four in this photo, standing on a wide strip of Mississippi beach, and that was the last time I saw him. . . . the tone can best be described as —
F. nostalgic
G. strident
H. apologetic
J. reverent
F. nostalgic
Identify the misplaced or dangling modifier.
Because it offered unprecedented access to books, the printing press is considered to be one of history's most important inventions by many.
What is 'by many'
Which choice is a fragment?
A. Maria was not watching her plate of barbecue very carefully.
B. So Santana, the family beagle, snatched a chicken leg hanging over the edge.
C. As baked beans and potato salad slid onto Maria's new sandals.
C. As baked beans and potato salad slid onto Maria's new sandals.
Which best supports the claim: "College is worth the cost of tuition because graduates experience greater financial success."?
A. College graduates are more likely than those who don't have college degrees to report being in excellent health.
B. A prominent financial blogger writes, "My father dropped out of college in his senior year, and he always regretted it."
C. The lifetime earnings of a college graduate are about half a million dollars more than those of someone with only a high school diploma.
C. The lifetime earnings of a college graduate are about half a million dollars more than those of someone with only a high school diploma.