Common Grammar Issues
People need to watch __________________car.
a. they're
b. their
c. there
c. their
Another word for "idyllic" would be
a. pleasant
b. affordable
c. conventional
a. pleasant
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers is an example of what literary device?
a. allusion
b. apostrophe
c. alliteration
c. alliteration
Which parenthetical citation is correct?
a. (Jones, p. 25)
b. (Jones 25)
c. (Jones, 25)
b. (Jones 25)
Give the dog ___________ball back before it bites you.
a. its
b. it's
a. its
Fill in the blank with the correct word:
England was at one time a ________ mass of warring tribes.
a. submissive
b. seething
c. squeamish
b. seething
“Hey man, remember that time you ate, like, fifteen pizzas in one night?”
This is an example of:
a. metaphor
b. onomatopeia
c. hyperbole
c. hyperbole
Which parenthetical citation is used correctly?
a. America does not have a national language, and many argue that we should— English. (Williams 12)
b. America does not have a national language, and many argue that we should— English (Williams 12).
b. America does not have a national language, and many argue that we should— English (Williams 12).
Everyone of you ________________earned my respect.
a. has
b. have
a. has
a. fearful
b. anxious
c. troubled
c. troubled
The expression "the dumbest genius I know.” is an example of
a. hyperbole
b. metaphor
c. oxymoron
c. oxymoron
****Double Jeopardy*****(worth 2x the amount if correct)
True or False---A Works Cited page must be in alphabetical order by TITLE of book.
False
I am the one _______________tells you where to go!
a. whom
b. who
b. who
Who would most likely have "carte blanche"?
a. a waiter
b. a teacher
c. a dictator
c. a dictator
“Do you want to make money? Do you want to sleep better at night? Do you want to run a successful company?” (Not multiple choice)
Rhetorical Question
True or False? The following citations are used correctly.
While reading may be the core of literacy, Naomi Baron argues that literacy can be complete only when reading is accompanied by writing (194).
True
To ____________should I write this letter?
a. who
b. whom
b. whom
Of course you are furious, but how much are you willing to lose just to spite him? In this sentence, spite means:
a. hurt the feelings of
b. surpass the excellence of
c. hoax or fool
a. hurt the feelings of
Irony
MLA uses this general term to describe a larger source that "houses" more than one specific source.
a. container
b. primary source
c. citation
a. container
If they don't practice, they are going to ___________________the game!
a. lose
b. loose
a. lose
The word "implacable" could also mean:
a. joyless
b. opaque
c. relentless
My friend backstabbed me. She is a real "Judas". This is an example of what literarly device? (Not multiple choice).
Allusion
MLA is an acronym for: _____________________
Modern Language Association