Greek & Latin Root Definitions
Femina is a root word originating from which, Greek or Latin
What is Latin
This is one derivative from the Latin root word avis
What is aviary, aviation, or avian
(must say one for credit)
In sentence diagramming, subjects go on this side of the main line.
What is left side
In this sentence, this word is the direct object:
My grandma bakes delicious cookies.
What is "cookies."
This sentence is an example of which literary device:
“Kate inched over her own thoughts like a measuring worm.” — East of Eden, by John Steinbeck
What is Simile
This is the definition of caballus
What is horse
This is one derivative from the Latin root word vir
What is virtue, virtual, virtuoso, triumvirate, virago, or virile
(must say one for credit)
Of the following words, this one is not a coordinating conjunction:
And, So, Not, Yet, For, Or, But
What is Not
In this sentence, these two words are compound adverbs:
The eloquent and beautiful sentence was clearly and lightly spoken by the company's CEO.
What are "clearly" and "lightly"
This sentence is an example of which literary device:
"[...] giving the house a personality of its own. It was as though the house watched them, waiting for something to happen." To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
What is Personification
This is the definition of cornu
What is horn
These are two derivatives of the Greek root word athlon
What are athlete, athletics, athletic, pentathlon, decathlon, or decathlete
(must say two for credit)
These are the 8 parts of speech
What are Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Interjection, Preposition, Adverb, Adjective, Conjunction
In the following sentence, these are the two compound verb phrases:
"The police officer will patrol the street and keep the peace."
What are "will patrol" and "will keep"
This sentence is an example of which literary device
"then he heard the clack on stone and the leaping, dropping clicks of a small rock falling.” - For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
What is Onomatopeia
This the definition of anthropos
What is man, mankind, humankind
(must say all three for credit)
These are two derivatives from the Greek root word Pais / paidos
What are pediatrician, encyclopedia, pedagogue, pedagogy, paideia, pedant, pedantic, pedantry
(must say two for credit)
These are the four adjective questions
What are Whose? How Many? What Kind? and Which One?
This is the correct diagram for this sentence:
She might give presents but could give candy to her students.
Diagram on the board
This sentence is an example of which literary device
"To err is human; to forgive, divine" - An Essay on Criticism by Alexander Pope
What is Antithesis
This is the definition of kyklos
What is ring, circle, wheel
(must say all three for credit)
These are three derivatives of the Latin root word cutis
What are cutis, cutis vera, subcutis, cuticle, cuticula, cuticulae, cutaneous, subcutaneous, cutify
(must say three for credit)
These are the five adverb questions
What are How? When? Where? To What Extent? Why?
This is the correct diagram for this sentence:
Jane and Timmy swam across the lake and to the sunny yet crowded beach.
Diagram on the board
This sentence is an example of which literary device
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep, / But I have promises to keep" - Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost