Pronouns
Who, whom, and that are all types of __________ pronouns.
What is relative?
This shows action.
What is a verb?
This is the type that repeats consonant sounds such as "Thomas the Train took the tomatoes."
What is alliteration?
What is biology?
Name the error in the following sentence:
Since we couldn't go to the store, we chose to read book on the porch.
What is make book plural?
When a pronoun refers back to itself, it is called a reflexive pronoun. In the following sentence, identify the reflexive pronoun:
She had to remind herself that her mom was picking her up today.
What is herself?
This describes a noun and can be thought of with your senses.
What is an adjective?
This is a comparison of two things, without using the words "like" or "as."
What is metaphor?
The word "antibacterial" means that it stops or kills the growth of bacteria. This would mean that anti means _________.
What is against?
Name the error in the following sentence:
At the start of class the teacher said, "We will begin today with a quiz"
What is add a period before the quotation marks?
Identify the possessive pronoun in the following sentence:
She went to Sheila's house and took her favorite book.
This takes the place of a noun, so there isn't repetition.
What is a pronoun?
Name the type of figurative language in the following:
According to the news, the papers excitedly flew off the shelves due to the impending news.
What is personification?
If inter means "among," this word means a space between two other things.
intermediate international interval
What is interval?
Name the error in the following sentence:
On vacation at disney world, the young girl was excited to see the characters.
What is capitalize the proper noun "Disney World"?
A pronoun should always match the noun it is replacing. Replace the noun in the following sentence that is italicized with the correct pronoun.
The chefs went to the conference together in a van.
What is they?
This modifies an adjective, verb, or adverb.
What is an adverb?
Name the figurative language is the following:
It was such a gloomy spring day, practically raining cats and dogs all afternoon.
What is an idiom?
Use your knowledge of the prefix "ex" and suffix "port" to give the meaning of the word "export."
What is sending goods/items out?
Name the error in the following sentence:
When the teenager went to the grocery he had a list; apples, tomatoes, Pop-tarts, milk, toilet paper, and maple syrup.
What is replace the semi-colon with a colon?
The pronoun in a sentence should not be unclear to what it is referring to. Which one of these sentences is more clear and correct?
A) The weeds in the yard must be pulled immediately and taken to the garage by the house.
B) They must be pulled immediately and taken to the garage by the house.
What is A?
Name the part of speech that is italicized in the sentence:
The bubbly girl yelled out her answer excitedly.
What is adverb?
Name the type of figurative language used in the following:
The teacher had mountains of work to grade over the weekend.
What is hyperbole?
If "im" means in and "ped" means foot, explain the meaning of "impede" in the following sentence:
The shortstop impeded my run for third base.
What is to stop progress or stand in the way?
Name the error in the following sentence:
Robert Curiz states on pg. 132 that "Jellyfish are one of the simplest forms of life on Earth."
What is spell out the abbreviation "pg."?