Vocabulary
Grammar Terms
Grammar Sentences
Literature Terms
Literature Stories
100
What word means "to influence?"
Affect
100
A sentence with two or verbs is called what?
Compound verb
100
What is the compound verb in the following sentence? I ate and slept over the weekend.
Ate and slept
100
A struggle between forces is called a what?
Conflict
100
Why does the banker feel shameful at the end of the bet?
He knows he's wrong for his greed and his plan to murder the man.
200
What word means "a result?"
Effect
200
Two or more clauses run together without punctuation. What is that called?
Run-on sentence
200
What type of sentence is this? I walked to Penn Station; I caught the 107 to Lakewood.
Compound sentence
200
A transition in a story to an earlier time, that interrupts the normal chronological order of events
Flashback
200
What is the climax of "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin?
Mrs. Mallard appears to faint when her husband enters their home.
300
What word means "ready to accept control, submissive?"
Docile
300
A noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb. What is it called?
Direct object
300
Identify the direct object in the sentence. Serve the sophomores the hot dogs and beans.
Sophomores
300
A major character in a fictional text who encounters conflict and is changed by it is what type of character?
Round character
300
In the story, "The Egg," what does the egg symbolize?
Death
400
What word means "given or done free of charge?"
Gratuitous
400
A noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. What is that?
Appositive phrase
400
Read the following sentence: "Charles is his son." What is the word "son" functioning as in this sentence?
Predicate nominative
400
Background information at the beginning of a story is called the what?
Exposition
400
How did Bob react when he received the note from Jimmy Wells in "After Twenty Years?"
He is overcome with emotion, because his friend kept his promise.
500
What word means "recklessly wasteful in the use of resources?"
Profligate
500
An adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject. What is it called?
Predicate adjective
500
Read the following sentence: "Explorers found the old building empty." What is the objective complement in this sentence?
Empty
500
The opposing force that brings conflict in a literary work is called the what?
Antagonist
500
How are the parents in "Daystar," "My Father Sits in the Dark" and "My Father in the Navy" similar?
They all spend time separate from the rest of the family.
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