Figurative Language
She is as quick as a cat.
What is a simile?
Type of clause can stand alone as a sentence
What is an independent clause?
She went to the store to buy ___ apple. (a or an)
What is "an"?
Greek root meaning "life"
What is "bio"?
Number of nouns in the following sentence:
Mary is a nice girl.
What is 2?
Swish and flick!
What is onomatopoeia?
Type of clause that must start with a subordinating conjunction
What is a dependent clause?
Mr. Smith shouldn't judge her because he didn't _____ her. (know or no)
What is "know"?
Latin root meaning "coming before"
What is "pre-"?
The adjective in the following sentence:
She is a nice girl.
What is "nice"?
Get a grip girl!
What is alliteration?
The sentence type of the following sentence:
Julia loves Mexican food, but she doesn't like Italian.
What is a compound sentence?
Melissa avoided walking _____ the park on her way to work. (buy, bye, by)
What is "by"?
Latin root meaning "the study of"
What is "-ology"?
The team walked sluggishly to the locker room.
What is "sluggishly"?
I was terrified by the sound of the moaning wind.
What is personification?
The sentence type of the following sentence:
Before I go home, I will stop at Starbucks for a latte.
What is a complex sentence?
_____ a great person, and I am glad to be your friend. (your or you're)
What is "you're"?
Latin root meaning "work"
What is "lab"?
the word from this list that can be used as a noun and a verb:
Generate
Swimming
Messed
What is "swimming"?
You are a lone reed standing tall in the rough winds.
What is a metaphor?
The sentence type of the following sentence:
Many students don't like to study, but some of them will do it if they are concerned about their grades.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
Put the hula hoops in a pile over _____. (there, their, they're)
What is "there"?
Latin root meaning "beginning or origin"
What is "gen"?
The three nouns in this sentence:
The agitated doctor told her to take her medicine.
What is "doctor, her, medicine"?