Vocab
Punctuation Knowledge
Fix the Commas
Literary Devices
Estrada Knowledge
100
Someone who uses flattery to try to get what they want
A sycophant
100
Used at the end of a sentence that asks a question
Question Mark
100
I bought apples oranges and cinnamon to make the cider.
I bought apples, oranges, and cinnamon to make the cider.
100
Comparison of two things that seem different to give them a shared meaning (without using like or as)
Metaphor
100
Someone who has honor, dignity, and respect:
A Shepherd
200
Intending to cause harm
Pernicious
200
Used after a sentence that is loud or expresses feelings
Exclamation Mark
200
I took Angie the one with the freckles to the movie last night.
I took Angie, the one with the freckles, to the movie last night.
200
Comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
Simile
200
He who angers you
Conquers you
300
Define "ubiquitous"
Appearing everywhere
300
Used around words that are not necessary to the sentence, but provide extra information
Parentheses
300
You are I am sure telling the truth.
You are, I am sure, telling the truth.
300
When the first letter is repeated throughout a phrase
Alliteration
300
When we are walking or standing our hands should be
behind our backs
400
Define "diatribe"
A forceful and bitter verbal attack
400
Used to show ownership, or in place of words left out of contractions
Apostrophe
400
She left Albany New York on January 18, of that year.
She left Albany, New York, on January 18 of that year.
400
Giving human qualities to a non-human animal or object
Personification
400
True or False: It is okay to be inside the blue tape box at the front of the room
False
500
Define non-sequitor
A statement that does not logically follow a conversation's flow
500
Indicates a pause, typically between two main clauses, that is more pronounced than that indicated by a comma
semicolon
500
The talented strange celebrated British painter Francis Bacon is a master artist.
The talented, strange, celebrated British painter Francis Bacon is a master artist.
500
When a word mimics the sound it describes
Onomatopoeia
500
For someone who is here for 35 days, how many points are necessary to make JV?
2800
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