Grammar Gurus
The part of speech that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun
A number that can only be divided evenly by 1 and itself.
What is a prime number
The layer of Earth we live on.
What is the crust
The problem or struggle in a story is called this.
What is conflict
This giant structure in Egypt was built as a tomb for pharaohs.
What are the pyramids
This punctuation mark joins two independent clauses after a conjunction is removed.
What is a semi colon
A shape with four equal sides and four right angles.
What is a square
A scientist who studies weather.
What is a meteorologist
The turning point or most exciting part of a story.
What is the climax
This enormous wall stretches over 13,000 miles in China
What is the Great Wall
Words like “he,” “she,” and “they” are this part of speech.
The coordinate plane is divided into 4 of these.
What are quadrants
The type of rock formed from cooled lava or magma.
What is magma
Objects or elements in a story that stand for bigger ideas, like a dove for peace.
What is symbolism
This South American statue, standing in Rio de Janeiro, depicts a famous religious figure.
Senor Schilb would be so proud if you know this one!
This part of speech describes a noun
What is an adjective
The mean of these numbers; 10, 6, 5
What is 7
The imaginary line that divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the equator
A literary device where the intended meaning is the opposite of what is being said, or when an event happens that is the opposite of what was expected.
Alanis Morrisette sang about this.
What is irony
These gardens in ancient Mesopotamia are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, though their existence is debated.
What are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
This part of speech joins together words and phrases to make a complete sentence. You also may get this junction tune stuck in your head.
What is a conjunction
The probability of flipping a coin and getting heads two times in a row.
What is 1/4?
The process by which water vapor cools and turns into liquid droplets.
What is condensation
A narrator who knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
What is third-person omniscient?
This structure in India is a white marble mausoleum built by Emperor Shah Jahan.
What is the Taj Mahal