Figurative Language
What is a simile?
Bonus: Write an example.
Answer: A comparison using like or as.
Bonus: Answers will vary
Correct the sentence.
Robert downey jr.
Answer: Robert Downey Jr.
Who is Gatsby obsessed with?
Answer: Daisy
Why is it called Born a Crime?
Answer: It was illegal for Trevor's parents to have a relationship. Trevor is proof of their "crime"
When is your final?
Answer: Monday!!! You Got This!!!
What is a metaphor?
Bonus: Write an example.
Answer: Comparison not using like or as.
Bonus: Answers will vary.
What is an appositive?
Bonus: Write an example.
Answer: a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that sits next to another noun to rename, describe, or explain it in a different way.
Bonus: Answers will vary.
What illegal activities did Gatsby participate in?
Answer: Stolen/counterfeit bonds and distributing alcohol
What did Abel do at the end of the story?
Bonus: What was the consequence of his actions?
Answer: Shot Patricia in the back of the head.
Bonus: Plead guilty and was released immediately.
Fix the sentence:
The CEO, the highest-ranking executive in a company, signed the document with his signature at 8:00 AM in the morning.
Answer: The CEO, the highest-ranking executive in a company, signed the document at 8:00 AM.
OR
The CEO, the highest-ranking executive in a company, signed the document at 8:00 in the morning.
What is an epithet?
Bonus: Write an example.
Answer: a descriptive word, nickname, or phrase that is firmly associated with a person, place, or thing, and is often used in place of their actual name to highlight a specific, defining quality.
Bonus: Answers will vary.
What is parallel structure?
Bonus: Write an example.
Answer: the repetition (list or series) of the same grammatical pattern to balance words, phrases, or clauses.
Bonus: Answers will very.
Where did Gatsby die?
Answer: In his pool.
What does apartheid mean?
Answer: Apartness
True or False: You can combine two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS).
Answer: False. You need both a comma and a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS).
What is an example of alliteration?
Bonus: Write an example.
Answer: the repetition of the same initial sounds—usually consonant sounds—in a series of words that are close together.
Bonus: Answers will vary.
What is an independent clause?
What is a dependent clause?
Answer: Independent clause: a group of words that contains a subject, a verb, and expresses a complete thought (complete sentence).
Dependent clause: a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence (not a complete thought/sentence).
True or False: The green light is on Gatsby's dock.
Answer: False. It is on the Buchanan's dock.
What did Patricia do when she thought they were going to be killed by the driver?
Answer: Patricia threw Trevor out of the car. She jumped out after.
Did you participate in any spirit day this week?
If no, explain why.
Answer: Yes! Must be telling the truth.
What is personification?
Bonus: Write an example.
Answer: non-human things—such as objects, animals, or abstract concepts—are given human traits, emotions, or actions.
Bonus: Answers will vary.
Write a sentence that starts with a dependent clause and ends with an independent clause.
Write a sentence that starts with a independent clause and ends with a dependent clause.
Write a sentence with two independent clauses.
Answer:
Dependent / Comma / Independent
Independent / Dependent
comma and coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) or semicolon (can separate with a period)
Why did Myrtle run out into the street? Be specific.
Answer: She thought it was Tom because he was driving that car earlier.
Why did Trevor and his friends not see an issue with chanting "Go Hitler"?
Answer: Not everyone in South Africa was fully informed on who Hitler was.
What is/are the name(s) of our class pet(s)?
Kike and Clutch