The association or suggestion which a word calls to mind in addition to its dictionary (literal) definition.
What is connotation.
100
a, an, and the
What is an article (a,an = indefinite; the = definite)
100
This is the word that describes that little devil on your shoulder telling you to not to throw a snowball at your little sister.
What is conscience.
100
If l do well on the test, my mom will reward me.
What part of speech is IF?
What is a adverb.
100
Art smart Marley, and Long Enduring Odysseus are examples of what?
What is a Homeric Epithet.
200
How the narrator describes the character, what others say about that character, and what the character says and does on his own.
What is characterization (or how the author characterizes a person in the story).
200
modifies (describes) a verb, adjective, or adverb
What is an adverb.
200
Every country has its own constitution. It's a statement about what it's citizens believe is valuable.
Check commonly confused words for errors. Are they all correct or no?
The first its is correct. The second It's is correct. The third it's should be its - it's a possessive pronoun.
200
I want to go to Jump Sky High tonight, but first I have to study my parts of speech.
What part of speech is BUT?
What is a conjunction.
200
When Jeremy says, "I'm a pig - get it, 'Pignato'"? What literary device is he using?
What is a metaphor.
300
Journey of the Hero is an image, plot pattern, or character type that occurs frequently in literature, myth, religion, or folklore, otherwise known as a/an...
What is an archetype.
300
substitutes for a noun
What is a pronoun.
300
If you chose/choose the right path, you cannot lose/loose.
Which is which?
What is choose and lose.
300
She was filled with dread when her mother decided to shadow her one fine, spring day.
What part of speech is DREAD?
What is a noun (idea).
300
When George tells Slim about Lennie and Crooks says, "You're nuts!" to Lennie, the author is doing what?
What is characterizing.
400
George is trying to reach a goal, and Lennie keeps him from reaching this goal. Therefore, George is the __________, and Lennie is the __________.
What is a protagonist and antagonist.
400
modifies (describes) a noun or a pronoun
What is an adjective.
400
My mother made me invite the entire class to my party, so I hope that everyone accepts/excepts my invitation accept/except the mean girls.
Which one is correct?
accept for the first
except for the second.
400
Her mother clearly did not understand the embarrassment she was causing, especially when she told her to finish her vegetables in front of her friends.
What part of speech is CLEARLY?
What is an adverb.
400
When do you use an apostrophe with a possessive pronoun?
(possessive pronouns are hers, his, its, theirs, yours, ours, etc).
NEVER!!!!!
500
In Greek mythology, the thunderbolt is one for Zeus.
What is a symbol.
500
links a noun or pronoun to a sentence and shows position or movement.
What is a preposition.
500
What is the difference between affect and effect?
Use both in a sentence.
Affect is usually a verb. Effect is usually a noun.
500
They missed the bus on the morning of their finals, so they were late to their first final.
What part of speech is THEY?
What is a pronoun.
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!!!!!!
What is the name of the actor who played Ulysses in the movie we watched?