Parts of Speech
Verb Tenses
Clichés, Proverbs, Idioms & Euphemisms
Sentence Types
100
"That is not what I meant to say, nor should you interpret my statement as an admission of guilt." Find the conjunction.
NOR
100
Simple past tense of "to walk."
WALKED
100
A ____ is an expression which has been overused to the point of using its original meaning or effect.
CLICHÉ
100
A simple sentence is comprised of...
A SUBJECT AND A PREDICATE
200
"The boldly spoken words would return to haunt the rebel." Find the adverb.
BOLDLY
200
Perfect-Future tense of "to write."
WILL HAVE WRITTEN
200
"A drowning man may clutch at a straw" is an example of a...
PROVERB
200
A main or "independent" clause is identified by its ability to...
STAND ON ITS OWN / MAKE SENSE IN ISOLATION
300
"My very first teacher was named Mrs. Crawford." Find the verb.
WAS
300
Continuous/Progressive-Present tense of "to dance."
AM / IS / ARE DANCING
300
A ____ is a work, name, or phrase that replaces an offensive or suggestive one.
EUPHEMISM
300
"I ate a sandwich, for I was hungry" is an example of a ____ sentence.
COMPOUND
400
"I don't know about you but, good lord, I think taxes are too high!" Find the interjection.
GOOD LORD
400
Perfect Continuous/Progressive-Past tense of "to run."
HAD BEEN RUNNING
400
A "Correctional Facility" is a euphemism for a...
JAIL / MENTAL HOSPITAL / PRISON
400
A compound-complex sentence is comprised of...
TWO INDEPENDENT CLAUSES AND ONE OR MORE DEPENDENT
500
"There was rejoicing throughout the land when the government was defeated." Find the preposition.
THROUGHOUT
500
Perfect Continuous/Progressive-Future tense of "to jump."
WILL HAVE BEEN JUMPING
500
"That test was a piece of cake" is an example of a...
IDIOM
500
"Susan teaches kids who live in the neighbourhood, directly after she gets home from work" is an example of a ____ sentence.
COMPLEX
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