Chapter 2
Is this a sentence fragment, complete sentence, or run-on: “Dahl then write many other successful children’s books, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”
Complete sentence
What type of sentence is this (Compound, compound-complex, complex, etc.)? “In about 390 B.C., they successfully sacked Rome.”
Simple
Is this underlined section of the sentence declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, or imperative: “My darling, I have done it... Not a life lost... Give my love and kisses to the children.”?
Imperative
What type of pronoun is the underlined pronoun classified as: “Everyone agreed a crime had been committed.”?
Indefinite pronoun
What type of verb is the underlined section of the sentence: “My foot slips on sand, and I stumble.”
Action verb
Name the figure of speech used in this sentence: “Anita’s heart leaped with joy every time she thought about the award ceremony.”
Personification
Name the compound verb; “The women bought and gave away many items while shopping.”
Bought, gave
Is this sentence a(n) imperative, interrogative, inverted, regular, or exclamatory: “ There was public excitement over the expedition from the start.”?
Inverted sentence
Which word in the sentence is the abstract noun: “One event during colonial times— the Boston Tea Party— led the colonies to support each other instead of Britain.”?
Event
What is the present tense of “lay”?
Lie
Too wordy (NOT A RUN-ON)
What type of phrase is the underlined section? “The Celts, a warlike people, often invaded and attempted to conquer surrounded lands.”
Appositive phrase
What is the subject in this sentence:“Take us with you on your expedition to the South Pole.”?
Understood subject
What is the demonstrative noun in this (say “no” if there is not one) sentence: “Politicians knew this act would have significant consequence.”?
No; there is no demonstrative pronoun in th sentence
Identify the underlined verbal: “Jared, impressed by her intensity, put down his brush and watched her.”
Participle
Is the following sentence a run-on, sentence fragment, or a complete sentence: “For the next fifteen years, Dahl mostly write short stories for adults. His mysteries were well liked they were published in many popular magazines.”
Run-on
What is the underlined clause? “For centuries, the directions that explained origami techniques were passed down orally.”
Adjective clause
Read the sentence. Name the compound verbs and/or subjects if there are any.
” In the 1930s, Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchester played the monster and the monster’s wife in a movie based on Shelley’s story.
Compound subject: Boris Karloff & Elsa Lanchester
Fill in the blank: “Parents, kids, young adults, and firefighters— _______ — agreed that this was the high point of the block party.”
Everyone; any indefinite pronoun
Analyze the following haiku: “Lone goose, shouting out shoots overhead at daybreak wishing for marshland.”
In this poem, shouting and wishing are examples of what verb form?
Present participle
Which word would best replace the underlined word, “Martial arts-inspired dances offer a weird option for students.”
1) a weird
2) a freaky
3) an unusual
4) a bizarre
3) An unusual
What would be added (specifically what type of clause, phrase, word, etc. ) between these two sentences: “Lucy was pouring some orange juice. The phone rang.”
Subordinating Conjunction
(coordinating conjunction would also be acceptable)
Name the compound subjects and/or verbs if there are any in this sentence: “Lon Chaney, Jr. took over the monsters role in the 1940s, sharing top billing with Bella Lugosi.”
There are no compound verbs or subjects in this sentence.
Classify the pronouns in this sentence: “ They realized their constitutional libertines were at stake as well.”
Plural
Analyze the following haiku: “Lone goose, shouting out shoots overhead at daybreak wishing for marshland.”
The /sh/ sound repeats within the poem. What is the name of this sound device?
Consonance