What's the Point?
What is the author's purpose used to explain how photosynthesis works?
To Inform
Identify the figurative language:
"Her smile was like sunshine."
Simile
Identify the type of irony:
A fire station burns down.
Situational
Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence:
"Before the test, Maria reviewed her notes."
Before the test
Define "hyperbole."
An extreme exaggeration
What is the author's purpose in a piece urging people to recycle?
To Persuade
Identify the figurative language:
"The classroom was a zoo."
Metaphor
Identify the type of irony:
The weatherman announced, "Great weather!" regarding a hurricane.
Verbal
Pick the correctly punctuated sentence:
A) Its raining, so bring an umbrella.
B) It's raining, so bring an umbrella.
B) It's raining, so bring an umbrella.
Define "allusion."
A reference to something well-known
What is the author's purpose in television show for children?
To Entertain
Identify the figurative language:
"The city hummed beneath a blanket of fog."
Personification
Identify the type of irony:
There is a character hiding an important detail that only the audience knows.
Dramatic
Correct the subject-verb agreement:
"Neither the students nor the teacher (was / were) prepared for the fire drill."
Was
Identify the poetic device:
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
Alliteration
What is the author's purpose in a piece that compares and contrasts the public's opinion of economic growth?
To Inform
Identify the figurative language:
"There was a deafening silence in the room."
Oxymoron
Identify the type of irony:
The head of cybersecurity has his password as "password".
Situational
Identify the intervening phrase in this sentence:
"My sister, who lives in Boston, is a doctor."
who lives in Boston
Identify the figurative language:
"The faucet went drip, drip, drip all night long."
Onomatopoeia
What is the author's purpose in a text message to a friend, convincing them to watch a new movie?
To Persuade
Identify the figurative language:
"It was the end of the beginning."
Paradox
Identify the type of irony:
Saying "That looks safe!" while pointing out a building with broken locks.
Verbal
Fix the error in parallelism by changing two words:
"To improve her writing, she edits, revises, and will proofread."
Change "will proofread" to "proofreads"
When would somebody most likely use a semicolon?