A __________ is a verb which has -ing, -d, -n, -en, or -t added to the base form of the verb.
What is a participle?
100
Bite the dust. A dime a dozen. A piece of cake.
What are idioms?
100
As I walked down the alley, I picked up the phone to call Tony. I told him to be ready when I arrived at the corner.
What is first-person point of view?
100
I walked to the store yesterday to buy a pack of pencils. The phrase, to the store, is a....
What is a prepositional phrase?
200
Michael Jordan says you should drink Gatorade.
What is Testimonial?
200
This is what the subject of a sentence does.
What are action verbs?
200
Tick-tock, Bam! Splash
What is onomatopoeia?
200
This is the "you" point of view.
What is second person point of view?
200
An _________ explains or describes another noun or pronoun in the sentence.
What is an appositive?
300
Peace-maker, tree-hugger, patriotic
What are loaded words?
300
Subjects and verbs in a sentence must ______.
What is agree?
300
When an author says one thing and means something else.
What is verbal irony?
300
The narrator knows only what someone watching would know.
What is third-person objective point of view?
300
Sheri ran for the bus. She got to it, it left.
Sheri/she; bus/it are __________.
What are antecedents?
400
Every square has four sides. I drew a square. This square that I drew has four sides.
What is deductive reasoning?
400
FANBOYS is an acronym for....
What are the coordinating conjunctions?
400
I went to buy some camouflage trousers yesterday, but I couldn't find any.
What is a pun?
400
The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters.
What is third-person omniscient?
400
"I don't think we can discount the consequences of your actions."
As used in the sentence, what does the word "discount" mean? (a) set aside (b) disagree (c) reduce (d) allow
What is (a) set aside?
500
Cujo is a dog. Cujo barks loudly. Dogs bark loudly.
What is inductive reasoning?
500
A _____ _____ receives the action of a verb. It answers Whom? or What? It will always come after the verb.
What is a direct object?
500
An audience perceives something that a character does not know.
What is dramatic irony?
500
The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character.