Sentence Structure
What type of sentence is this?
The children played outside.
Simple
What is the connotation of a word?
A word's "feeling".
What pronouns are used in 1st person POV?
I, ,me, my
Which of the following words is a noun?
Describes
Description
Describing
Description
What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:
After dinner, we can watch a movie.
After dinner
What type of sentence is this?
While I am excited for the party, I am nervous to meet new people.
Complex (1 dependent and 1 independent)
Rank the following words from the strongest to weakest connotation:
Vintage
Old
Decrepit
Old, vintage, decrepit
What pronouns are used in 3rd person POV?
She, he, they, his, hers, etc
Edit the following sentence using an adverb:
Roderick walked slow.
Roderick walked slowly.
What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:
I didn't realize you were in front of me in line!
in front of me
What type of sentence is this?
I wanted to go, but my car wouldn't start.
Compound (2 or more independent clauses)
What are the examples of scientific/ technical diction in the following sentence: “It’s all about triggering the amazing fight-or-flight response to experience the flood of adrenaline, endorphins, and dopamine, but in a completely safe space.”
triggering, fight-or-flight, adrenaline, endorphins, and dopamine
Which element of magical realism is seen in the following excerpt:
I told Irene: ‘I had to shut the door to the passage. They’ve taken over the back part.’
Unimpressed tone
What kind of word (verb, noun, adjective, adverb,) does -ion create?
Noun
What is the object of the preposition in the following sentence:
After dinner, we can watch a movie.
Watch
Write an example of a simple sentence. (Label each clause!)
(Sentence must contain only one independent clause. Ex: The dog slept)
What is colloquial diction?
Informal, everyday speech; Words that should NOT appear in formal writing
Which element of gothic literature is present in this excerpt:
"The clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens; singularly dreary tract of country; the melancholy house of Usher..."
Bleak setting
What kind of word (verb, noun, adjective, adverb,) does -ive create?
Adjective
What is a credible source?
A source that you can trust
Write an example of a complex sentence (Label each clause!)
(Example must include a dependent and independent clause)
Which of the words in the following sentences are examples of colloquial diction?
After the movies, do you wanna grab a bite to eat? If you can't, I understand.
wanna, grab a bite to eat, can't, I
What is the difference between 3rd person limited and 3rd person omniscient?
Omniscient: a narrator knows and reveals the inner thoughts and feelings of multiple characters and events beyond any single character's perspective
Limited:Third-person limited focuses on one character's perspective, using "he/she/they," revealing only their thoughts and feelings while describing external actions
Create a new word by adding a prefix and suffix to the word qualify:
Disqualification
Disqualified
What does ambiguity (noun) or ambiguous (adjective) mean?
open to more than one interpretation