Sentences
Literature and stories
Parts of speech
Vocabulary and synonyms
Subjects and verbs
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What is the simple (one-word) subject of the following sentence: That fat dog knocked over my plate.
What is "dog."
100
This is the main idea or deeper meaning of a story. You analyze a story to find the "_______"
What is "theme."
100
This part of speech is a person, place, thing, or idea.
A noun.
100
This word means extremely ugly, bad, or disgusting. "It is the beating of that h_______s heart!"
What is "hideous" - "It is the beating of that hideous heart!"
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This is the verb in the following sentence: The dog barked loudly.
What is "barked."
200
This is an essential part of a sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.
What is the "subject" - who or what the sentence is about.
200
In "The Tell-Tale Heart," the old man was murdered because the narrator is obsessed with this feature of his face.
His eye (or pale vulture eye).
200
This is the "be verb" in the following sentence.
The cake is delicious at the party.
What is "is."
200
This word is another way to describe something as spooky, frightening, and strange. The e___e castle on the hill frightens me."
What is "eerie" - spooky, frightening, and strange.
200
Who or what is the complete subject (who or what is doing the action) of this sentence?
After the movie, Sarah and her friends went to dinner.
What is "Sarah and her friends."
300
The following is a complete sentence: true or false?
The old friends remembered.
True. This sentence has a subject (The old friends) and a predicate/verb (remembered)
300
This is a way to describe the time and place where a story occurs.
What is "the setting" of the story.
300
When two ideas are put together, this common part of speech includes words like "and, but, or, also, however, etc."
What is "a conjunction."
300
"Desolate" is another way of saying that something, some place, or someone is __________. (multiple options work).
What are "lonely, empty, alone, abandoned, isolated, etc."
300
What is the main verb in this sentence?
After she finished grading papers, the teacher decided to take a break.
What is "decided" - "grading" is part of the clause.
400
The following sentence is complete. True or False?
The old haunted house on the hill.
False. This sentence is missing a main verb or be verb (is/was).
400
This American author wrote "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Masque of the Red Death."
Who is "Edgar Allan Poe."
400
What is the preposition (a word that gives more information about where or when) in the following sentence?
I found my phone under my bed.
What is "under."
400
With a first sound like a watermelon, this word means "sad" or "unhappy."
What is "melancholy" - sad, unhappy, depressed.
400
In the following sentence, the subject is "women's basketball." True or false.
My friends and I love to watch women's basketball.
False. The subject, or who or what is doing the action, is "My friends and I" while "women's basketball" is the object of the sentence.
500
What is the complete predicate (multiple words that describe what the subject is or what it does) in this sentence?
The young artist painted a vibrant mural on the school wall.
What is "painted a vibrant mural on the school wall" which tells what "The young artist painted"
500
In "The Masque of the Red Death," this wealthy prince whose name resembles "prosperity" locks himself and his friends into a large castle to party, dance, and avoid the bloody disease.
Who is "Prince Prospero."
500
This "be" verb can be used in the present tense with "you" as the subject.
What is "are."
500
If a story or movie is "macabre," it can also be described as ______ (multiple options work).
What are "dark, scary, gruesome, gory, ghastly, grim, sinister, eerie, terrifying, disturbing, etc."
500
The main verb in this sentence is not a part of a prepositional phrase (describing where or when). What is the main verb?
The children were tired after running through the park and playing on the swings.
What is "were" (a "be" verb), while "running" and "playing" are part of prepositional phrases ("after running through the park" and "on the swings").