History and Science
This planet is closest to the sun
Mercury
This type of sentence has on independent clause and expresses a complete thought.
Simple sentence
The prefix "un-" normally means
"Not" or "opposite of"
What type of clause can stand on its own?
Independent clause.
What is the only mammal capable of true flight
Bat
This was was fought between the Union and Confederacy
The Civil War
True or false: a complete sentence can have a dependent clause in it.
True: it just may not have one dependent clause and be called a complete sentence.
This word describes both of the following
1. a steady flow of electricity or water
2. belonging to the present; now
Current
A group of words that has a subject and a verb is called this
A clause
What is the largest ocean on Earth
Pacific Ocean
This part of the cell contains DNA and controls many of the cells activities.
Nucleus
What does the "S" in FANBOYS stand for?
So
What does the word "benevolent" mean
Kind or charitable
Identify the subordinating word: The cat jumped over the unsteady stack of books when the oven timer beeped.
when
What is the capital of Mexico?
Mexico City
This 1773 event involved American colonists throwing tea in to Boston Harbor to protest British taxes.
Boston Tea Party
This type of sentence has two independent clauses joined by a conjunction such as and, but, or nor.
Compound sentence
This literary device compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
Metaphor
A sentence with two independent clauses and one dependent clause is called this.
complex-compound sentence
This ocean borders Uruguay and Morocco
Atlantic Ocean
How many states have the letter "S" in them?
21
What type of sentence is the following: The young painter swiveled on their chair, but they froze when they saw their muse.
Compound sentence
An oxymoron is a combination of words that have opposite meanings, such as "cruel kindness" or "loving hate". Which of the following is an oxymoron?
1. Original beginning
2. Long night
3. Deafening silence
4. Seriously deadpan
3. Deafening silence
Identify the independent clause: Although it was raining on Thursday, we went outside.
If you rearrange the letters in LISTEN, you can make this word
Silent