Grammar
What is the grammatical error made when you join two independent clauses with only a comma?
Comma Splice
This young adult dystopian trilogy set in Panem was made into a film series starring Jennifer Lawrence.
The Hunger Games
Who are the sponsors for NEHS?
Kylee Johnston, Sophia Coen, Adam Mitchell
A certain bug that is very hungry...
The very hungry caterpillar
Name the poet who wrote, “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood…”
Robert Frost
The word “fanboys” can describe overly devoted enthusiasts, or help you remember what group of seven grammar words?
Coordinating Conjunctions
It is about a tree and a boy growing up.
The Giving Tree
Who are the co-chairs of the English Department?
Kylee Johnston and Shayne Henry
This orange creature “Speaks for the trees”
Lorax
What sonnet number is Shakespeare's “Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?”
18
Describe one type of compound sentence.
I, cc I (connect 2 sentences using a FANBOY) OR I; ca, I (connect two sentences using a semicolon and conjunctive adverb) OR I; I (Connect two sentences using a semicolon)
This book, based on a movie, was later turned into a Broadway musical. It was then adapted into a two-part movie.
Wicked
Two elective courses in the English department?
Possible answers: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Comparative Cultural Narratives, Creative Writing, 21st Century Literature
Little brown bear wearing green overalls with a missing button
Corduroy
What poet from the 20th century was known as the “People's Poet”?
Langston Hughes
Used not just by AI but by smart writers, these are used to set off interrupters or lists…
The dash or emdash
Set in the 1920s, this novel critiques an age of excess.
The Great Gatsby
How many English teachers are at Free State?
14
The first name of the creator of the monster in Mary Shelly’s dark romantic novel
Victor (Frankenstein)
A formal, lyric poem in praise of a person, place, thing, or idea
An ode
Incorrect academic sentence structure that puts the object before the verb or does not specify a subject
Passive Voice
What book was written by Russian author Leo Tolstoy, and was made into a movie in 2012?
Anna Karenina
What is the Free State Literary Magazine called?
The Phoenix Collective
A main character in The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Gogol or Nikhil
A type of long poem about a hero whose fate hangs in the balance
An epic poem