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100
Express either physical or mental action.
What are verbs.
100
Mary excused herself from the table. Herself is what part of speech.
What is a reflexive pronoun.
100
Name the demonstrative pronouns.
What are this, that, these, those.
100
Write a sentence using a prepositional phrase.
Examples: I ran around the block. I kicked the ball over the net.
100
Ms. Richards's favorite Lord of the Rings character.
Who is Gandalf the Grey.
200
The type of pronoun used to begin an adjective clause.
What is a relative pronoun.
200
Which one is an abstract noun? A) have been B) Mount Rushmore C) adverb D) beauty
What is beauty.
200
both...and not only... but also either...or These are examples of what?
What are correlative conjunctions.
200
Write a sentence using a collective noun and a demonstrative pronoun.
Example: "That is the orchestra"
200
The man who coined hundreds of words and phrases in the English language, including but not limited to "dead as a doornail."
Who is Shakespeare.
300
The part of speech that relates the noun or pronoun with it to another word in the sentence.
What is preposition.
300
I spent too much money on popcorn at the movies; therefore, I was not able to go shopping. What is the function of the word therefore?
What is conjunctive adverb.
300
Explain the difference between reflexive and intensive pronouns.
What is reflexive pronouns reflect back to noun or pronoun near the beginning of the sentence. They cannot be taken out of a sentence. Intensive pronouns add stress or emphasis to a noun or pronoun, and can be taken out of a sentence.
300
Write a sentence using the same word as a preposition and an adverb.
Example: She looked around trying to find the book store located around the mall.
300
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776.
400
The type of verb that does not show action or have an object.
What is intransitive verb.
400
Before the wedding, I took many pictures with my cousins camera. Name the preposition(s) and its object(s).
What is before/wedding and with/camera.
400
Give the definition of a collective noun.
What is a noun that names groups of people or things, yet is singular in form.
400
Write two sentences. One with a transitive verb and one with an intransitive verb.
The girl smelled the roses. The girl smelled nice.
400
Nathaniel Hawthorne is known for this novel.
What is The Scarlet Letter.
500
The part of speech used to connect words or groups of words of equal grammatical weight together.
What is conjunction.
500
How many decimals of pi can you name? What is the verb in the sentence.
What is can name.
500
Name the three conjunctions, and provide definitions for each.
What are: Coordinating conjunctions- used to connect separate words and phrases, and complete ideas uses one word Correlative conjunctions- connect separate words and groups of words of equal grammatical value, used in pairs Subordinating conjunctions- separate two complete ideas by making one dependent on the other
500
Write a sentence using a subordinating conjunction and a conjunctive adverb.
Example: Whenever you get the books in, I would like to read it; however, I do not have the money to order it now.
500
The language in which Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales was written.
What is middle English.
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