Parts of Speech
What part of speech is the italicized word?
I like to sleep all hours of the day.
verb
What type of sentence is this?
I fan as fast as I could.
simple.
What is the element of plot that introduces the characters and setting?
The exposition.
What does the italicized word mean using your context clues?
His emaciation, that is, his skeleton-like appearance, was frightening to see.
skeleton-like appearance
What type of figurative language is this an example of?
Explain how you know.
Tony ran like a cheetah.
Simile
What part of speech is the italicized word?
The burning hot sun made me red for days.
Adjective
What type of sentence is this?
During the hold, Coach Thompson turned off her lights, and she watched a movie on her phone.
Compound complex
What is the element of plot that is considered the turning point or point of story with the greatest tension?
Climax
What does the italicized word mean using your context clues?
In the course of man’s evolution, certain organs have atrophied. The appendix, for example, has wasted away from disuse.
wasted away
What type of figurative language is this an example of?
Explain how you know.
I have to write you up. My hands are tied.
Idiom.
It's a well known phrase that doesn't mean my hands are literally tied. It just means there're nothing I can do about it.
What part of speech is the italicized word?
He walked slowly and swiftly down the hall and made all the ladies check him out.
Adverb
What type of sentence is this?
I went to sleep after I read my book.
Complex
AFTER I READ MY BOOK.
What is the element of plot that shows the problem that the character is experiencing?
Conflict
What does the italicized word mean using your context clues?
The mountain pass was a tortuous road, winding and twisting like a snake around the trees of the mountainside.
winding and twisting
What type of figurative language is this an example of?
Explain how you know.
My brother is a night owl.
metaphor.
What part of speech is the italicized word?
I wanted to go to Applebee's, but my husband said it was trash.
Proper noun
What type of sentence is this?
There are two kinds of people in the world; There are good people and bad people.
Compound
What is the purpose of a flashback?
Is it an element of linear or nonlinear plot?
To know more about the character's past and understand why they are the way they are today.
Nonlinear.
What does the italicized word mean using your context clues?
When the light brightens, the pupils of the eyes contract; however, when it grows darker, they dilate.
opposite of contact.
Because "however" is an opposite word!
What type of figurative language is this an example of?
Explain how you know.
Don't worry about it. It's water under the bridge.
Idiom.
What part of speech is the italicized word?
I walked along the river, and I accidently fell in.
preposition
What type of sentence is this?
If I get bumped in the hall by a student running, Coach Roland knows to lay them out.
Complex
What is the element of plot that is the action that happened as a result of the climax and that leads to the resolution?
Falling action
What does the italicized word mean using your context clues?
She told her friend, “I’m through with blind dates forever. What a dull evening! I was bored every minute. The conversation was absolutely vapid.”
Dull. Boring. Uninteresting.
(Something along those lines)
What type of figurative language is this an example of?
Explain how you know.
I will die of embarrassment.
Hyperbole.