Common Grammar Errors
Name the error: "Because Iago wants revenge."
Sentence Fragment
What kind of phrase is used to start this sentence: "In the final scene, Othello realizes the devastating consequences of his actions."
Prepositional (adverbial)
Name the comma rule: "Iago’s plan relies on deception, manipulation, and Othello’s insecurity."
RULE = Oxford Comma Rule
Write a simile referring to a character in Othello.
(any comparison using the work LIKE or AS)
Name the error: "Othello believes Iago’s lies when he becomes consumed by jealousy it leads to tragedy."
RUN ON SENTENCE!
Name the kind of special phrase used: "Iago, the ensign plotting against Othello, manipulates everyone around him."
Appositive (the ensign plotting against Othello)
Name the comma rule: "Othello is a tragic hero, but his jealousy leads to his downfall."
Comma before coordinating conjunction between two independent clauses
Name the literary device: "Whip me, ye devils,
From the possession of this heavenly sight!
Blow me about in winds! Roast me in sulphur!
Wash me in steep-down gulfs of liquid fire!"
Hyperbole (Othello is expressing extreme emotional exaggeration)
Name the grammar error: "Othello struggles with jealousy throughout the play, making him killed Desdemona in the final scene."
Verb Tenses don't match (struggles and killed)
Name the phrase used: "Othello seeks to regain his honor because he thinks Desdemona has betrayed him.
Infinitive Phrase ("to regain his honor") is serving as a direct object in the independent clause
Name the comma rule: "After Othello realizes Desdemona’s innocence, he is consumed by guilt."
RULE: Comma used after introductory PHRASE
When animal imagery is used throughout Othello, what literary device best describes that language?
Metaphor
Name the error: "Desdemona gave her handkerchief to Othello embroidered with strawberries."
misplaced modifier (this sounds like Othello has strawberries embroidered on him)
Name the phrase used: "Believing Iago’s lies leads Othello to make tragic decisions."
Gerund phrase (Believing Iago's lies" is the subject of the sentence)
Name the comma rule: "Desdemona, the only innocent character in the play, remains loyal to Othello until her death."
RULE: Commas offsetting an appositive (nonessential) phrase
UNDERSTATEMENT
Name the error: "Walking into the room, the tension between Othello and Desdemona was obvious."
Name the phrase used: "Shocked by Othello’s rage, Emilia confronts him about his treatment of Desdemona."
Participle (Shocked by Othello's rage) is an introductory phrase describing Emilia
Name the comma rule: "Although Iago pretends to be loyal, his true intentions are revealed through soliloquies, which expose his deceit."
Comma between a dependent and independent clause.
What technique is being used if a speaker said, "Poor Desdemona passes away at the end of the play."
Euphemism