What part of speech is BRIGHT in this sentence:
The bright red ball bounced down the stairs.
What is an ADJECTIVE?
100
This is a character that does not change.
STATIC character
100
What's missing?
"Wait a minute" John said calmly.
Comma after "minute"
100
At the sound of the gun, the sprinters burst from the starting blocks like rockets taking off.
SIMILE
100
Adam was too frighted to get out of bed. He'd been afraid ever since he was three years old and saw the monster.
3rd person
200
What part of speech is GRADES in this sentence:
Bill was proud of his good grades.
What is a NOUN?
200
This is a character that the reader knows a lot about.
ROUND character
200
What's wrong: "If there's one thing I love," said John "it's ice cream."
COMMA after "John"
200
Harriet Tubman, known as "The Moses of Her People," helped slaves escape from bondage.
ALLUSION
200
As I walked slowly down the hallway, I could feel that this day would be a great one. It was my birthday, and I knew that a day of celebration and fun was in store for me.
1st person
300
What part of speech is QUICKLY in this sentence:
Charlotte quickly grabbed a cookie before they were all gone.
ADVERB
300
This is a character that the reader doesn't know very much about.
FLAT character
300
What's missing: Karly screamed "Get off me!"
Comma after "screamed"
300
While trying to decide what decision to make, I went through a roller coaster of emotions.
METAPHOR
300
At the pizza place, Tony the baker was getting the pizzas ready for baking. He flattened out a ball of dough and tossed it in the air.
3rd person
400
What part of speech is LOVE in this sentence: "I love chocolate-chip cookies," said Clyde.
VERB
400
This is a character that changes through the story.
DYNAMIC character
400
What's wrong: "I hate roller coasters," my brother screamed.
EXCLAMATION POINT needed instead of a comma.
400
"Nice answer, Einstein," said Tommy to his friend Andy.
ALLUSION
400
And we scrounged. Next to survival, scrounge was probably the most important word in our vocabulary. We found a store that was throwing out water-damaged mattresses.
1st person
500
What part of speech is SCORED in this sentence:
Simon scored the final points of the game.
VERB
500
Is Mr. Pignati ROUND or FLAT?
ROUND
500
What's wrong: "We should apologize." replied Kate.
COMMA, not a period, after "apologize"
500
The snow made a white blanket on the ground.
METAPHOR
500
Once you have your grill assembled, the next thing to decide is where to put it. A grill puts out a lot of heat, so you should position it several feet away from the side of the house.