The crowd that had gathered outside the court were loud and they were angry.
What is a parallel sentence?
100
This is the ADVERB in the following sentence:
Julie is a very intelligent young woman
What is "very"?
100
They walked to the beach and then decided to go for a run but then got really hot so they went home to change into their bathing suits and jump into the ocean.
What is a run-on sentence?
100
Word choice.
What is diction?
100
"I am so hungry, I could eat a cow!"
What is a hyperbole?
200
My sister's promotion means she will be moving to another state and will take the children with her.
What is NOT a parallel sentence?
The correct sentence should read:
My sister's promotion means she will be moving and will be taking the children with her.
200
___________ is the adjective in this sentence:
That blue tie really brings out the color of your eyes.
What is BLUE?
200
Recent statistics state that by the year 2020 there will be 7 billion people living on Earth.
What is a complete sentence?
200
"Pow" "Boom" "Ouch!"
What are onomatopoeias?
200
Shelly spent the sunny day sitting in the sun.
What is alliteration?
300
The new instructor was both enthusiastic and she was demanding.
What is NOT a parallel sentence?
The correct sentence should read:
The new instructor was both enthusiastic and demanding.
300
The pronoun in the following sentence:
Sally left it over on the table.
What is IT?
300
The one million penguins.
What is a fragment?
300
The crowd was wowed by the profound speech he gave.
What is assonance?
300
When Thoreau mentions the Greek God Antaeus in his essay "Walden"
What is an allusion?
400
It is a truism that to give is more rewarding than getting.
What is NOT a parallel sentence?
The proper sentence would read:
It is a truism that giving is more rewarding than getting (receiving).
400
The nouns in the following sentence:
The student copied his research from the internet, Joey, an encyclopedia, and even a famous playwright.
What are student, research, internet, Joey, encyclopedia, and playwright?
400
Located along the Southern coast of California.
What is a complete sentence?
400
Her account of the accident was absolute inaccuracy!
What is an oxymoron?
400
Alice Sebold's novel "Lucky" can be considered this type of literary work.
What is a memoir?
500
The police have a duty to serve the community, safeguard lives and property, protect the innocent against deception, and they must respect the constitutional rights of all.
What is NOT a parallel sentence?
The correct sentence would read:
....and respect the constitutional rights of all.
500
The word "orange" in each of these sentences below:
Can you throw me an orange from the fruit bowl, please?
Orange dresses are not very flattering on anyone.
What is a noun and an adjective?
500
Dinosaurs walked the earth over 200 million years ago now they're extinct.
What is a run-on sentence?
500
The tree stretched out its arms and was hugging us in shade.
What is personification?
500
Abigail Salmon could be considered this type of character.