Vocabulary I
What is a word that means the opposite of another word?
antonym
What is the preposition in this sentence?
Mark will buy five sweatshirts on his trip.
On
True or False: A run-on sentence is when two complete thoughts/sentences are smashed together without the correct punctuation.
True
what is the meaning of the root word "bio"?
life
What is a noun? (three options)
A person, place, or thing
What does it mean to summarize something?
answers will vary
What is the object of the preposition in this sentence?
Mark will buy five sweatshirts on his trip.
Trip
Correct this run-on sentence:
China is an amazing country the Great Wall of China is so big that you can see it from space.
---country. The Great...
OR
...country, and The Great...
Give an example of alliteration.
answers will vary.
What is a verb? Give two examples.
A verb is the action of the sentence. Examples will vary.
What is a book about someone's life written by that person?
Autobiography
A prepositional phrase gives information about (or shows) what 3 things?
Position, direction, or time
True or False: A complex sentence is made of 2 clauses: 1 can stand on its own (dependent clause), and the other cannot stand on its own (independent clause).
FALSE! If the clause can stand on its own it is called an independent clause NOT a dependent clause.
Describe the difference between a simile and a metaphor.
simile uses like or as / metaphor does not. both are comparisons.
Is the word in italics an adjective or adverb?
My grandmother slowly strolled to the large grocery store.
Adverb
Give an example of personification.
Answers will vary.
Tell me the 1) subject, 2) verb, 3) prepositional phrase, 4) preposition, and 5) object of the preposition for this sentence:
The colorful parrot flew gracefully over the tall fence.
1) parrot 2) flew 3) over the tall fence 4) over 5) fence
Tell me what a compound sentence is.
A compound sentence is when two complete thoughts/sentences are joined together with a comma and a conjunction.
believing in more than one god
What is the difference between an adjective and an adverb?
An adjective describes a noun. An adverb describes a verb.
What is the difference between first person point of view and third person point of view?
First person point of view is when a character from the story is telling the story / third person is when the narrator is not part of the story and is telling the story
Tell me the 1) subject, 2) verb, 3) prepositional phrase, 4) preposition, 5) object of the preposition, 6) if this phrase is an adjective or adverb phrase, and 7) the word it modifies for this sentence:
One rock sample from the moon is 4,720 million years old.
1) sample 2) is 3) from the moon 4) from 5) moon 6) adjective phrase 7) sample
Make this simple sentence into a compound sentence:
A dog crossed my yard.
ANSWERS WILL VARY. Example: A dog crossed my yard, so I sprayed him with a water hose.
Use the word "bibliophile" in 1 or 2 sentences. Make sure the sentence is long enough to understand the definition of the word by only reading that sentence.
answers will vary
Label the 1) subject, 2) verb, 3) adjective, and 4) adverb in this sentence:
The happy dog quickly ran across the yard.
1) dog 2) ran 3) happy 4) quickly