What job is the noun job performing? (The noun clause is all in capital letters).
"THAT WAS THE CURIOUS INCIDENT," Holmes replied.
Direct object of "said"
200
List all six relative pronouns.
who, whom, whose, which, that, where
200
Should there be commas around in the following sentence? Where?
Grendel who came like a thief in the night slaughtered many men.
Grendel, who came like a thief in the night, slaughtered many men.
200
Choose who or whom for the following sentence:
Do you know who/whom he has selected for the job?
Whom (it acts as a direct object of "has selected")
200
Which detective did we say most frequently uses DEDUCTIVE reasoning?
Auguste C. Dupin
300
Identify the noun clause in the following sentence and say what job it is doing:
I will give this to whoever comes for the job.
'whoever comes' - OOP
300
Identify the dependent clauses in the following sentence:
Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken!
thy soul hath spoken - adjective clause
300
Add commas as required:
O Antony beg not your death of us for we mean you no harm!
O, Antony, beg not your death of us, for we mean you no harm!
300
What are the four cures of a run-on sentence?
Comma & coordinating conjunction, subordinating conjunction, two separate sentences, super semi-colon
300
What is the difference between deductive and inductive reasoning?
Deductive goes from general ideas to specific examples.
Inductive goes from specific facts to general ideas.
400
Identify the noun clauses in the following sentence and say what jobs they are performing:
Say I love Brutus, and I honour him;
Say I fear'd Caesar, honour'd him and loved him.
"I love Brutus, and I honour him" - direct object
"I fear'd Caesar, honor'd him and loved him." - direct object
400
Identify the dependent clauses in the following sentence:
"Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn,
It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore."
if, within the distant Aidenn,
It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore." - noun clause
whom the angels name Lenore - adjective clause
400
Add commas as needed.
Before the light was only darkness.
No commas needed.
400
How many clauses are in the following sentence?:
"My mind," he said, "rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere."
Six.
400
Is the following an example of deductive or inductive reasoning?: Jill and Bob are friends. Jill likes to dance, cook and write. Bob likes to dance and cook. Therefore it can be assumed he also likes to write.
Inductive reasoning
500
Create a sentence using a noun clause that serves as an indirect object.
Answers may vary.
500
Create a sentence which uses all three kinds of dependent clauses. Mark them.
The answer will vary.
500
Where should the commas go in the following sentence?
“Therefore Uncle though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket I say that Christmas has done me good and I say, "God Bless it!" (Dickens).
“Therefore, Uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I say that Christmas has done me good, and I say, "God Bless it!" (Dickens).
500
Identify all the pronouns in the following sentence:
“Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow! (Dickens 19).
it, that, you, one, those, whose, me, it, my
500
List five vocab words FROM POE and give their definitions.