Laughable Latin root words
Tremendous Types of sentences
Grizzly Grammar
Perfect Plot
Frivolous Figurative language
100
A latin root word meaning "to follow"
What is "sequ"
100
What type of sentence is this? "Go clean your shoes before you come into the house."
What is an IMPERATIVE sentence
100
Which of these has a capitalization error? 1. The Long Beach Teachers association. 2. Pacific Coast Highway 3. Renaissance School of the Arts 4. King's Fish House
What is "Long Beach Teacher's association. (association should be capitalized = Association)
100
The point in a story where the the problem is solved and the outcome of the conflict is resolved.
What is FALLING ACTION or RESOLUTION
100
The type of figurative language seen here: "The wave, a team of horses charging the shore, crashed into the surfer, and ended his dreams.
What is A METAPHOR
200
A latin root word meaning "the quality of being"
What is "-ness"
200
What type of sentence is this? "Am I to understand that you decided to buy that car without asking me?"
What is an INTERROGATIVE sentence.
200
Which sentence contains a compound predicate? 1. Joan and Michael's friend Rob met for dinner at 11:00. 2. They ate fish and drank diet coke for 2 hours. 3. After dinner, Joan said thanks for the meal.
What is 2. The ATE fish and DRANK diet coke.
200
The high point of a story where the main character must make a decision.
What is the CLIMAX
200
The type of figurative language seen here. "I've told you a million times, stop laughing!!"
What is HYPERBOLE
300
A latin root word meaning "bad"
What is "mal"
300
What type of sentence is this? "My trusty sword and shield shall be my guides."
What is a DECLARATIVE sentence.
300
What type of sentence is this? Simple, Compound, or Complex? "Batman Forever is my favorite movie of all time, and I'm not ashamed to admit it!"
What is Compound.
300
The point in the story where the setting is described and the characters are introduced.
What is the EXPOSITION
300
The type of Figurative language seen here. "The diamond sat on her finger, winking at me in the sun's rays, beckoning me to buy it for her as an engagement gift."
What is PERSONIFICATION
400
A latin root prefix meaning "about" or "around" used in the word "perimeter."
What is "peri-"
400
What type of sentence is this? "Rejoice!...for the king is coming!!"
What is an EXCLAMATORY sentence.
400
What type of sentence is this? Simple, Compound or Complex "The destructive, intense and overwhelmingly terrifying earthquake violently and shook the ground below our feet with a magnitude of 6.5 on the Richter scale."
What is a SIMPLE sentence.
400
The main problem in the story that the characters have to solve.
What is CONFLICT
400
What type of figurative language is this. "The stars and stripes, the flag, the eagle, and the white house are all ______________________ of America.
What is a SYMBOL
500
A latin root prefix meaning "not"
What is the prefix "in-"
500
The type of sentence that is a command!
What is AN IMPERATIVE sentence.
500
The suffix in the word INCOMPREHENSIBLE
What is "-ible"
500
The French term that means "loose ends are tied up" at the end of the story. Unanswered questions are answered.
What is the DENOUEMENT.
500
What type of figurative language is being used here? "Yessss Rikki Tikki....I am the sssssslithering ssssnake that will sssssssoooon ssseeee you ssssssqueeezed to deathhhh."
What is ALLITERATION
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