What is "a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb."
100
What part of speech is "fast" in the sentence...
The boy was fast.
What is an adjective.
100
Humor technique that is a play on words.
What is a pun.
100
"When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds."
What is pun
200
The definition of vivacious.
What is "full of life."
200
Clause
What is "a group of words that contains a subject and its predicate."
200
What part of speech is "always" in...
He is always late.
What is an adverb.
200
Humor technique that uses an extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole.
200
Provide your own example of hyperbole.
Answers can vary. They need to be EXTREME exaggerations.
300
The definition of carditis.
What is "inflammation of the heart."
300
Indirect Object
A noun or object pronoun that is indirectly affected by the action verb and is located between the action verb and direct object.
300
What part of a sentence is "Chris" in....
Justin threw Chris the ball.
What is indirect object.
300
Humor technique that is a contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens.
What is irony.
300
(After getting into a major car crash that distroyed the vehicle)--"It's just a scratch."
What is understatement.
400
Explain the difference between driving an interstate highway vs. driving an intrastate highway.
An interstate highway is a highway that goes between multiple states.
An intrastate highway runs within one state.
400
Subject Complement
What is "a noun, subject pronoun, or adjective that is linked to the subject by a linking verb and tells more about the subject."
400
What type of phrase is "to play" in the sentence...
He likes to play.
What is an infinitive.
400
Humor technique where something BIG is made to seem small.
What is understatement.
400
"Cat got your tongue?"
What is idiom.
500
Define rhizophagous.
What is "full of eating roots"
500
Dependent Clause
What is "a group of words that does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence (usually begins with a subordinating conjunction."
500
Explain the difference between "to" in the following sentences.
1. The boy ran to the store.
2. To run is good excercise.
Literary technique used to ridicule or make fun of human weakness in order to improve society. Can be gently witty, mildly abrasive, or harshly critical.