The definition is to shrink from in disgust; to detest
What is abhor
100
The definition is a downpour of rain; a flood
What is deluge
100
This answers the questions which one, what kind and how many?
What is an adjective
100
Predicate nouns and predicate adjectives always follow these verbs
What are linking verbs
200
This definition is short and to the point
What is concise
200
The deifinition is to go on board a ship or airplane at the start of a voyage
What is embark
200
The definition is an associate or coworker of similar status
What is colleague
200
These are articles and adjectives
What is a, an, and the
200
True or false:
1) All sentences with action verbs will have a direct object
2) If you have a direct object, you will always have an indirect object
1) False
2) False
300
This definition is to enclose or encircle
What is encompass
300
The definition is to seize, by force if necessary; to take possession of
What is confiscate
300
These definitions are:
1) To give a title, nickname, or description to
2) To lower oneself to a position one considers inferior
What is dub and condescend
300
This connects independent and dependent clauses
What does a subordinating conjunction do
300
To find an indirect object, you need to find the _______ and ask _________
Direct object and "to or for whom" or "to or for what"
400
These definitions are:
1) Of an unknown source or unrevealed name
2) A fictitious name used by an author; a pen name
What is anonymous and pseudonym
400
The definitions are:
1) Quick-tempered; irritable
2) To be repeated as in a series of echoes or vibrations
What is irascible and reverberate
400
These definitions are:
1) An abnormal fear of narrow, enclosed spaces
2) A young bird just learning to fly
3) Conditional; depending on something else
What is claustrophobia, fledgling, and contingent
400
This connects two words or phrases of equal status; works with a "partner"
What does a correlative conjunction do
400
When identifying parts of speech in a sentence, it is helpful to use the following order. Fill in the blanks to show that order:
a. First, identify the _______
b. Then identify the _____________
c. Then identify the _______
d. Then identify the _______
a. clauses
b. prepositional phrases
c. verbs
d. subject
500
These definitions are:
1) To provide evidence to make more certain; to confirm
2) A conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence.
What are corroborate and conjecture
500
The definitions are:
1) Total absence of government.
2) A difference of opinion; disagreement
3) About to happen; likely to occur in the very near future
4) A long, angry speech
What is anarchy, dissension, imminent, and tirade
500
These definitions are:
1) Empty; shallow or silly
2) Courage to bear up under difficult circumstances; spirit
3) A sounding of trumpets or other brass instruments
4) To clear away; to remove or get rid of, as if by scattering
What is inane, mettle, fanfare, and dispel
500
"is, be, been, am, are, was, were, being" are ____________ if they are alone in a sentence. If they come before another verb they are called ___________.
What are linking and helping verbs
500
Identify the direct object, the apposotive, and the subject:
Wow! Either the Lakers or the Clippers, my favorite teams, will play the Suns tonight.
Direct object - Suns
Apposotive - teams
Subject - Lakers & Clippers