What is and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet (or FANBOYS)
100
the weak point on the mightiest of all fighters in the Trojan War.
What is Achilles' heel
100
thunderous, resounding, sonorous
What is Stentorian
100
Janis walked the dog backwards.
What is "Janis" in this sentence?
What is the Subject
200
the ability to make lucky discoveries by chance or accident
What is Serendipity
200
a part of the predicate which indicates an action, occurrence, or state of being and can also be an auxiliary or linking word.
What is a verb
200
a word that originated in the story of Etheldreda, a nun who enjoyed wearing ornamental chains and fancy lace around her neck and was later known as St. Audrey.
What is Tawdry
200
confusion, disorder, lawlessness
What is Anarchy
200
Turtles walk very slowly, and some species travel up to 200 miles a year!
What is (or are) the verb(s) in this sentence?
What are "walk" and "travel"
300
person or things arranged in a graded series or rank
What is Hierarchy
300
Adverb
What is a word that usually ends in -ly and modifies verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
300
derived from the Latin word for cattle or farm animals, which were once the measure of one's wealth.
What is Pecuniary
300
vulgar, flashy, gaudy
What is Tawdry
300
Peter gave me a beautiful scarf for my birthday.
What are the direct and indirect objects of this sentence?
What are "scarf" and "me"
400
having little or no money
What is Impecunious
400
Abraham Lincoln, Jupiter, Samsung, Kleenex
What are examples of proper nouns
400
a word that originated in ancient Rome where acrobats would leap from one galloping horse to another.
What is Desultory
400
know, grasp, comprehend
What is Fathom
400
Running is the best exercise on earth.
What is the role of "the best exercise on earth"?
What is Predicate Noun
500
a person who is a social outcast
What is a Pariah
500
a word that indicates the position of things in a sentence
What is a preposition
500
a word that comes from the Greek goddess of memory and the mother of the nine Muses.
What is Mnemonic
500
king, queen, emperor, sultan
What is Monarch
500
Jim hiked up the hill, down the valley, and into the Everest base camp in less than three hours.
What are role are "hill", "valley", and "base camp" playing?