Cause/Effect
Idioms
Pronouns
Mystery
Double Negatives
100
What is a cause?
The reason that something that happens
100
What is an idiom?
An expression that cannot be understood from the literal words on the page, but that has a separate meaning of it's own
100
What is a pronoun?
A word that takes place of a noun.
100
What is the definition of a multiple meaning?
Words that have more than one meaning
100
Give two examples of a NEGATIVE word to express a thought/idea.
no, not, never, didn't, couldn't, shouldn't, wouldn't, neither, no one, won't, don't
200
What is the definition of an effect?
Something that happens as a result of the cause
200
What is the idiom in this sentence: Ryan rushed against the clock to finish his test before the bell rang.
against the clock
200
What are the two types of pronouns we learned?
subject/object
200
What is the definition of a subject?
what the sentence is about
200
List the TWO negatives in the following statement: "You can't not come to the dance."
can't & not
300
What is a possible CAUSE for the following: I ended up with 5 cavities?
I never brush/floss my teeth. I never visit the dentist.
300
What does the idiom in this sentence mean: "When my partner didn't like my completed poster board for our project, it was back to square one."
start all over again/back to the beginning
300
List the subject pronoun in this sentence: On the rainy day, she brought an umbrella to school.
she
300
What is a verb?
The word used to describe an action of the subject/the thing the subject does
300
List the TWO negatives in the following statement: "I won't never play that sport again!"
won't, never
400
What is a CAUSE for the following statement: The light came on.
I turned on the light switch/light.
400
What does this idiom in this sentence mean? "When it came to taking the MCAs, we were all in the same boat."
when everyone is facing the same thing
400
What is the object pronoun in this sentence: After school, Molly watched them play soccer.
them
400
What is the subject AND verb in this statement? "We left the play at 9pm.
subject= We verb= left
400
How would you correct this statement: "He shouldn't never speak to his mom like that again."
He should never speak to his mom like that again.
500
Give both a cause and effect that relate to one another.
answers vary
500
What does the idiom in this sentence mean? "The new concept we learned in math today is Greek to me."
meaningless, not understandable, foreign
500
What is the subject AND object pronoun in this sentence: On Christmas morning, we planned to give the gift to her.
subject= we object= her
500
List the subject, verb, and adjective in this statement: "The slippery fish flopped and bounced on the ship's deck.
subject= fish verb= flopped and bounced adjective= slippery
500
Mike can't never win at chess.
Mike can never win at chess. Mike can't ever win at chess.
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