Lit Lit(erature)
He warns Creon of dire visions involving birds and spoiled offerings.
Tiresias
What type of phrase is used as an adjective or an adverb, ends in a noun or pronoun, and begins with a preposition?
prepositional phrase
Fill in the blank: Unless you are writing a personal letter, write in _____ person.
third
Which is NOT a preposition? above, through, on account of, not, to
not (it's an adverb!)
Quey chooses this profession.
slave trader
Speaker: "You must speak of one who loved not wisely but too well."
Othello
Which verbal is used as a noun and always ends in -ing?
gerund
True or False: You should italicize the titles of short stories.
Name the verbal in this sentence: Her only goal was winning the race.
gerund (used as a predicate nominative)
Fill in the last name: Santiago _____
Nasar
Which three don't die during the play? Antigone, Eteocles, Haemon, Eurydice, Ismene, Creon
Eteocles (already dead before play), Ismene, and Creon
What kind of verbal is used in this sentence? The dog chased the bounding cat.
participle (bounding)
Is this correct punctuation for an MLA-style quotation? He said "I love you." (Smith 12).
NO! Only include ! or ? inside the 2nd quotation marks.
What is the adjective clause? The book that I left on the table was Dante's Inferno.
that I left on the table
He is the father of Ness' child.
Sam
Loves and marries Laila.
Tariq
How is the infinitive phrase being used? I hope to go to the movies.
direct object
Fill in the blank: Always introduce a quotation with _____.
a signal phrase
What is the grammatical function of the following gerund phrase? My steely resolve was winning the battle of wits.
predicate nominative
Effia marries this man.
James
Kills Rasheed.
Mariam
Use a gerund as an indirect object.
🤔
What is the name of the following error (be specific)? I went to the movies, I bought popcorn there.
comma splice
Use an infintive as a predicate nominative.
🤔
Bayardo's last name.
San Roman