Parts of Speech
Identify the noun(s) in the following sentence:
The prosecution will try to prove today that Odysseus, king of Ithaca, is a murderer, a thief, and a fraud.
prosecution, Odysseus, king, Ithaca, murderer, thief, fraud
Choose the correct verb:
Neither of the studies (shows, show) that girls are better at learning foreign languages than boys.
shows
This is how Native American origin myths were passed down.
orally
This persuasive technique appeals to the reader's sense of logic.
Logos
This is how Edward Taylor would prepare for his sermons.
He would write poetry.
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence:
The trial will be intense, but I think it will be worth it.
will be, think, will be
Choose the correct verb:
The flock of geese (squawk, squawks) so loudly in the morning that I wake up.
squawks
Describe what happens in "The Navajo Origin Legend."
Both Equiano and Douglass used this persuasive technique the most.
Pathos
True or False: Edward Taylor wanted his poems to be published.
False
Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence:
Many of the depositions will be lengthy and verbose, but quality information is necessary.
lengthy, verbose, quality, necessary
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! Choose the correct verb:
Neither of the ducklings (know, knows) its mother.
knows
What can we infer about the Modoc people based on "When Grizzlies Walked Upright"?
They were hostile towards those that didn't look like them.
This slave narrative author was born into slavery.
Frederick Douglass
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! This was the title of the poem by Anne Bradstreet that we read in class.
"To My Dear and Loving Husband"
Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence:
I have never seen a trial that was more perfectly prepared.
never, more, perfectly
Choose the correct verb:
Either the pizza or the tacos (are, is) making everyone sick.
are
They were hospitable toward strangers.
This slave narrative author dedicated his free life to trying to abolish slavery in England.
This was the title of the poem by Edward Taylor that we read in class.
"Huswifery"
Identify the preposition(s) in the following sentence:
The evidence presented in the trial will help the jury to decide if Odysseus belongs in jail.
in, in
Choose the correct verb:
The tourists or the tour guide (want, wants) to visit all of the monuments in one day.
wants
What can we infer about the Navajo people based on their origin legend?
They valued their natural resources greatly.
This is what Frederick Douglass believed about the U.S. Constitution.
It could be wielded for emancipation.
Name two images we've read about so far in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."
Spider web, floodwaters, pit of Hell, flames of hell, nothing between you and hell but air, stormclouds