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The italicized word in this sentence:  

Mrs. Hardy loves Adam Levine. 


What is a verb?
100

The italicized word in this sentence:

My parents are always grounding me and it irritates me.

What is a conjunction?
100
This literary device is an extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
100
This broad genre is based upon events that are made up and created in the mind of the author.
What is fiction?
100
This punctuation belongs at the end of every declarative sentence
What is a period?
200

The italicized word in this sentence:

Sam forgot to study for his vocabulary test.



What is an adjective?
200

The italicized word in this sentence:

You simply must come see me when you're in town!

What is an adverb?
200
This literary device compares using the words "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
200
This broad genre is a retelling of events that actually happened.
What is nonfiction?
200
This punctuation belongs at the end of an interrogative sentence.
What is a question mark?
300

The italicized word in this sentence:

If your team wins the game,  you'll get candy!

What is a noun?
300

The italicized word in this sentence:

Wow!  That's a terrific score!

What is an interjection?
300
This literary device is a phrase which includes two things that seem like they should be opposite or contradictory to one another.
What is an oxymoron?
300
This genre will usually make you laugh.
What is comedy?
300
This punctuation belongs at the end of an exclamatory sentence.
What is an exclamation point?
400

The italicized word in this sentence:

My girlfriend and I took a walk under the bridge.

What is a preposition?
400

The italicized word in this sentence:

I thought she wanted to go to the prom with me, but I was wrong.

What is a conjunction?
400
This literary device is used to compare things and should not be taken literally; it is often used in poetry and song.
What is a metaphor?
400
This genre is in the broader genre of fiction and is written about characters and events that could not possibly happen in the real world.
What is fantasy?
400
This punctuation comes before the conjunction in a compound sentence.
What is a comma?
500

The italicized word in this sentence:

Why is she always complaining?

What is a pronoun?
500

The italicized word in this sentence:

He got hit from behind during the football game.

What is a preposition?
500
This literary device is a word or a phrase that sets the stage for something in the future or gives a clue as to what's coming next.
What is foreshadowing?
500
This genre is has made up characters, but the setting and possibly some events of the story take place in a time which actually occurred in real life. 
What is historical fiction?
500
This punctuation separates the two sentences in a compound sentence when a conjunction is not used.
What is a semicolon?