Merchant of Venice
PUNCTUATION
LITERARY DEVICES
FRAG, RO, OR AOK?
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT
100

Jessica steals her father's ___________ ring.

turquoise

100

Ignoring the red light the car went through the intersection, which caused a terrible accident.

Ignoring the red light [COMMA], the car went through the intersection, which caused a terrible accident.

100

I've told you not to do that a million times!

hyperbole

100

Have you eaten?

complete sentence

100

DO/DOES each of the moon cakes have a different filling?

DOES

200

Launcelot's father's has what disability?

He is (nearly) blind.

200

Mr. and Mrs. Smith like to spend as much time together as they can, however they are both working a lot so they rarely see each other.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith like to spend as much time together as they can [SEMICOLON]; however [COMMA], they are both working a lot so they rarely see each other.

200

Quick as lightning, Trevor ran to the front of the line for lunch because he was dying of hunger.

simile

hyperbole

200

It's ok if you forgot to bring your homework you can give it to me later.

run-on

200

Economics IS/ARE such an easy subject, but neither Clint nor his classmates STUDY/STUDIES very hard, so nobody IS/ARE going to get an A.

IS

STUDY

IS

300

In Shylock's famous "Hath not a Jew eyes," the character appeals to both our reasoning AND our hearts. In other words, he uses both _________ & _________.

logos and pathos

300

My favorite teacher Mr. Humbert is smart funny and incredibly handsome.

My favorite teacher [COMMA], Mr. Humbert [COMMA], is smart [COMMA], funny [COMMA], and incredibly handsome.

300

When the blood moon played hide and seek behind the clouds, the wolves became a hundred-strong orchestra, music soaring to the heavens.

personification

metaphor

300

The students are studying hard, the teacher is very happy.

RO

300

Each of my students _____ going to ace the pre-comp.

is
400

Finish this quotation of Portia (dressed as Balthazar):

Take then thy bond, take thou thy pound of flesh, But in the cutting if if thou dost shed _________________, thy lands and goods are by the laws of Venice confiscate.

"One drop of Christian blood"

400

Before you begin the test you should make sure to go to the restroom get a drink of water and pray to the gods.

Before you begin the test [COMMA], you should make sure to go to the restroom [COMMA], get a drink of water [COMMA], and pray to the gods.

400

As the executioner sharpened his axe, he said to his victim: "This might hurt a little."

Understatement

400

While she was playing in the yard, Teresa fell down, cut her knee, and started to cry, but her father didn't run to help because he knew Teresa would be ok.

AOK

400

Not one of the teachers KNOW/KNOWS the answer, so the entire crowd of students IS/ARE laughing.

KNOWS

IS

500

Venice receives half of Shylock's money and Antonio will control half of Shylocks estate as long as Shylock does two things. What are they?

1) Convert to Christianity and 2) Agree to give his money to Jessica and Lorenzo after he dies.

500

I was SO sad when my favorite restaurant which is in the middle of the city closed.

I was SO sad when my favorite restaurant [COMMA], which is in the middle of the city [COMMA], closed.

500

I came, I saw, I conquered!

ASYNDETON

500

Whichever you choose is fine with me.

Complete sentence

500

Luckily, neither Kristina nor her parents ______ hurt in the car accident.

were