The rain was a cold, wet blanket.
This is a:
It means:
What is a metaphor.
The rain felt unpleasant/uncomfortable.
100
"In a sense we have come to our nation's capital to cash a check..." uses figurative language.
Which two kinds?
What is metaphor and alliteration.
100
Mr. Peterson and his dog is going for a walk.
Does this sentence have correct subject-verb agreement?
What is no - Fix it!
What do we call our subject?
100
Either Patrick or Ben play/plays football.
What is plays?
100
This is 2 Chainz' real name.
What is Tauheed Epps.
200
"We are all in the same boat."
This is an:
It means:
What is an idiom?
It means: we are all in the same situation.
200
The car that I want for my birthday is called a Jeep Wrangler.
Does this sentence have a clause? Is it adverb or adjective?
Is it essential or nonessential?
What is yes.
Adjective
Essential
200
I threw money in the fountain.
This uses a transitive or intransitive verb?
What is transitive? [Threw + money]
200
In football, a safety is worth this many points.
What is 2?
300
"The crinkle of the greasy Cheeto bags mixes with the jingle of the keys."
This sentence uses:
What is vivid language & sensory detail?
300
Vivid language makes our writing stronger by helping us...
What is paint a picture!
300
Since you forgot your homework, you cannot participate.
This sentence has a clause.
Is it introductory or concluding?
Is it adverb or adjective?
What is introductory & adverb?
300
Bray walked to the trash can.
Transitive or intransitive?
What is intransitive? [Walked + what?] (Prepositional phrase...)
300
This is the first female rap artist to perform solo at the Grammys.
Who is Nicki Minaj?
400
A. I looked and saw the plane fly overhead.
B. Airplanes are loudest when they're above you.
C. The roar of the airplane was deafening as it passed by.
D. I took a plane to Atlanta.
Which sentence is the best example of sensory detail?
Which sense does it appeal to?
What is C?
It appeals to sense of hearing.
400
Sensory details tell us _____ something looks, tastes, feels, smells, sounds. It helps us feel like _____________.
What is how?
Part of the story
400
Hot Cheetos, which most children love to eat, may not be very good for you.
This sentence has a clause in it. Is it essential or nonessential? Is it adjective or adverb?
What is nonessential & adjective.
400
Does this sentence contain an indirect object?
Peter through his CDs in the trash.
NO!
400
This acronym helps us remember the colors of the rainbow.
What is ROY G BIV?
500
"One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity..." is an example of which type of figurative language?
What is a metaphor?
500
Give me an example of a tool of persuasion:
Choose: plain folks, shock tactics, or tabloid thinking.
What is - Mr. P will accept or not accept your answer. :)
500
Compose your own sentence using a transitive verb.
What is Mr. P will decide...
500
List 4 indefinite pronouns
What is either, neither, some, all, none, everybody, everyone, whoever, any, each, etc.
500
This cat would rather eat grouse if you offer him pheasant.