Grammar 1
What type of conjunction is commonly remembered using the acronym FANBOYS?
What is Coordinating Conjunction
What type of pronoun takes the place of a noun or several nouns named elsewhere in the text?
What is a Personal Pronoun
What is the meaning of the word "philanthropist"?
a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.
Is the following sentence an example of direct or indirect characterization?
"She was always willing to the less fortunate by donating to charity."
What is indirect.
What is the difference between 1st person and 3rd person POV?
1st person is where the narrator is a character in the story. We only see their thoughts and action. 3rd person is where the narrator is not in the story.
To join a dependent clause to an independent.
What is the difference between connotation and denotation?
Denotation is the dictionary definition of a word. Connotation is the feeling definition.
What is the definition of discordant? Use the sentence below for help:
But I was so determined not to try, not to be anybody different that I learned to play only the most ear-splitting preludes, the most discordant hymns.
Disagreeing or sounding harsh due to lacking harmony?
What is Theme?
Theme is the moral or lesson of a story.
Who wrote "Two Kinds"?
Who is Amy Tam
How many independent and dependent clauses are used in the following sentence: "Although she worked for over 10 hours this weekend, the teacher was behind on grading, and she felt exhausted"
2 independent
1 dependent
"Steve forgot his book, so he had to walk all the way home."
His and He
What is the definition of "Lurched"
To make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger.
What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization?
"a person who lives by asking for food or money in the street."
A Simple Act
What is the definition of a Coordinate Adjective?
Coordinate adjectives are two or more adjectives that modify the same noun and are separated by a comma.
What is the definition of a cumulative adjective?
Cumulative adjectives also modify the same noun, but they are not separated by a comma. Cumulative adjectives cannot be reversed.
What is the meaning of the prefix "super-"?
What is “above,” “over,” or “beyond.”
What symbol is used in the poem "Mother to Son" and what does it represent?
The symbol of a staircase is used to convey the mother's struggles in life as well as the message of continued to work hard despite troubles.
This is the pattern of strong and weak beats in spoken or written language.
What is Rhythm.
When writing a complex sentence with the dependent clause at the end, where should the comma go?
Trick question! If the dependent clause comes after the independent clause, you don't need a comma!
What is the adjective in the following sentence?
"I admired Maurice's book."
Maurice's
What is the meaning of the suffix -ity?
What is "the quality of..."
What is the difference between central idea and main idea?
Central idea summarizes the entire text, main idea covers part of a text.
True or False: Frank Horne wrote the poem "Mother to Son"
FALSE