Subject-Verb Agreement
One of the students (need, needs) to take his exam early.
needs
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The novel The Great Gatsby is her favorite one to teach.
The Great Gatsby
She was supposed to be at the school by 8 00 A.M. however, one of her tires was flat and had to be changed.
She was supposed to be at the school by 8:00 A.M.; however, one of her tires was flat and had to be changed.
This was Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt.
Banishment
In the Prologue, “A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life” is an example of ____________.
Foreshadowing
Neither of the girls (has, have) to take the exam.
has
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The poem The Raven is a little confusing at the end because you're not sure if the narrator is hallucinating or lucid.
"The Raven"
Emily Dickinson was a recluse in her own home but she was able to live a rich life through her writing.
Emily Dickinson was a recluse in her own home, but she was able to live a rich life through her writing.
This is where Romeo and Juliet takes place.
Verona
When opposite words or phrases are put together to convey a feeling of confusion, we call this ___________.
paradox
The flock of geese (fly, flies) in the same formation.
flies
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The article titled Why School is a Waste of Time is an interested read; I wonder if The New York Times is condemning public education.
"Why School is a Waste of Time"
The New York Times
Madison is from Montgomery, Alabama, Stephen is from Louiville, Kentucky, and Nora is from Dallas, Texas.
Madison is from Montgomery, Alabama, Stephen is from Louiville, Kentucky, and Nora is from Dallas, Texas.
Name the embarrassing flashbacks the Nurse tells about Juliet.
Earthquake while trying to get Juliet to stop breastfeeding; Juliet falling on her face and the Nurse's husband telling her that she will fall backward when she is older for a man
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
“Death is my son-in-law. Death is my heir; / My daughter he hath wedded. I will die / And leave him all. Life, living, all is Death’s.”
This quotation contains an example of _________________.
personification
Both the teacher and the student (knows, know) the combination to the safe.
know
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The Broadway musical Cats has been playing for as long as I've been alive.
Cats
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! Mrs. Spence gives a final exam for this reason the SOL does not test on all of the American Literature and grammar concepts we have covered in class.
Mrs. Spence gives a final exam for this reason: the SOL does not test on all of the American Literature and grammar concepts we have covered in class.
This is the man that was trying to get Capulet's consent to marry Juliet.
County Paris
What kind of figurative language is in the following quotation?
CAPULET: “So far from sounding and discovery, / As is the bud bit with an envious worm / Ere he can spread his sweet leaves to the air / Or dedicate his beauty to the sun.”
Simile
Each of the earrings (are, is) worth $1,000.
is
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I read in National Geographic that the Titanic wasn't well-equipped for an emergency situation; that is why so many people died when the ship sank.
National Geographic
Titanic
The CDC has authorized that the following items be recalled due to a salmonilla outbreak romain lettuce, harvested from Texas, asparagus, picked from Wyoming, and celery, grown in Virginia.
The CDC has authorized that the following items be recalled due to a salmonilla outbreak: romain lettuce, harvested from Texas; asparagus, picked from Wyoming; and celery, grown in Virginia.
Give at least two examples of paradox from Romeo and Juliet.
Cold fire, sick health, wolvish-ravening lamb, fiend angelical, dove-feathered raven
What TWO types of figurative language are demonstrated in the following quotation?
MERCUTIO: “Dido a dowdy, Cleopatra a gypsy, Helen and Hero hildings and harlots. Thisbe a gray eye or so, but not to the purpose.”
Alliteration and Allusion