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Pronouns
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100
Name the subject: Native Americans enjoyed chocolate long before people from Europe settled in the Americas.
What is Native Americans?
100
Simple, Compound, Complex, C-C: Only the tip of an iceberg shows, as most of it is hidden beneath the ocean's waves.
What is complex?
100
The leaves were a roof over my head.
What is a metaphor?
100
What kind of pronoun appears in this sentence? Did he water the seeds today? Subjective or objective?
What is subjective?
100
Which sentence is punctuated correctly: A. Tyler saw gorillas, geckos, and Gila monsters. B. Tyler saw gorillas, geckos and Gila monsters. C. Tyler saw gorillas, geckos, and Gila, monsters.
What is A. Tyler saw gorillas, geckos, and Gila monsters.
200
Name the predicate: Aluminum can be recycled over and over again with no loss of quality.
What is: can be recycled over and over again with no loss of quality?
200
Purpose: Anthony asked, "May I borrow your telescope tomorrow?"
What is Interrogative?
200
The scribbled scrawl will not pass his scrupulous scrutiny. Rhyme, repetition, or alliteration??
What is alliteration?
200
The climbers carefully checked his gear. What is the pronoun and is it proper, subject, or possessive?
What is his and possessive?
200
Choose the best definition for CONSTELLATION. The constellation was clearly visible in the night sky. A. shape formed by a group of stars B. sudden amazement C. a system of planets with the moons.
What is A. shape formed by a group of stars.
300
What is the subject: Historically, bison numbered an estimated 20 to 30 million.
What is: bison?
300
Simple, Compound, Complex, C-C: Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, New York's subway trains speed through underground tunnels.
What is Simple?
300
What two things are being compared in the following metaphor: The generous private donations were the backbone to the fundraising success.
What is donations to backbone?
300
When the astronauts landed, the crowd cheered for ________. A. they B. him C. them D. theirs
What is C. Them
300
Choose the correct spelling: A. enjoyible B. comfortable C. terrable
What is B. comfortable?
400
What is the predicate: Swooping toward the ground, the hawk caught the mouse.
What is: caught the mouse swooping toward the ground.
400
Sentence purpose: Proper-fitting sports shoes can enhance performance and prevent injuries.
What is declarative?
400
What is this an example of: Last night my dad blew his top when he saw my report card. A. Personification B. Simile C. Idiom D. Metaphor
What is C. Idiom?
400
What are the pronouns and what type of pronoun are they: Silverbacks will charge anything that threatens them or their group.
What is Them-objective and their-possessive?
400
What are the verbs in the following sentence and what type are they: In Central Park, you can climb a narrow staircase in Belvedere Castle and look out over the whole park.
What is climb- action and look-action; can- helping
500
What is the simple subject and simple predicate of the sentence: Assembling the clock was an intricate job.
What is: clock; was?
500
Sentence type: They can threaten to torture me with scorpians, but I will never divulge the location of our secret hideout.
What is Compound?
500
My feet cried for a new pair of shoes. What type of figurative language is this?
What is personification?
500
Correct the following sentence OR say, "Correct as is:" Him and her love kittens.
What is He and she love kittens.
500
Edit the following sentence: In 1910, Tinkertoys cylindrical box stored short sticks long sticks and round wheels
What is: In 1910, Tinkertoy's cylindrical box stored short sticks, long sticks, and round wheels.