Complete the sentence
John was awed by the brilliant ___________ at this year’s laser show.
(scientific, pyrotechnics, omniscience, pyromaniac)
Pyrotechnics
Explain the meaning of this common idiom:
“Can’t judge a book by its cover.”
-You can’t judge something based purely on its appearance.
Add the following phrase correctly to the sentence below.
~whistling a happy tune~
Amy skipped down the street.
Amy, whistling a happy tune, skipped down the street.
Whistling a happy tune, Amy skipped down the street
Does this prepositional phrase function as an adjective or adverb?
Nina and Nate ate lunch by the huge maple tree.
adverb
The meaning of the root sol
sun
We meandered through the ______________ aisle, trying to decide what kind of fruit to buy (separate, produce, proceed, segregate)
Produce
Identify the allusion and name the type: (mythological, biblical, literary)
Gazing wild-eyed at her strange surroundings, Jenny suddenly wondered if she had fallen down a rabbit hole.
fallen down a rabbit hole, literary
Add this phrase correctly to the sentence below:
~fluttering its delicate wings~
The butterfly emerged from its chrysalis.
Fluttering its delicate wings, the butterfly emerged from its chrysalis.
The butterfly, fluttering its delicate wings, emerged from the chrysalis.
Replaced the underlined verb with a verb that shows more action:
Jill went through the Zen garden, admiring the beautiful flowers.
Answers may vary.
Jill wandered, meandered, through the Zen garden, admiring the beautiful flowers.
The meaning of the suffice -ice
State or quality of
Mom asked me to ___________ the whites and darks so that she could wash clothes.
(separate, produce, proceed, segregate)
separate
Name the sound device in the following excerpt from Shel Silverstein’s poem “Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out.”
“Gloppy glumps of cold oatmeal, Pizza crusts and withered greens”
Is this a simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex sentence?
Albert Einstein, a famous physicist, developed the theory of relativity.
simple
Rewrite these sentences as a single sentence using coordinate adjectives.
The sauce was rich. It was creamy. It was also delicious.
The rich, creamy sauce was delicious.
The meaning of the prefix se
Apart
Julie expressed her ____________ by sending a condolence card when Bill's dog died.
(solar, solstics, sympathy, synthesis)
Sympathy
Identify the allusion and name the type: (mythological, biblical, literary)
Hannah gazed in open-mouth awe as Jacob, using Herculean strength, pushed the car to the side of the road.
Herculean strength, mythological
Write a compound-complex sentence.
Answers may vary.
Example: Even though the weather was bitterly cold, Kylie reused to wear a coat to school, and she regretted her decision almost immediately.
Which sentence uses a prepositional phrase as an adjective?
1) The student with the best attendance will win a prize.
2) Nate hung his new jacket in the hall closet.
1) The student with the best attendance will win a prize.
with, together
The summer ________________ is the longest day of the year.
(solar, solstice, sympathy, synthesis)
Solstice
Name a common idiom
(multiple responses accepted)
Identify the misplaced modifier. Then, correct the sentence by rewriting it.
Wildly churning, the boat tossed and turned on the waves.
Wildly churning
Answers may vary. Example:
The boat tossed and turned on the wildly churning waves.
Which sentence uses coordinate adjectives?
1) We played checkers, cards, and chess over the weekend.
2) Lila's thick, dark curls cascaded down her back.
2) Lila's thick, dark curls cascaded down her back.
The meaning of the suffix -some
Characterized by a specified quality, condition, or action