Figurative Language
What is personification?
Giving human characteristics to something not human.
True Or False: Proper nouns never get capitalized.
False
What is the subject of the sentence?
The paper airplane glided down the hall.
The paper airplane
List at least two pronouns.
I, he, she, it, him, he, her, us, etc.
Give three antonyms for the word "excellent"
horrible, poor, terrible, etc.
What is a simile?
Compares two things using "Like" or "As"
What is the capitalization mistake in the sentence?
He gave me money so i can go shopping.
I
What is the predicate of the sentence?
The young Native American boy rode off on his horse.
rode off on his horse
What is an adverb?
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, or "doing word," by telling us how, when, where, or how often an action happens.
What do you call the central message, or most important point of a story or passage?
Main Idea
"The leaves danced across the yard" is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Personification
What are the capitalization errors in the sentence?
the Wind blew the burger king wrapper down the street.
The, wind and Burger King
True or false: A simple subject is the main noun or pronoun that tells who or what a sentence is about, without any descriptive words or phrases.
True
Give two examples of adverbs.
examples: slowly and quickly
List at least two compare and contrast transition words.
although, however, on the other hand, yet, likewise, etc.
"She ran like the wind" is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Simile
Which words in the following title get capitalized?
diary of a wimpy kid
Diary, Wimpy and Kid
What is the simple subject of this sentence?
The fat cat sat on the mat
cat
True or false: What part of speech usually make up character traits?
Character traits are primarily made up of adjectives
Who is the author of Thunder Rolling in the Mountains?
Scott O'Dell
*Also Elizabeth Hall
"Life is a roller coaster" is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Metaphor
Conjunctions in a title always get capitalized. True or False?
False (Unless they are the first or last word)
What is the simple predicate in this sentence?
The boy walks to school
walks
Which three words are conjunctions? and, yellow, but, school, or, computer, fire.
and , but and or
What does "FANBOYS" stand for?
"FANBOYS" is an acronym for the seven coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so.