Grammar Masters
Question: What is the subject in this sentence:
"The dog barked loudly at the mailman."
The dog
What is the term for the time and place in which a story happens?
What does the prefix "re-" mean in words like "replay" or "redo"?
Answer:
Again or back
What is it called when you compare two things using the words "like" or "as"?
Answer: Simile
What is it called when an author uses extreme exaggeration to make a point, like "I’m so hungry I could eat a horse"?
Answer: Hyperbole
Question: Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence:
"Neither the students nor the teacher ___ going on the field trip."
A) are
B) is
Correct Answer: is
What do we call the struggle between opposing forces in a story?
Answer: Conflict
Which word means the opposite of "cautious"?
A) Careful
B) Reckless
C) Thoughtful
Answer: B) Reckless
What type of figurative language is this sentence an example of?
"Boom! Crash! The thunder shook the house."
Answer: Onomatopoeia
What is it called when an author describes something so well that you can imagine it with your senses?
Answer: Imagery
Question: What is the correct past tense form of the verb in this sentence?
"Yesterday, she (to run) five miles."
Correct Answer: ran
Which type of conflict is shown in this example?
"A young boy tries to survive in the wilderness after getting lost during a hike."
A) Character vs. Self
B) Character vs. Nature
C) Character vs. Society
Answer:
B) Character vs. Nature
What does the prefix "mis-" mean in words like "misunderstand" or "misspell"?
Answer:
Wrong or incorrect
What is the name of a comparison that does not use "like" or "as"?
Answer: Metaphor
What is it called when an author writes to make the reader laugh, learn, or feel emotions?
Answer: Author's Purpose
What part of speech is the word "quickly" in the sentence below?
"She quickly finished her homework before dinner."
Answer: Adverb
What is the term for giving human qualities to something that is not human?
Answer: Personification
What does the prefix "pre-" mean in words like "preview" or "prepare"?
Answer: Before
What type of figurative language is this?
"The sun smiled down on us."
Answer: Personification
If an author is trying to convince you to buy a new video game, what is their purpose?
Answer: To Persuade
Identify the error in this sentence and correct it:
"Each of the players have a different strategy."
Answer:
Error: "have"
Correction: "has"
What is the term for the perspective from which a story is told?
Answer: Point of View
What does the root "spect" mean in words like "spectator" or "inspect"?
Answer: To Look
What is it called when the same sound or letter is repeated at the beginning of words, like "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"?
Answer: Alliteration
What is the error in this sentence?
"The dog chased it's tail all around the yard."
Answer:
"It's" should be "its." (Corrected: The dog chased its tail all around the yard.)