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TKAM
Clauses and Phrases
Grammar
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100
What was Scout able to do at a very young age that most other children can't do until later?
Read
100
In the following clause, what is the predicate? “He sat”
Sat
100
The following words, when followed by an object, are what part of speech (kind of word)? into, beside, on, throughout, after, under, during
Preposition
100
Define or give a synonym for piety
The quality of being devoted to religion
100
What word did Helen Keller remember at the water pump?
Water
200
Miss Caroline, Scout's new teacher, is made to cry by a terribly mean boy. What is his last (family) name?
Ewell
200
Is the following group of words a phrase, independent clause, or dependent clause? “Underneath the moon”
Phrase
200
In the following clause, which word is the direct object? “I burned my hand”
hand (“My hand” is OK)
200
Is the word “predilection” used correctly in the following sentence? “After my mom found out, I knew I was in a predilection.”
No
200
The following term is an example of what? “seriously funny”
Oxymoron
300
In TKAM, who was being contentious at the black church?
Lula
300
Is the following group of words a phrase, independent clause, or dependent clause? “You may eat the eclairs”
Independent clause
300
What special quality does this sentence have? The captain steered the boat, managed the lines, and watched the weather.
The way this sentence is constructed is an example of is parallel structure
300
Define or give a synonym for taciturn
The quality of being quiet, silent, or reluctant to talk
300
"Wicked good" is an example of two figures of speech: what are they?
Oxymoron and idiom
400
True or false: Bob Robinson really did fall on his knife
False
400
Is the following group of words a phrase, independent clause, or dependent clause? “Tomorrow never knows”
Independent clause
400
The phrase “after the storm” is what kind of phrase?
Prepositional
400
Define or give a synonym for dictum
An order or rule from a person in authority
400
What figure of speech is represented by the phrase "he kicked the bucket" or "she's vertically challenged"?
Euphemism
500
In TKAM, the fire and the snowstorm represent what kind of literary device?
Foreshadowing
500
Is the following group of words a phrase, independent clause, or dependent clause? "After Ronald crushed Skippy's glasses"
Dependent clause
500
What kind of sentence has an independent clause and at least one dependent clause?
A complex sentence
500
Words ending with the suffix "ous" or "ious" are usually what part of speech?
Adjectives
500
To what religion do the Radleys belong?
Foot washing baptists