Grammar Power
What is the conjunction in the following sentence: "I was going to go to the hockey game, but then I got sick."
What is "but"?
The state where The Outsiders takes place.
What is Oklahoma?
Telling a story from the point of view of one character, using the words "I" or "me".
What is "First Person"?
"That piece of pie is calling my name."
What is personification?
A style of writing that tells a story.
(HINT: It starts with the letter "N".)
What is "narrative"?
The problem with the following sentence:
"Although Bob and ponyboy both grew up in tulsa, they had little in common."
What is "capitalization"?
The title of the article about Gina Gallant, the young inventor who developed a new way to make roads.
What is "Paving with Plastic"?
We get to know and understand a character through his or her actions, speech, thoughts and/or appearance.
What is indirect characterization?
"My grandma is a wise old owl."
What is a metaphor?
When what is said is the opposite of what is meant. For example, sarcasm.
What is "verbal irony"?
A horrific but common grammar error, as in the following sentence: "He's a good football player he practices every day."
What is a run-on sentence?
The name of the financial payment company founded by Elon Musk.
What is "PayPal"?
A character changes his/her attitude, beliefs or behaviour over the course of the story.
What is a dynamic character?
Hiss! Boom! Buzz! Clink! Meow!
What is onomatopoeia?
A style of writing meant to pass on information or teach the reader something specific.
(HINT: It starts with the letter "I".)
What is "informative"?
Words that connect ideas/paragraphs in an essay, such as "However," "Furthermore," and "In conclusion."
What are transition words?
The name of the town where Ponyboy and Johnny hid after killing Bob.
What is "Windrixville"?
When the author tells us exactly what the character is like, and the reader does not have to put clues together to get an understanding of them or their motivations.
What is direct characterization?
"I've told you a million times."
What is hyperbole?
A truth about life or human nature that the author is revealing in a story.
What is theme?
The missing punctuation in the following sentence: "He ran as fast as he could he lost the race anyway."
What is a "period"?
This is a two-part questions:
This character said, "he got drunk, he rode in rodeos, lied, cheated, stole, rolled drunks, jumped small kids—he did everything. I didn't like him, but I had to respect him" and he was referring to another member of the Greasers.
Who is "Ponyboy" and "Dally Winston"?
When one thing is used to mean something else in a story.
For example, when a crown is used to mean "royalty".
What is a "symbolism"?
"Hopefully Hannah’s home has heat."
What is alliteration?
A style of writing meant to "paint a picture" for the reader.
(HINT: It begins with the letter "D".)
What is "descriptive"?