Sentence Types
What type of sentence is this?
The focus of English 3 is American Literature.
Declarative Sentence
What kind of sentence is this?
Brynn is a ballerina, but her real love is musical theater.
Compound Sentence
What does MLA stand for?
Modern Language Association
Why does Mama slap Beneatha?
She denies that God exists/uses His name in vain
Name two of the handicaps people were required to use in this story
Ear radios, thick, wavy-lens spectacles; a red rubber clown nose; and snaggle-tooth black caps for teeth, weighted bags; masks for beauty
What type of sentence is this?
What type of sentence is this?
Interrogative Sentence
What is the italicized portion of this sentence called?
Shylock, a character of great complexity, has been an enigma for centuries.
An appositive phrase
An appositive is a phrase (no subject or verb) that renames a noun that is right beside it. The purpose of the appositive is to explain or identify the noun. It is always a noun or a pronoun.
During what activity/activities is MLA format used?
Writing a paper, citing sources
How does Mama act when the check comes?
She tells Ruth to put it away
Harrison escapes from jail and commands what?
That he be made emperor
What type of sentence is this?
Go to the store and buy some bread.
Imperative Sentence
Which type of sentence consists of one independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses?
Complex Sentence
What two citation types are needed in an MLA Style paper?
Parenthetical and Works Cited
What gifts do Walter, Ruth, Beneatha, and Travis present Mama with?
New gardening tools and a huge gardening hat
What do Amendments 211, 212 and 213 grant to people?
Equality
What type of sentence is this?
I can't wait for Finals Week to be over!
Exclamatory Sentence
Which sentence type is this?
When Brynn graduates, she wants to follow her dreams and become a Broadway actress, but she needs to take more voice lessons.
Compound-Complex
What elements are included in an MLA Style header?
According to George Murchison, what is the heritage of Black Americans?
"Nothing more than a bunch of spirituals and some grass huts."
George said that before the new laws, society was_______________________.
competitive
What type of sentence is this?
Don't ever touch my phone.
Imperative Sentence
Which sentence variety technique is being used in the italicized portion of this sentence?
Learning to improve our writing is fun, an exciting way to end our class.
Emphasize a detail
End the original sentence with a comma, choose a phrase that emphasizes details you have just cited, and then continue the analysis.
Where does the Works Cited go in a research paper? Does it have to be on its own page?
At the end/very last page(s); yes
What is Mama’s motive for buying a house in the all-white community of Clybourne Park?
She wants to obtain the best home for the least amount of money for her family.
What is the purpose of the government radio broadcasts?
To disrupt intelligent thoughts