Grammar
"Because I did not know any better"
is an example of...
What is a Sentence Fragment?
Read the following statement and determine the author's purpose:
There are many reasons why having a dog as a pet would be beneficial.
What is to persuade?
The setting of a story include...
What are location, time, and political climate (utopia/dystopia)?
To abstain from something is to...?
What is to refrain from participating in something?
What is the name of your principal?
What is Dr. Carracappa?
Correct the following sentence so that the pronoun matches the appropriate noun:
Hercules completed numerous challenges in order to win its father's approval.
What is change its to his?
"Lamb to Slaughter" utilized this type of irony.
What is dramatic irony?
Examples of imagery in literature utilize...
What are the five senses (taste, touch, smell, sound, and sight)?
Use the word somber in a sentence.
Answers will vary, but sentences should convey a feeling sad and serious without any humor.
Tell me something you have learned during the first half of this school year in English 9.
Answers will vary.
Correct the following sentence so that the verb tenses match:
The dog ate all of their treats in one sitting.
What is their gets changed to its?
Examples of pieces of evidence when writing an essay include...
What are quotes or statistics?
Identify the type of irony in the following statement:
A firefighter set fire to any book that he came across.
What is situational irony?
The definition of nebulous is...
What is cloudy, hazy, or vague?
The definition of diction is...
What is the specific word choice used by an author?
Correct the following sentence to make the sentence follow parallel structure:
She likes to dance, singing, and walks around the neighborhood.
What is:
She likes to dance, to sing, and to walk around the neighborhood.
OR
She likes dancing, singing, and walking around the neighborhood.
In "Lamb to Slaughter," Mary Maloney is characterized as...
Answers will vary, but should be along the lines of: crazy, psychotic, sad, lonely, etc.
Identify the tone of the following statement:
Ms. Spraggans was very cross when she found out her students were being untruthful.
What is angry?
Not quite right; inappropriate or out of place is the definition of...?
What is amiss?
Verbally create a sentence that uses an appositive phrase.
Answers will vary.
Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence:
This year's class of 9th graders, who come from all over Warminster, Ivyland, and Southampton, are some of the nicest students we have had.
What is who come from all over Warminster, Ivyland, and Southampton?
Read the following and determine the author's claim:
Naps are not just for little kids. It is imperative that people be provided with time to take naps throughout the day, as this will enable them to be more successful and productive throughout the day.
What is taking naps during the day enable people to be more successful and productive?
When providing an extending thought, a good transitional word would be...?
What is therefore, furthermore, moreover, etc.?
An example of a gorge would be...
Answers will vary but should be along the lines of the Grand Canyon.
What is verbal irony?