An adjective modifies a ___________________ or a _________________.
noun; pronoun
100
What two kinds of complements are used to complete the meaning of actions verbs?
Direct and indirect objects
100
How do the boys initially react after their crash-landing?
With joy and glee.
100
The littluns begin to suffer from what, which Ralph describes as "disgusting"?
diarrhea
100
After everyone else accepts Jack's invitation to join his tribe, who is left in Ralph's tribe?
Piggy, Ralph, Sam, and Eric
200
Many, but not all, adverbs end in ____________.
-ly
200
What two questions do you ask about the verb to find the direct object?
What? or Whom?
200
What is the conch a symbol of?
authority, order, and civilization
200
Which of the boys has a special quiet place he goes to?
Simon
200
What saves Ralph at the end of the book (what leads to a ship coming)?
Ironically, it is the smoke caused by Jack's tribe trying to burn or smoke Ralph out of his hiding place.
300
True or false: A prepositional phrase can come anywhere in a sentence?
True
300
_______________________ + ______________________ + __________________________ = the sentence base
subject; verb; complement
300
In their life before coming to the island, what kind of group were the boys who become the hunters?
A choir
300
What is Jack obsessed with?
hunting
300
After teh incident with Simon, what excuse do all of the remaining boys in Ralph's tribe give to one another explaining why they weren't involved?
They say that they left early
400
A preposition is always part of a __________________ phrase. An adverb stands ______________.
prepositional; alone
400
A predicate nominative ___________________, __________________, or __________________ the subject of a sentence.
identifies; renames; describes
400
What is wrong with the boys' first attempt at a fire?
There is no smoke, only flame.
400
Aside from electing a leader, what else do the boys later vote on during a meeting?
Whether or not there are ghosts
400
What does Simon do whenever he sees the dead parachutist for the first time?
He vomits
500
Name ALL of the coordinating conjunctions AND at least three correlative conjunctions.
Coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so;
Correlative conjunctions: both/and, neither/nor, either/or, not only/but also, whether/or
500
What are the appositive(s) in the following sentence?
Goodyear, a tire manufacturer, provides tires for Nascar drivers Kyle Busch and Joey Lagano, drivers for Joe Gibbs Racing.
1) a tire manufacturer (nonessential)
2) Kyle busch and Joey Lagano (essential)
3) drivers for Joe Gibbs Racing (nonessential)
500
Simon has _____________ hair, Ralph has _____________ hair, and Jack has _________________ hair.
black, fair/blondish, red
500
Piggy says that whenever the conch is blown, it sounds most like which of the following?
a) A cow
b) A "deep trumpet"
c) A donkey
d) A flute
A cow
500
What SPECIFICALLY will happen to Ralph if he is captured by the other boys
His head will be cut off and put on the end of a stick just like the severed pig's head. it will be an offering to the Beast.