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GRAMMAR
USAGE
AMBROSE BIERCE
PUNCTUATION
TWIST ENDINGS
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These types of words are described by ADVERBS.
What is "everything EXCEPT nouns and pronouns"?
100
I have everything (accept/except) your final draft.
What is "except"?
100
Ambrose Bierce was famous for bringing what type of ending to American short stories?
What is "the twist ending"?
100
Punctuate the following sentence (three punctuation marks are needed): Most of the potatoes grown in the United States come from three states Idaho Washington and Maine.
What is What is "colon after 'states' and commas after 'Idaho' and 'Washington'"
100
Just when you think everything is going to work out...everything goes horribly wrong! (Hint: It's a fun word to say.)
What is peripeteia?
200
Conjunctions can link words or phrases together only if...
What is "they are equal grammatically"?
200
Mr. Feeney gave us good (advice/advise) for passing the test.
What is "advice"?
200
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," Bierce's most famous story, has what type of twist ending?
What is "Peripeteia"?
200
Punctuate the following sentence (1 punctuation mark needed): The first woman to become governor of Connecticut was Ella T. Grasso she held office from 1975 to 1980.
What is What is "Grasso;"
200
The person telling the story reveals they have been hiding something from you or lying to you the whole time.
What is "unreliable narrator"?
300
The error in the following sentence: I ran around the track for a few hours yesterday, I am tired today.
What is "a comma splice."
300
(It’s/Its) no wonder the dog lost (it’s/its) collar in the woods.
What is "It's" and "its"
300
These two words appear on Ambrose Bierce's tombstone, reflecting his nihilistic beliefs.
What is "Nothing Matters."
300
DAILY DOUBLE!! Punctuate the following sentence (2 punctuation marks needed): William Faulkner won two Pulitzer Prizes moreover he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1949.
What is What is "...Prizes; moreover,..."
300
The main character suddenly realizes something about themselves that changes the whole story.
What is "discovery"?
400
The Direct Objects in the following sentence: Salamanders have bulging eyes, long bodies, and short legs.
What are "eyes, bodies, and legs"?
400
Cheating will negatively (affect/effect) your score.
What is "affect"?
400
This twist ending occurred at the end of Ambrose Bierce's life.
What is "he disappeared"?
400
Punctuate the following sentence (5 punctuation marks are needed): Lancaster Pennsylvania Princeton New Jersey and Annapolis Maryland have all been capitals of the United States.
What is What is "Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Princeton, New Jersey; and Annapolis, Maryland..."
400
A character with miraculous abilities shows up at the last moment and saves the day.
What is Deus Ex Machina?
500
The type of word that begins the following sentence: Incredible! Our graduation had neither music nor guest speakers.
What is "an interjection"?
500
To (who/whom) should I address my complaint?
What is "whom"?
500
Peyton Farquahar is being hanged in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" for this crime. FOR DOUBLE POINTS: What led him to commit the crime.
What is "attempting to burn down Owl Creek Bridge" BONUS: He was tricked by a Union soldier in disguise.
500
These are the two purposes of a semicolon.
What is "joining two complete sentences and separating ideas in a list that already contain commas"
500
Something that was mentioned early in the story reappears at the very end. By this point, you forgot all about it. (Hint: The "old college javelin" from American Dad)
What is "Chekhov's Gun"?