Having come out in the cool night air, Mr. Troy looked up at the sky.
What is "having come out in the cool night air"?
100
the narrator's attitude towards events and characters
What is tone?
100
"I did not want to go to England. I did not want to be a nurse, but I would have chosen going off to live in a cavern and keeping house for seven unruly men rather than go on with my life as it stood."
What is "A Walk to the Jetty"?
100
I was (suppose, supposed) to call her on Monday, but I forgot.
What is supposed?
200
The boring guy at the party talked to himself for an hour.
What is "boring"?
200
Having been told of her job offer, Kathy smiled happily.
What is "having been told of her job offer"?
200
quiet, controlled
What is subdued?
200
"So mankind's enemy continued his crimes..."
What is Beowulf?
200
The stock market crash (affected, effected) (there, their) ability to purchase a new house, so they decided (to, too) remodel instead.
What are affected, their, and to?
300
My frightening math teacher was always angry at his students.
What is "frightening"?
300
The cheerleaders needed money for new uniforms. The cheerleaders are selling candy bars. (use a present participle)
What is "Needing money for new uniforms, the cheerleaders are selling candy bars"?
300
how quickly or slowly the action in a story unfolds
What is pacing?
300
We've grown used to wonders in this century.
What is "Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger: Address to the Nation"?
300
Samantha told Roger that he was going to (loose, lose) the game, but he assured her that he was better (then, than) she was.
What are lose and than?
400
That is the most embarrassing photo! I look terrible!
What is "embarrassing"?
400
Parts of Vermont were flooded by recent rains. The governor declared them a disaster area. (use a past participle)
What is "Flooded by recent rains, parts of Vermont were declared a disaster area by the governor."
400
friendly, likable
What is amiable?
400
Every day, all day, the salt finds its way in.
What is "The Deep"?
400
We wanted to visit the (capitol, capital) on our trip to Topeka, but it was (already, all ready) under construction, so we could not get the full (affect, effect) of (it's, its) beauty.
What are capitol, already, effect, and its?
500
Turning the doorknob, the noises in the creepy room scared me. (Edit this to correct the participial error.)
What is, "Turning the doorknob, I was scared by the creepy noises in the room."
500
The snow falling at Old Greenville is beautiful, covering all the trees and their leaves like shiny powder.
What are "falling at Old Greenville" and "covering all the trees"?
500
disrespectful; irreverent
What is sacrilegious?
500
On her back on the grass altar, she sees, as if on a different planet, the snow-capped Andes.
What is "Blackheart"?
500
Tammy was (all together, altogether) frustrated by John's lack of understanding when she tried to teach him the difference between (affect, effect) used as a verb and (affect, effect) used as a noun.