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Define NOUN
A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
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Identify the PREPOSITIONS Romeo left his sword in the street by the apple cart.
IN BY
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Use the INTERJECTION "wow" in a sentence.
EX: Wow! Juliet was beautiful!
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Create a complete diagram for the following sentence: Friar Lawrence is a monk, and he helps Romeo with his plan.
Friar Lawrence = n/subject is = Linking verb a = adjective (modifies monk) monk = predicate adjective (modifies Friar Lawrence) and = coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS) he = pronoun/subject helps = action verb Romeo = direct object with = preposition his = pronoun (refers to Romeo) adjective (modifies plan) plan = noun/object of the preposition "with"
100
What problem(s) may exist in the following sentence? General Zaroff chased rainsford threw the woods.
Rainsford - proper noun needs capitalized threw - Zaroff did not throw a ball. The preposition "through" is needed.
200
Define PRONOUN
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or group of nouns.
200
Identify the ADVERB(S) The shop owners very quickly closed their stores to avoid the increasingly violent actions of the Capulets and Montagues.
VERY (modifies adverb "quickly") QUICKLY (modifies "closed") INCREASINGLY (modifies "violent")
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Use 3 ACTION VERBS in a single sentence.
EX: Romeo jumped, skipped, and hopped into the town square.
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Create a complete diagram for the following sentence: Montague and Capulet wear specific colors, blue and red.
Montague/Capulet = nouns/subjects and = coordinating conjunction wear = action verb specific = adjective (modifies "colors") blue and red = appositive (renames "colors)
200
What problem(s) may exist in the following sentence? Romeo can use a sword better than me.
"me" is INCORRECT PRONOUN CASE and should be "I"... ...than I (can.)
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Define VERB
A verb is a word that expresses an action, links the subject to the predicate, or helps the main verb make sense in the sentence.
300
Identify the CONJUNCTION(S) Both Paris and Mercutio are in the House of Escalus, but only one of them wants to marry Juliet.
BOTH/AND (correlative conjunction) BUT (coordinating conjunction - a.k.a. "FANBOYS")
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Use a ADVERB to modify an ADJECTIVE.
EX: Lord Capulet is considerably older than Lady Capulet. The adverb "considerably" modifies the predicate adjective "older."
300
Create a complete diagram for the following sentence: The Prince gave each house an order, expected the two families to obey, and left the town square. to obey = infinitive phrase (don't diagram it)
The = adjective (modifies Prince) Prince = noun and subject gave = action verb each = adjective (modifies house) house = noun and indirect object an = adjective (modifies order) order = direct object and noun expected = action verb the two = both are adjectives (modify families) families = noun and direct object to obey = infinitive phrase and = coordinating conjunction left = action verb the/town = both are adjectives (modify square) square = noun and direct object
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What problem(s) may exist in the following sentence? Between you and I, the Capulets did everything in there power to care for Juliet's future.
"I" is a subject pronoun. "Between" is a preposition that requires an object pronoun. "Between you and me..." "there" is a LOCATION. "their" is possessive. = their power.
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Define ADJECTIVE and ADVERB
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun. Adjectives answer which one, what kind, how much, or how many. An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs answer where, when, how, or to what extent.
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Identify the LINKING VERB(S) Juliet loves Nurse Angelica, but she is also troubled by the Nurse's lack of support.
Loves (Action verb) = wrong answer IS (linking verb = links "troubled" to "she")
400
Use an APPOSITIVE and BOB in the same sentence.
EX: Bob, a Boston Native, speaks a little funny.
400
Create a complete diagram for the following sentence: Oh no! Balthazar, Romeo's servant, sees the fake funeral and tells Romeo about Juliet's death!
Oh no! = interjection Balthazar = noun and subject Romeo's = adjective (modifies servant) Romeo's servant = appositive (renames Balthazar) sees = action verb the fake = adjectives (modify funeral) funeral = noun and direct object and = conjunction tells = action verb Romeo = noun and direct object about = preposition Juliet's = adjective (modifies death) death = noun and object of preposition "about"
400
What problem(s) may exist in the following sentence? Even though the play discusses suicide. The death of Romeo and Juliet is not really the focus of the story, but the theme, "unrequited love can lead to tragedy" is a main idea.
FRAGMENT!!! Attach the fragment to the beginning of the next sentence by removing the period and using a comma. Use a lower case "the."
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Define PREPOSITION, CONJUNCTION, and INTERJECTION
A preposition is a word that shows a relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence. A conjunction is a word or words that join words or groups of words in the sentence. An interjection is a word that is used to show strong emotion but is not grammatically connected to the sentence.
500
Identify the PRONOUN with an ANTECEDENT Friar Lawrence helped the young lovers secretly wed because he knew a wedding between Montague and Capulet may end the feud.
HE (pronoun) FRIAR LAWRENCE (antecedent)
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Use PRONOUN(S) with CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS "either/or"
EX: Either she or her friend went to the store.
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Create a complete diagram for the following sentence: Lord Montague, Lord Capulet, and Prince Escalus accept their part in Romeo and Juliet's deception and death.
Lord Montague, Lord Capulet, Prince Escalus = all nouns and subjects accept = action verb their = pronoun (refers to lords and prince) and adjective (modifies "part") in = preposition Romeo/Juliet's = adjective (modify deception and death) and = conjunction both times deception/death = nouns and objects of preposition "in"
500
What problem(s) may exist in the following sentence? Romeo and Mercutio, character foil like Nurse Angelica and Lady Capulet, does not believe in love the same way.
This one is about agreement. The subject, "Romeo and Mercutio," is PLURAL, so "foil" should be "FOILS" and "does" should be "DO."