Identify the independent clause(s): The pirate captain lost her treasure map, but she still found the buried treasure.
1. The pirate captain lost her treasure map
2. she still found the buried treasure.
100
Where is the game?
Simple
100
In David Berman’s poem, “Imagining Defeat,” he writes the following:
She woke me up at dawn,
Her suitcase like a little brown dog at her heels.
Which of the following poetic devices is used in these lines?
A. rhyme B. metaphor C. simile D. personification
C
100
Jack's **duplicity** caused him to steal his coworker's pensions by funneling their money into an offshore account.
crafty dishonesty
200
The child crawled THROUGH the tunnel and scraped her knee.
preposition
200
Identify the independent clause(s): When Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his chemistry quiz, it was very noisy.
it was very noisy
200
Mary understands math; she still hates it.
Compound
200
Edward Hirsch writes the following in his poem “Fast Break”:
A hook shot kisses the rim and
Hangs there, helplessly, but doesn’t drop. . .
Which of the following poetic devices is used in these lines?
A. simile B. personification C. rhyme D. symbol
personification
200
After she was bitten, we had to **sequester** the dog so that it could be checked for rabies.
withhold/set apart
300
Identify the part of speech:
My mother is VERY beautiful.
adverb
300
How many independent clauses are in the following sentence?
Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his chemistry quiz; however, it was hard to concentrate because of the noise.
Two
300
After school he went to the game.
Simple
300
Which literary device is used in the following example:
I tried a million times to make the shot but never did.
Hyperbole
300
The woman on the other side of the street, however, is always out and talks to everyone; she is **gregarious**
social; likes to be around others
400
Identify the noun being used as a direct object:
She bought Jim some apples.
apples
400
Identify the dependent clause:
Bob enjoyed the movie more than I did.
than I did.
400
When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page.
Complex
400
Which part of the plot introduces the main characters and the setting?
Exposition
400
Everyone was afraid of him, but he was quite **innocuous** once you got to know him.
harmless
500
Identify the noun being used as the indirect object:
The president bought his wife some flowers for her birthday.
wife
500
Identify the dependent clause:
Professor Villa, who used to be a secretary for the President, can type 132 words a minute.
who used to be a secretary for the President
500
Even though Mitchell prefers watching romantic films, he rented the latest spy thriller because it looked good.
Complex
500
Which part of the plot diagram describes how the conflict ends after the climax?
falling action
500
Her behavior was so **capricious** that we were unable to depend on her for anything