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PHRASES
DEFINITIONS
CLAUSES
VOCABULARY
TALE OF TWO CITIES
100
The kind of phrase found in all CAPS in the following sentence: It was the best OF TIMES, it was the worst OF TIMES.
What is a prepositional phrase?
100
The noun that receives the action of the verb.
What is the Direct Object?
100
Identify the noun clause in the following sentence: Ever since you first toddled into a school house door, your teachers have been telling you that a noun is a person, place or thing.
What is "that a noun is a person, place or thing"?
100
Conundrum (3)
What is a riddle involving a play on words; or anything that puzzles?
100
This is the first sentence of A Tale of Two Cities.
What is “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”?
200
The kind of phrase found in all CAPS in the following sentence: TO WIN AT CHESS requires much concentration.
What is an infinitive phrase?
200
A group of words that contains a subject and verb, but does not express a complete thought.
What is a dependent clause?
200
Identify the noun clause in the following sentence: Whoever wins the Grammar Games will win a precious prize.
What is "Whoever wins the Grammar Games"?
200
Bark (8)
What is a boat or sailing vessel?
200
The owner of a wine shop in Paris
Who is Mons. Defarge?
300
The kind of phrase found in all CAPS in the following sentence: KEEPING A LIGHT ON IN THE HOUSE helps discourage robbers.
What is a gerund phrase?
300
The 3 parts of speech that a dependent clause may function as.
What are nouns, adjectives, and adverbs?
300
Identify the noun clause in the following sentence: The report that only ten persons were killed in the riots is not true.
What is "that only ten persons were killed in the riots"?
300
Denizen (5)
What is an occupant or an inhabitant?
300
A Resurrection-Man
Who is Jerry Cruncher?
400
The kind of phrase found in all CAPS in the following sentence: JUMPING UP AND DOWN ON THE BED, the tenth little monkey fell to the floor, cracked his head open, and bled to death; no more monkeys jumping on the bed.
What is a participial phrase?
400
A group of related words that does not contain a subject and a verb; it is used as a single part of speech.
What is a phrase?
400
Identify the function of the noun clause in CAPS in the following sentence: THAT THE SOUL IS IMMORTAL is almost a universal belief.
What is the subject?
400
Trenchant (9)
What is incisive, keen, vigorous, or energetic?
400
Lucie’s would-be suitor who is promised Dr. Manette’s blessing
Who is Charles Darnay?
500
Identify the grammatical function of the phrase in CAPS in the following sentence: Mr. Powers plans TO DRIVE TO SCHENECTADY FOR CHRISTMAS VACATION THIS YEAR.
What is the direct object?
500
The degree of comparison used for 3 or more items.
What is the superlative degree?
500
Identify the function of the noun clause in CAPS in the following sentence: The books WHICH THE PROFESSOR ASSIGNED were very expensive.
What is an appositive?
500
Genial (1)
What is warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial; or favorable?
500
The Jackal
Who is Sydney Carton?