Sentence Structure
What do you call a group of words that can stand alone?
MAIN CLAUSE
Identify what speech this is: "I wept," Jesus said.
DIRECT SPEECH
Identify what figure of speech this is: My brother is as mad as a hatter.
SIMILE
Identify the word with a suffix in this sentence: She is beautiful.
beautiful
Identify the noun in this sentence: Paris is a beautiful city.
PARIS or CITY
Identify the sentence structure: He is bewildered, for he saw something unusual.
COMPOUND
Identify what speech this is: He said he watched a movie called "Ghostbuster".
INDIRECT SPEECH
Identify what speech this is: He likes to imitate his father -- a man of steel.
METAPHOR
Define what a suffix is.
A suffix is a group of letters added to the end of a word.
Identify the verb in this sentence: He chases the dog in the backyard.
CHASES
Identify the sentence structure: George and Matt gave their snacks to the needy and less fortunate.
SIMPLE
What is another term for "speech marks"?
INVERTED COMMAS
How many metaphors are in this paragraph?
The sky was a vast ocean, its waves rolling in hues of pink and gold as the sun dipped below the horizon. The trees stood as silent sentinels, their branches reaching out like arms offering whispers of secrets carried by the wind. Life, like a book with pages constantly turning, revealed its story one unpredictable chapter at a time.
3
What suffix can you add to the word "adopt"
-ion or -ing
Replace the underlined word with the correct pronoun: Giraffes are found in the dry savannas of Africa.
THEY
Identify the subordinate clause and the subordinating conjunction used in this sentence: After he wrote the letter, he cried buckets of tears.
Subordinate clause - After he wrote the letter; Subordinating conjunction - After
What do you call a clause that indicates that you are talking about what someone has said or thought?
REPORTING CLAUSE
Differentiate simile and metaphor.
A simile compares two things using the words "like" or "as", while a metaphor directly compares two things without using "like" or "as".
What does the suffix -ness mean?
state, condition, or quality
Identify the adverb in this sentence and what question it answers: He gobbles the food hungrily.
HUNGRILY; HOW
Turn these sentences into a complex sentence: My puppy loves to play fetch. It is a rambunctious Boston Terrier.
My puppy, a rambunctious Boston Terrier, loves to play fetch.
Punctuate this direct speeches: If we go inside George said we'll have to meet them
"If we go inside," George said, "we'll have to meet them."
Change this simile into a metaphor: The waves crashed on to the beach like charging horses.
The waves were charging horses crashing on to the beach.
The ageless singer looked flawless. What does the suffix -less mean?
WITHOUT
Identify the interjection in this sentence: "Phew!" he gasped. "I''ve done it!"
PHEW