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100
Identify all of the proper nouns in the following sentence: "The ABC event will feature performances from Drake, Jennifer Hudson, Ne-Yo, Avril Lavigne and Train live from New York and Los Angeles."
ABC, Drake, Jennifer Hudson, Ne-Yo, Avril Lavigne, Train, New York, Los Angeles.
100
Which word completes the sentence below: Nashville is ____ than I thought. a) Further b) Farther
b) Farther
100
What is the defining characteristic of a Shakespearean Tragedy?
The main characters die in the end.
100
When citing a website in MLA style do you include the date when you accessed the website?
Yes! Example: Weather.com. 2006. Weather Channel Interactive. 13 Mar. 2006 < http://www.weather.com >.
100
Identify the predicate of the following sentence: I drink about five cups of coffee a day.
"drink about five cups of coffee a day."
200
Identify all of the prepositions in the following sentence: "The embroidered blue jumpsuit that Johnny Cash wore to practice caused a bidding war during a memorabilia auction Sunday, bringing in nearly 10 times what was expected."
(to), during, in
200
Scenario: You're at a grammatically correct grocery store. Which of the following sentences should you expect to see: a) 15 items or less b) 15 items or fewer
"15 items or fewer" Fewer is used with count nouns, such as items, whereas less is used with non-count nouns, such as water.
200
What is the difference between the "denotation" of a word and its "connotation?"
The denotation of a word is its dictionary definition. The connotation of a word refers to the ideas or qualities that are implied by that word. Example: The denotation of 'rose' is "any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa," but the connotations include ideas such as "love" and "beauty."
200
What is incorrect in this MLA citation: Winchester, Simon. 2003. The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary. New York: Oxford UP.
The date needs to go after the city and publisher as the last piece of information. Winchester, Simon. The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary. New York: Oxford UP, 2003.
200
Identify the direct object in the sentence below: I gave mom a gift card to Starbucks for her birthday.
"a gift card" is the direct object, while "mom" is the indirect object. "to Starbucks" and "for her birthday" are both prepositional phrases.
300
Identify the adjectives in the following sentence: "Leaked cables depict the frustrations of trying to deny weapons to militants and of resetting ties with Russia while calming its nervous neighbors."
leaked & nervous
300
Which sentence is correct: a) "This secret is between you and I." b) "This secret is between you and me."
"This secret is between you and me"
300
Define and give an example of an ANTAGONIST.
Definition: a character in a story or poem who deceives, frustrates, or works again the main character, or protagonist, in some way. Example: The Joker in Batman.
300
How do you cite a work without an author? (What piece of information do you list first?)
Begin the entry with the title, and list the work alphabetically by the first word of the title after any initial A, An, or The. Example: New Concise World Atlas. New York: Oxford UP, 2003.
300
Complete the following sentence: "We ___ the bookshelf in the hallway." a) sat b) set
b) set
400
Identify the adverb in the following sentence: Finals week is so long.
"So"
400
Scenario: Your roommate has been studying for his/her Chemistry test for three days straight without stopping to shower or use deodorant. Do you say "S/he smells bad" or "S/he smells badly?"
"S/he smells bad" We use bad (an adjective) with linking verbs such as is, seems, feels, looks, or appears.
400
Define THIRD PERSON OMNISCIENT narration
The narrator does not participate in the action of the story as one of the characters, but knows everything about all the characters. The narrator is all knowing, or omniscient.
400
If you include an author's name in a signal phrase, do you need to include his or her name in the parenthetical citation as well?
No! Herrera indicates that Kahlo believed in a “vitalistic form of pantheism” (328).
400
Which of the following sentences contains a gerund? a) She jogged around the neighborhood yesterday. b) Jogging around the neighborhood is her favorite pastime.
b) Jogging around the neighborhood is her favorite pastime. A gerund is when a verb is used like a noun.
500
What is the difference between "well" and "good?" (Identify the part of speech for each word) AND... give an example of each word used in a sentence.
"Well" is and adverb and "good" is an adjective.
500
Affect or Effect "Students need to ____ changes in public attitudes toward our environment"
Effect
500
Define and give an example of an UNRELIABLE NARRATOR.
A narrator who gives his or her own understanding of a story, instead of the explanation and interpretation the author wishes the audience to obtain. Ex. Holden Caulfield in "Catcher in the Rye."
500
What is incorrect about the following sentence: Jacobs writes that "the moose is the stupidest animal known to humanity", in her book on Alaska (48).
In MLA style, punctuation marks (such as a comma or period) must go inside the quotation mark.
500
Fill in the blank with the correct version of the verb "to lie" She had ____ on the sofa for most of the weekend before starting her final paper.
"lain" is the past participle of "to lie" (recline), which is not to be confused with "laid" which is the past participle form of "to lay" (put).