Idioms, Euphemisms, and Slang
Which of the following is an example of a slang expression?
a) "Passed away"
b) "Gonna"
c) "Break the ice"
d) "Let the cat out of the bag"
What is b) "Gonna"?
Which of the following is the correct spelling?
a) Accommodate
b) Accomodate
c) Acommodate
d) Accomadate
What is a) Accommodate?
Which sentence is correct?
a) After the meeting, we went for lunch and discussed the project.
b) After the meeting we went for lunch, and discussed the project.
What is a)?
Identify the subject-verb agreement error in the sentence: "Neither the teacher nor the students was ready for the test."
What is 'was'?
Identify the object in the following lyric:
In Olivia Rodrigo's song 'drivers license,' she sings, 'I got my drivers license last week.'
What is 'drivers license'?
True or False:
‘Crushing it’ is a slang expression meaning to perform exceptionally well at something.
What is true?
Unscramble the letters 'suginma' to find a synonym for 'humorous'.
What is amusing?
This punctuation mark is used to combine words to create a compound adjective, like in 'a well-known author'.
What is a hyphen?
Choose the correct form of the verb in present tense to complete the sentence: "The dog and its puppies ___ playing in the yard."
What is 'are'?
This type of sentence gives a command or request.
What is an imperative sentence?
True or False:
‘Passed away’ is a euphemism for ‘died,’ which is used to soften the impact of talking about death.
What is true?
Spell the correct version of 'their/there/they're’ that indicates possession.
What is T-H-E-I-R?
Which of the following shows the correct way to indicate possession for a plural noun that does not end in "s"?
A) The childrens' toys are everywhere.
B) The children’s toys are everywhere.
C) The childrens toys are everywhere.
D) The children toys are everywhere.
What is b)?
Find the subject-verb agreement error in this sentence:
"The dogs runs in the park every morning."
What is 'run'?
Identify the subject and predicate in this inverted sentence:
"In the corner of the room stood a tall bookshelf."
What is:
Subject: a tall bookshelf?
Predicate: stood in the corner of the room?
‘In the nick of time,’ ‘on the fence,’ and ‘by the book’ are all examples of...
What is an idiom?
Which of the following is the correct spelling?
a) Definately
b) Defiantly
c) Definitely
d) Definately
What is c) definitely?
This punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses that are closely related but not joined by a conjunction.
What is a semi-colon?
Which of the following sentences uses the correct subject-verb agreement?
a) The children is playing outside.
b) The child were playing outside.
c) The children are playing outside.
d) The child are playing outside.
What is c) 'The children are playing outside'?
This sentence type contains two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
‘The ball is in your court’ means...
What is it is your turn to make a decision or take action?
Spell the figurative language technique that refers to a type of word that imitates the natural sounds associated with the objects or actions it describes, like "buzz" or "meow".
What is onomatopoeia?
When writing a poem, you would typically use this formatting to show the title of a specific poem.
What are quotations?
Which of the following shows the correct subject-verb agreement in the sentence?
"The pair of Nike Jordans (are, is, were, have) _____ on the shelf when my brother came in the room."
What is 'were'?
Which of the following is NOT a complex sentence?
a) When the bell rings, we will leave the classroom.
b) She studied hard for the test because she wanted to get a good grade.
c) I wanted to go to the beach, and my friend wanted to stay home.
d) Although he was tired, he finished his homework.
What is c)?