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Figurative Language
Prepositions
Writing
Nouns
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100
It's the technique used in the sentence, though it's more of an auditory device than actual figurative speech: Scary sea serpents swim swiftly.
What is alliteration?
100
Identify the prepositional phrase: I am going to the store.
What is "to the store?"
100
This is the interesting attention-getting statement that begins an essay
What is the hook or lead?
100
This type of noun is a specific name of an individual.
What is proper noun?
100
What is the voice of this sentence: The party was thrown by Chris and Lydia in honor of their son, Chance.
What is passive voice?
200
It's the figurative technique used in this sentence: The eyes are the windows to the soul.
What is metaphor?
200
In the following sentence, identify the prepositional phrase and what part of speech it functions as: The alien from outer space landed his ship safely.
What is "from outer space" and an adjective?
200
This is a simple graphic organizer for creating a 5-paragraph essay.
What is a 4-square?
200
These are the 4 parts of the definition of a noun
What is person, place, thing, idea/concept.
200
This is the tense that uses the past participle of a verb along with the helping verb have, as in the sentence: I have walked six miles today.
What is present perfect tense?
300
"It's like stealing candy from a baby" is a very popular example of this type of figurative language.
What is simile?
300
In the following sentence, identify the prepositional phrase and what part of speech it functions as: The spaceship landed in the field.
What is "in the field" and an adverb?
300
In an argument, this is the part in which you address a reason people may disagree with you, then rebut and refute it.
What is the counterclaim?
300
This type of noun includes concepts like confusion, melancholy, and fascination.
What is abstract nouns?
300
The four demonstrative pronouns.
What is this, that, these, and those?
400
The last slice of pizza is calling my name. Well, not really, but this type of figurative language describes it as if it were.
What is personification?
400
Name all the preposition words in the following sentence: On Monday before the sun rises at dawn, Marcus will travel under the cover of darkness through enemy territory to the satellite control station.
What are "on, before, at, under, of, through, to?"
400
This organizational structure proceeds from first to last in the correct order.
What is chronological or sequential?
400
This is what we call a noun that occurs after the verb in a sentence and receives the action of the verb.
What is the direct object?
400
This is what we call it when a verb is not used as a verb, but as another part of speech.
What is a verbal?
500
It's the kind of figurative language that exists in the flag of every country, Valentine's Day hearts, and the skull and bones on a bottle of poison.
What is symbolism?
500
Name all the preposition words in the sentence: In my attempt at becoming the top fighter in my class, I fought with many opponents across the country before succeeding.
What is in, at, in, with, across, before
500
These are the rules of language about sentence formation, spelling, the use of punctuation and capital letters, and proper grammar. It is also the 5th component in the scoring rubric used in English class on essay projects.
What are conventions?
500
This type of noun is made of at least two other nouns.
What is compound noun?
500
Spell your English teacher's name correctly.
What is Mummey