TYPES OF SENTENCES
DESCRIPTIVE WRITING
FIGURATIVE DEVICES
PARTS OF SPEECH
GRAMMAR
100

Is this sentence simple or compound?

Mary and Joe are making the best commercial in class. 

simple

100

"The air is crisp", appeals to which of the senses?

feel/touch

100

Identify the figure of speech.

The trees waved at the passing joggers. 

personification

100

Identify the adjective in the sentence.

She sings loudly in the blue boat. 

blue

100

Which ending mark correctly completes this sentence? 

Have you seen my lunch bag


? question mark

200

Is this a compound or complex sentence?


Although my friends begged me, I chose not to go to the reunion. 

complex

200

The sensory details in descriptions are details that use all ______ senses.

five

200

Identify the figure of speech.

Stephanie fell and felt the sting as sharp as thorns on her bare skin. 

simile

200

They listened to the news. 

WHAT IS THE PREPOSITION?

to

200

Identify AND correct the word that's spelled incorrectly.

Ouch! That bee stong my foot.

stung

300

Mike watched basketball last night, but Jenn watched hockey. 

What type of sentence is this?

compound
300

TRUE OR FALSE?

When a writer uses descriptive language, the reader feels the text come to life. 

TRUE

300

Which sentence is an example of a metaphor?

a) He ran like the wind.

b) The sun shone brightly.

c) She's a tiger when she's angry.

c) She's a tiger when she's angry. 

300

Select the ADJECTIVES that can be used to describe a cat. 

happily, striped, cute, fluffy, whiskers, 

striped, cute, fluffy

300

complete the sentence.

This is the place ____ James first met his wife. (were, when, where, why)

where

400

Name any three of the coordinating conjunctions?

but, or, and, for, nor, yet, so

400

Which of the five senses is used in this sentence? 

The warm juicy burger felt like heaven on my tongue.

taste

400

The jaguar was purring nicely.

What figure of speech is used here?

onomatopoeia

400

What is an interjection?

An exclamation or expression of surprise. 

400

What words need to be capitalised?

the basketball player shoots like kevin durant.

The, Kevin, Durant

500

Reorder the words to make a compound-complex sentence. 

I although like go camping to, time I had haven't the go to, and haven't found go to with anyone I.

Although I like to go camping, I haven't had the time to go, and I haven't found anyone to go with.  

500

Name any three adjectives you can use to describe a market scene. 

busy, smelly, noisy, loud, dirty, crowded, important, bright, colourful, etc.

500

Devin's demands don't dictate the day's duties. 

This is an example of...?

alliteration

500

In the following sentence, which word is the verb?

Swiftly the sea lions surrounded Grandma and the girl. 

surrounded

500

If I went to _____ school, I would be very happy. (there, they're, their)

their