Sentence Structure
Tom cried because the ball hit him, and I apologized immediately.
Compound-Complex (2 OR MORE INDEPENDENT CLAUSES AND 1 OR MORE DEPENDENT CLAUSES)
A Light in the Attic
The Giving Tree
Shel Silverstein
closely connected words starting with the same sound
alliteration
"merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
life is but a dream"
row row row your boat
Which word is spelled CORRECTLY--
A- perrenial
B- perennial
C- perreniel
D- perenniel
B- perennial
Tom cried because the ball hit him.
The Road Not Taken
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Robert Frost
brief reference to a person, place, or thing in a work of art
allusion
"the dish ran away with the spoon"
Hey, Diddle Diddle
Which word is misspelled?
A- rediculous
B- neither
C- frequent
D- collision
A- rediculous
I kicked the ball and it hit Tom.
Compound (TWO OR MORE INDEPENDENT CLAUSES)
Because I Could Not Stop for Death
I'm Nobody! Who Are You?
Emily Dickinson
compares two things using words "like" or "as"
simile
"yessir, yessir, three bags full"
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Which word is spelled correctly?
A- weaght
B- coller
C- heigth
D- column
D- column
I kicked the ball.
Harlem
Mother to Son
Langston Hughes
giving lifelike attributes to something that is not living
personification
"the clock struck one, the mouse ran down"
Hickory Dickory Dock
Which sentence is punctuated incorrectly?
A- Is the backpack his or hers?
B- "You should buy your staples before school starts," the teacher said.
C- She went to the movies, her friends were there too.
D- The children's pets were a goat and a pot-bellied pig.
C (there should be semicolon)
Although I like to play kickball, I haven't had much time to play lately, and I haven't found anyone to join my team.
Compound Complex (2 INDEPENDENT CLAUSES AND ONE OR MORE DEPENDENT CLAUSES)
Chicago
Fog
Carl Sandburg
extreme exaggertation
hyperbole
"here is my handle, here is my spout"
I'm A Little Teapot
Which of the following words is correctly spelled?
A- calender
B- fasility
C- recieve
D- excel
D- excel