Parts of Speech
Identify the pronoun: “He carried the shield to the temple.”
He
What are the four sentence types?
Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex
Identify the direct object: “Perseus carried Medusa's head.”
Medusa's Head
What are the IDEAS strategies?
Inference, Definition, Example, Antonym, Synonym
What did Prometheus give to mankind that Zeus had forbidden?
Prometheus gave mankind fire, which Zeus had forbidden.
Identify the preposition: “Perseus walked toward the cave.”
toward
Identify the sentence type: “Zeus ruled.”
Simple
Identify the prepositional phrase: “Apollo played his lyre in the temple.”
in the temple
What are the FANBOYS?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What happened when Pandora opened the box?
When Pandora opened the box, troubles, suffering, and other evils were released into the world.
Identify the conjunction: “Perseus was afraid, but he continued.”
but
Identify the sentence type: “Perseus fought Medusa, and Athena helped him.”
Compound
Identify the direct object: “Hermes stole Apollo's cows.”
Apollo's cows
Identify the subject and predicate: “Hermes stole the cows.”
Subject — Hermes
Predicate — stole
How did Perseus defeat Medusa without looking directly at her?
Perseus used his shield as a reflection so he could see Medusa without looking directly at her.
Identify the interjection: “Alas! Medusa had turned many men to stone.”
Alas!
Identify the sentence type: “Because Medusa was dangerous, Perseus used a shield.”
Complex
Identify the prepositional phrase: “The shield of Perseus reflected Medusa.”
of Perseus
Identify the subject and predicate: “Because Zeus was angry, Prometheus suffered.”
Subject — Prometheus
Predicate — suffered
Why did Zeus send a flood upon mankind?
Zeus was disappointed with mankind and decided to destroy them with a great flood.
Identify all 8 parts of speech in: “Wow! He quickly carried the heavy shield into the dark cave, but Perseus remained calm.”
Identify the sentence type: “Although Perseus was afraid, he faced Medusa, and Athena guided him.”
Compound-Complex
Identify both the direct object and prepositional phrase: “Perseus carried Medusa's head into the cave.”
Identify the subject, predicate, and direct object: “Perseus carried Medusa's head.”
Subject — Perseus
Predicate — carried
Direct Object — Medusa's head
Why did Hera hate Heracles, and what did she do because of this?
Hera hated Heracles because he was the son of Zeus and a mortal woman. Because of her hatred, she worked against Heracles and caused him great trouble.