Parts of Speech
Give two examples of pronouns.
Examples: He, she, her, his, him, they, them, it...
If I were to hit my desk, which literary device does that represent
Onomatopoeia
The story "Eleven" is what genre?
Realistic fiction.
Can an independent clause stand up on its own?
Yes!
What is the proper way to say my name?
Hagins (Hay-ginz).
To have an adjective in a sentence is to have a describing word in a sentence.
Imagery involves what 5 things? Name them
The five senses: Taste, smell, touch, sound, sight.
How does the fantasy genre work?
It involves magic, faraway lands, unreal creatures.
What kind of sentence is this? "Timmy bit into an apple"
Simple, independent clause.
We go on classroom bathroom breaks at the same time every day. True or false?
We don't, when we go depends upon what we are doing that day.
Nouns are a _____, _____, or a ______
Giving a non-human thing human characteristics.
Nightmare on Elm Street, It, etc...
What kind of sentence is this? "County Kerry is a place in Ireland, beauty can be found here."
Complex sentence
Name one thing about my life that I have told you all.
Some examples I will accept:
-Ms. Hagins went to and graduated from Union
-Ms. Hagins has a puppy named Sophie
-Ms. Hagins was in choir and was the president of a slam poetry team in high school
-Ms. Hagins enjoys video games, particularly Overwatch and Mortal Kombat
Adverbs using end with which two letters?
Ly
What is an allusion?
Referencing something famous in a work.
Poetry always has a rhyme scheme, yes or no?
No, there is a type of poetry called free verse that does not use a rhyme scheme.
What is the math formula for a compound sentence?
1 independent clause + 1 or more independent clauses
True or false, Ms. Hagins has naturally curly hair.
It's true. My hair color is currently my natural color too, but I have dyed it in the past.
Prepositional phrases: The _____ and the _____
(Hint: Video)
Pebble, Penguin
Identify the pieces of imagery in these sentences: "Sophie could smell hamburgers on the grill. Her mouth watered as her ears perked up at the sizzling sound they made. She closed her eyes and imagined that her mom put a piece in her bowl."
Smell: Hamburgers
Sight: Mouth watering, ears perking up, food in bowl
Sound: Sizzle
Both can involve real events, but the characters within a historical fiction story are fake whereas characters in a nonfiction book actually existed.
What is the math formula for complex sentences?
1 independent clause + 1 or more dependent clauses.
There are so many correct answers here.