Figurative Language
"Ivysaur's vines reached out like serpents, grappling its opponent."
What type of figurative language is this?
Simile
"Bulbasaur found a Berry on the ground"
What’s wrong with the sentence?
It is missing a period at the end of the sentence.
"Charmander loves to battle."
What type of sentence is this?
Simple
What does the prefix "anti-" probably mean?
Ex: antidote, antisocial, antifreeze
Against or opposite
"Charmander loves to run in the wild" What’s the correct punctuation?
"Charmander loves to run in the wild."
(The sentence is missing a period at the end.)
"Jigglypuff’s song was a lullaby, gently calming the entire battlefield."
What type of figurative language is this?
Metaphor
"Running through the tall grass looking for a Pokémon battle."
What’s wrong with the sentence?
It’s a fragment! It’s missing a subject.
"Bulbasaur ran into the forest, and Squirtle followed closely behind."
Compound
What does the root "chron" probably mean?
Ex: chronicle, chronic, synchronized
Time
"Bulbasaur used Razor Leaf and it cut the tree to the ground."
What’s the correct punctuation?
"Bulbasaur used Razor Leaf, and it cut the tree to the ground."
(A comma is needed before "and" to separate the clauses.)
"The sun gazed down on Tyrogue, cheering it on to strike harder and faster. "
What type of figurative language is this?
Personification
"Ash quickly caught a glimpse of Squirtle, he wasn’t ready to catch it."
What’s wrong with the sentence?
Two independent clauses are incorrectly joined with just a comma. Corrected: "Ash quickly caught a glimpse of Squirtle, but he wasn’t ready to catch it."
"When Pikachu battled Team Rocket, he was a little nervous, but he still defeated them."
Complex
What does the prefix "inter-" probably mean?
ex: Interstate, intersection, intercept, interact
Between
Team Rocket blasted off again, and Meowth said We're blasting off at the speed of light!
What’s the correct punctuation?
Team Rocket blasted off again, and Meowth said, "We're blasting off at the speed of light!"
(A common and quotation marks should be used for direct speech, with correct punctuation inside.)
"Pidgeot’s wings flapped with a powerful ‘Swoosh!’ as it took off from the ground."
What type of figurative language is this?
Onomatopoeia
"Because Pikachu is tired after every battle."
What’s wrong with the sentence?
It’s a dependent clause! It needs an independent clause. Corrected: "Because Pikachu is tired after every battle, it likes to rest by Ash’s side."
"While Misty trained her Water-type Pokémon, Ash was practicing with his own."
Complex
What does the root word "ject" probably mean?
Ex: eject, reject, jettison
AND what does the word "interject" mean?
Throw
libterally "throw between," meaning a statement thrown between others in a conversation (an interruption)
"Snorlax blocked the road he was sleeping soundly."
What’s the correct punctuation?
"Snorlax blocked the road; he was sleeping soundly."
OR: "Snorlax blocked the road. He was sleeping soundly."
(A semicolon or period is needed to separate the independent clauses.)
"Heracross charged forward with the strength of a thousand soldiers, smashing through the wall."
What type of figurative language is this?
Hyperbole
After he caught the rare Pokémon.
It is just a dependent clause, which needs an independent clause to make it a complete sentence.
Team Rocket wants to steal your Pokémon, but they really want lunch first, so they will do that later.
Compound
What does the root word "scrib" probably mean?
Ex: scribble, scribe, transcript
AND what does the word "postscript" mean?
write
words written after another body of text or media
Ash tried to catch Articuno but after several attempts it flew away disappearing into the clouds.
What’s the correct punctuation?
Ash tried to catch Articuno, but after several attempts, it flew away, disappearing into the clouds.
(A comma is needed after "Articuno" to separate the clauses, and a comma is needed after "attempts" to set off the introductory phrase. Another comma is added after "away" to separate the participial phrase.)