S-V Agreement
Punctuation / Capitalization
Ninki
The Outsiders 1
The Outsiders 2
100
The whining of the impatient customers (was, were) beginning to infuriate the tired cashier.
What is was?
100
on december 2 1993 dr ramirez and his family moved into the old family home
What is On December 2, 1993, Dr. Ramierz and his family moved into the old family home.
100
The name of the other cat.
What is Shax?
100
Sodapop's horse
Who is Mickey Mouse?
100
The town Johnny and Ponyboy flee to.
What is Windrixville?
200
Today twenty dollars (are, is) not much to pay for a pair of shoes.
What is is?
200
both doctors offices have copies of poem nothing gold can stay on the wall
What is Both doctors' offices have copies of the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" on the wall.
200
The type of weapon the husband is using.
What is an airsoft gun?
200
Johnny's last words to Ponyboy.
What are "Stay gold, Pony. Stay gold."
200
The reason Dally couldn't handle Johnny's death.
What is Johnny was the only person he loved and who loved him?
300
Anna and David (was, were) painted on steel and aluminum by the artist Miriam Schapiro.
What is was?
300
nobody the teacher said should ever ignore a fire alarm
What is "Nobody," the teacher said, "should ever ignore a fire alarm."
300
The three animals that Ninki brings into the house.
What are a mouse, a chipmunk, and a bat?
300
Visible on both the East side and the West side.
What is the sunset?
300
Two-Bit's most prized possession.
What is a black-handled switchblade?
400
Either the casserole or the meat dish (are, is) my cousin’s specialty; I forget which.
What is is?
400
i am making three desserts for the party éclairs strawberry tarts and chocolate cake.
What is I am making three desserts for the party: éclairs, strawberry tarts, and chocolate cake.
400
“Ninki was by this time irritated beyond belief by the general air of incompetence exhibited in the kitchen..." is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is personification?
400
He throws the first punch at the rumble.
Who is Paul Holden?
400
One of the other gangs from the novel.
What are Brumley Brothers, Shepherd Gang?
500
The brightly-wrapped packages on the closet shelf (contains, contain) Lizzie’s presents.
What is contain?
500
murray missed work again on monday tuesday he was fired
What is Murray missed work again on Monday; Tuesday he was fired.
500
Who wrote Ninki.
Who is Shirley Jackson?
500
According to Cherry, the reason for the separation between the Greasers and the Socs.
What is feeling and/or emotion?
500
Dally's advice to Ponyboy after the rumble.
What is "Stay hard like me. You'll never get hurt."