What is the function of a conjunction? (What does it do in a sentence?)
words that join other words or groups of words
(ex: for, and, not, but, or, yet, so)
100
State where the comma(s) should go in the following sentence:
I had to make my bed take out the trash and load the dishwasher before I could play with my friends.
I had to make my bed, take out the trash, and load the dishwasher before I could play with my friends.
100
What type of figurative language is shown in this sentence?:
Her hair was as white as snow.
simile
100
Which of these is a synonym for the word "rough"?
A. intense
B. lavish
C. smooth
D. jagged
D. jagged
200
What is the function of a preposition? (What does it do in a sentence?)
words that show a relationship between a noun and pronoun and another word in a sentence
(ex: about, at, before, in, under)
200
State where the comma(s) should go in the following sentence:
Yes I think we should have ice cream for dessert.
Yes, I think we should have ice cream for dessert.
200
What type of figurative language is shown in this sentence?:
Her lively younger brother is a whirling cyclone.
metaphor
200
Which of these is an example of antonyms?
A. silent/quiet
B. calm/choppy
C. huge/gigantic
D. minute/small
B. calm/choppy
300
What is the function of an interjection? (What does it do in a sentence?)
words used to express emotions
(ex: Wow! Ouch! Hurray!)
300
State where the comma(s) should go in the following sentence:
Although the sun is shining it feels cold outside today.
Although the sun is shining, it feels cold outside today.
300
What type of figurative language is shown in this sentence?:
If I don't bring my grades up, I'm going to be in hot water with my parents.
idiom
300
Choose the two pairs of words that are homophones:
A. bead/head
B. cell/sell
C. bow/arrow
D. knight/night
B. cell/sell
D. knight/night
400
3 PART QUESTION:
What is the PRESENT PERFECT, PAST PERFECT, and FUTURE PERFECT tense of the word "jump"?
PRESENT PERFECT: has/have jumped
PAST PERFECT: had jumped
FUTURE PERFECT: will have jumped
400
State where the comma(s) should go in the following sentence:
I feel prepared for the test don't you?
I feel prepared for the test, don't you?
400
What type of figurative language is shown in this sentence?:
The early bird catches the worm.
proverb/adage
400
Choose the correct meanings for the homograph "incline":
A. expensive/precious to someone
B. a source of illumination/something used to create a fire
C. a slope/to tend to believe someone
C. a slope/to tend to believe someone
500
Which correlative conjunctions correctly fill in these blanks?
We will ______ have hamburgers ______ hot dogs at the picnic.
Any of these answers are correct:
either/or
neither/or
not only/but
500
State where the comma(s) should go in the following sentence:
Did you see Linda that the Bobcats won their game?
Did you see, Linda, that the Bobcats won their game?
500
What type of figurative language is shown in this sentence?:
I would have sent you a text, but my cell phone died.
personification
500
If you need to know how to pronounce a word, which of these reference materials would you use?:
A. dictionary
B. glossary
C. thesaurus