Write this sentence using the correct punctuation:
have you ever felt insignificant or small in the face of nature
Have you ever felt insignificant or small in the face of nature?
100
What word could be used in all 4 sentences:
... the baby gently in a rocking chair.
I sat on a ...to rest for a while.
Mike listens to ... music all the time.
Thanks for the new CD, Dad. You ...!
Rock
100
What tone would be used in a funny short story?
Humorous
100
"How I wish the winds were warmer. And my worries were swept away."
What type of point of view is used in the lines above?
First person
200
The motorcycle trembled with anticipation
Personification
200
What type of punctuation is missing in this sentence:
On June twenty first the summer solstice will begin.
Hyphen and comma
On June twenty-first, the summer solstice will begin.
200
What is the multiple meaning word for the following sentence?
Tone, Spring, Ring, Pound
Jewlery you wear on a finger
Ring
200
What is the tone of the following sentence:
"Instead of selling souvenirs, the gift shop will eventually become an educational center."
a. humorous b. persuasive c. informative d. joyful
Informative
200
Which type of point of view uses the pronouns, he, him, her, they?
Third person
300
"The wind ever sweet and the path full of peace." Identify the type of imagery used in this line
Taste
300
Which sentence uses ellipses correctly
a. “There is no such thing as a ‘self-made’ man. We are ... others."
b. “one should guard against preaching to young people."
c. ..."no real success is possible"
A
300
“And the trees all died. They were orange trees. I don’t know why they died, they just died."
The tone of this stanza is________
Depressing or sad
300
When reading a recipe or instructions, it is _____ point of view
Second person point of view
400
What type of figurative language is used in this stanza:
"Snub seven-pointed kites, skitter across the lake, swing out, squeak, chirp...on skates"
Onomatopoeia
400
Where does the colon belong in this sentence:
Cars, houses, fame these aren't that important in life.
Cars, houses, fame: these aren't that important in life.
400
Why were you out of school today?
Use the word OUT in another sentence
Acceptable answers
400
Tone is the author's _________ toward the subject
a. emotion
b. attitude
c. thoughts
d. desire
Attitude
400
If you want to send an email, first you’ll need an email account. Go to gmail.com and sign up
for a Gmail account. Once you are logged in, click “Compose.”
What type of point of view is used in the passage above
Second person
500
"Whistling their whims on a low-fence wire"
Alliteration
500
Correct the following sentence:
well, I cant really say whether its a well written story or not the governor and mrs parker stated
"Well, I can't really say whether it's a well written story or not." The governor and Mrs. Parker stated.
500
I wish you wouldn’t ____ your voice.
How much money did we _____ for
our new club?
What multiple meaning word fits in both sentences
Raise
500
The tone of a story can be described by using ______
a. nouns
b. verbs
c. adjectives
d. pronouns
Adjectives
500
"We lived on the main residential street in town—Atticus, Jem and I, plus Calpurnia our cook."
What type of point of view is this spoken in?