POS
Find the preposition in this sentence:
My favorite place to walk is the park across the street.
Correct the comma error:
A doctor will use a robot, and her own skills to perform the heart surgery.
No comma is needed
The story element that is the chain of events that unfold the story
plot
What word have we had that means:
to approve in advance
preapprove
Put the following into future perfect tense
He plays.
He will have played.
What part of speech is the word very in the following sentence:
The girl ran very quickly down the stairs to get away from the spider.
adverb
it is describing quickly (another adverb)
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Both compare two things, a simile does it using like or as - a metaphor does not use like or as
The central problem of the story
conflict
Define precede
come before something in time
What verb tense is:
I am baking cookies.
Present continuous
Correct the pronoun
Rafaela will practice the solo on (her/she) new guitar.
Her
Explain the use of the apostrophe:
We were looking at the sloths' habitat. There were at least five of them hanging from the trees.
It shows ownership. Since it is after the s, we know that there is more than one sloth.
The message of the story
theme
Give the correct vocab word
I will _______ the check to a week from now, so they cannot cash it until I get my paycheck.
postdate
What is wrong with this sentence:
They will has left the studio before finishing the recording.
has should be have
List the FANBOYS and name the part of speech
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Conjunctions
Is the following sentence a simple, complex, or compound sentence? Explain your answer
Although he was tired, the boy went to school and took the test.
complex sentence
It has a dependent and independent clause
The highest point of tension or the turning point of the story
Climax
What is the definition of postindustrial?
occurring in, existing in, or being a period of social and economic development after the predominance of large-scale industry
Place this sentence into future tense:
She worked three hours on Saturday.
List the nine POS that we have studied
Noun, verb, adj, adv, preposition, pronoun, interjection, article, conjungtion
What is the problem with the pronoun in this sentence:
At school, they told the football players there would be an extra practice this week.
It is ambiguous - you do not know who they are.
The character that opposes (goes against) the main character of the story
antagonist
Define illogical
lack sense or clear, sound, reasoning
Define what past perfect means (do not give me an example).
Past perfect shows something that has already happened and before another action