All About Rob
Where does Rob ultimately end up going to college?
Yale
TRUE OR FALSE: The Burger Boyz were a music group Rob listened to growing up.
FALSE
These were his childhood friends.
What is an adverb?
-Word that modifies a verb or an adjective
-Provides more information about how, when, where, or to what extent an action is performed
Who is Charles Cawley?
-Benefactor for St. Benedicts (donates $)
-Pays for Rob's college
-Very rich executive who made $50 million/year
What sport did Rob play at St. Benedicts?
-Water Polo
-Swimming
(Will also accept football)
Why was Skeet released from prison temporarily?
-Rob and Skeet's lawyer filed postconviction relief
-The courts wanted to review whether his amendment was actually violated
TRUE OR FALSE: The following is a complete sentence:
The kite in the sky.
FALSE
(It's a fragment!)
TRUE OR FALSE: Rob found the classwork at St. Benedicts harder than Yale.
FALSE (he said they were about the same)
TRUE OR FALSE: Rob's former classmates from St. Benedicts treated Rob badly after he graduated.
FALSE
They treated Rob like a hero
What “opportunity” did Flowy mention to Rob?
Selling drugs at Yale
What two parts of speech does a sentence need in order to make it complete?
Noun (subject) and a verb
Who was Rob's college roomate?
Jeff Hobbs (the author of the book)
TRUE OR FALSE: Rob was embarrassed about attending Yale and didn't want Jackie to talk about it to everyone.
TRUE
Why wasn't Rob the valedictorian at St. Benedicts, despite having very high grades?
-He earned a C in art as a freshman, which brought his GPA down to 3.97
What is a determiner (in a sentence)?
You can also provide an example.
A word that modifies, describes, or introduces a noun.
EXAMPLES:
A, an, the, this, that, these, those
What is an independent clause?
-Complete sentence
-Has a subject (noun) and verb
Who is Zina?
Rob's college girlfriend
What college was Rob's top choice?
Johns Hopkins
What is a dependent clause?
-Lacks a noun (subject) and/or a verb
-Cannot stand alone as a sentence
-SENTENCE FRAGMENT
Who is Hrjove?
-Rob's classmate
-Member of the swim team at St. Benedicts
-From Croatia