Sentence Errors
What is an independent clause?
A group of words that contains a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a complete thought or sentence
What is a narrative?
A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
Give three examples of proper nouns
New York, Randolph, The Hunger Games, McDonalds, Nascar, Johnny Cash
What are sensory details?
Descriptive words that appeal to the senses (taste, touch, sound, sight, smell)
What alias does Christopher McCandless use in his travels?
Alexander Supertramp
No -- Missing a verb
Who survives in the short story "To Build A Fire"?
The dog
Which part of speech describes or modifies a noun to provide more information about its qualities or characters? And what is an example of this part of speech?
Adjective
beautiful, happy, tall, good, charming, clever, elegant, loud, anxious, bright, careful, curious, fluffy, grateful, big, small, hot, cold, expensive, difficult, easy
What figure of speech compares two things using “like” or “as”?
Simile
What is the name of the trail Chris travels into the Alaskan Wilderness on and where he stays in the bus?
The Stampede Trail
I went to the store I bought chips – What kind of error is in this sentence and how would you fix it?
Run-on sentence -- period, comma & conjunction, semicolon
Circling key words, looking up the definitions of unfamiliar words, and jotting ideas down in the margins of a text are all examples of what?
Close reading or active reading
Which of the words below means “causing or likely to cause an argument”?
Denounce Embellish Candid Contentious
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile describes something by comparing it to something else using “like” or “as.” A metaphor describes something with a direct comparison.
A grain elevator operator in Carthage, South Dakota who Chris works for
Because my car won't start -- Is this an independent or dependent clause?
Dependent clause
How does the main character die in Jack London’s short story “To Build A Fire”?
Hypothermia
Above, below, in, on, under, beside - These are all examples of which part of speech?
Prepositions: Words that show the relationship between other words in a sentence and indicate location, direction, time, or manner
What is a short, amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person called?
An anecdote
What is the Devil's Thumb?
The mountain Jon Krakauer describes extensively that he attempted to climb in Alaska
We loved the show, we wanted to see it again.
Is this a correct sentence? If yes, why? If no, what kind of error and how would you fix it?
Comma splice -- period, comma & conjunction, semicolon
Name at least one mistake that the main character makes in “To Build A Fire"
He doesn’t listen to the advice of other people; he travels alone; he leaves the main trail; he falls through the ice; or others
What word means "Not being influenced by personal feelings or opinions; based on facts and evidence"
Objective
He has a heart of gold and life is a roller coaster are both examples of what?
Metaphors
What is the name of the person who picks Chris up hitchhiking in Alaska and drops him off at the Stampede Trail?
Jim Gallien