What sentence type is this: Huge mosquitoes buzzed in our ears and bit our legs.
What is simple
100
As Angelica entered the room, a flurry of feathers sailed toward her. ***As Angelica entered the room***
What is dependent
100
What punctuation is necessary: I am reading about the trickster it is a character in traditional Native American literature.
A. colon
B. semicolon
C. comma
What is semicolon
100
What is: Frugal freddy fished for coins in his frock.
a) simile b) onomatopoeia c) alliteraton d) none of the above
What is alliteration
100
What is the definition of a dependent clause?
a. a sentence that has a subject and verb but cannot stand alone due to the subordinate
b. part of a sentence that is missing either the subject or the predicate
c. a sentence that can stand alone and has a meaning.
What is a sentence that has a subject and verb but cannot stand alone due to the subordinate
200
What sentence type is: The charming yellow cottage by the sea in the summertime.
What is fragment
200
Since he had two other caps, he left it there. ***he left it there***
What is independent
200
What punctuation is necessary: In many African cultures the trickster took the form of a spider called Anansi.
A. colon
B. semicolon
C. comma
What is comma
200
an extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole
200
63) What is the definition of an independent clause?
a. a sentence that has a subject and verb but cannot stand alone due to the subordinate
b. part of a sentence that is missing either the subject or the predicate
c. a sentence that can stand alone and has a meaning.
What is a sentence that can stand alone and has a meaning.
300
What sentence type is: Brian found tadpoles under rocks and logs in the riverbed.
What is Simple
300
What type of sentence is the following: Brown bats were living in the cave that we explored.
What is complex: one independent clause and dependent clause
300
Which use of the apostrophe is correct: Because it was’nt raining, I walked Sadie to the park today.
A. wasn’t’
B. wasnt’
C. wasn’t
What is wasn't
300
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
What is alliteration
300
What is the definition of a phrase?
a. a complete sentence
b. part of a sentence that is missing either the subject or the predicate
c. a sentence that can stand alone and has a meaning.
What is part of a sentence that is missing either the subject or the predicate
400
What sentence type is: We think of the South when we think of cotton.
What is CX
400
My dreams are turning into nightmares that are filled with giant drums. ***My dreams are turning into nightmares*** is what type of clause?
What is independent clause
400
To show possession for a singular noun –
a) s’ b) ‘s c) s d) nothing
What is b) 's
400
The poem Death Be not Proud contains _________ lines
What is 14 lines
400
What are the words after, although, as, if, when, while are examples of what kind of conjunctions?
a) coordinate b) subordinate c) superlative
What is subordinate
500
What sentence type is: Because Tom is a skilled mechanic, he has opened his own repair shop.
What is CX
500
After he gets it, he takes the toy to my bedroom. ***after he gets it*** is what type of clause?
What is dependent
500
To show possession for a plural noun that does not ends in s –
a) s’ b) ‘s c) s d) nothing
What is b) 's
500
"Death" is capitalized in the poem Death Be Not Proud because....
a) of the use of figurative language b) to show emphasis c) it is a proper noun
What is to show emphasis
500
A _____________ is a noun or pronoun after the verb that completes the meaning of a sentence.