| Grammar Terms | ||
| #1 | True or False: You use a comma for a compound sentence. |
True |
| #2 | Give the nickname we have for coordinating conjunctions and list them. |
FANBOYS for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so |
| #3 | What do you call a sentence that has independent and dependent clauses? |
A complex sentence |
| #4 | When do you use a comma in a complex sentence? |
When the sentence begins with the dependent clause. |
| #5 | What do you call aphrase or clause that could be omitted from the sentence and not change the meaning of the sentence? |
A non-restrictive or non-essential clause. |
| Writing Terms | ||
| #1 | What is the equation for a thesis statement? |
Topic/Subject + Opinion/Stand = Thesis statement |
| #2 | What group of workds is considered an "expletive" and should be avoided in your writing? |
There is/are/was/were, etc. |
| #3 | When evaluatin an essay, what 3 elements are considered for the "Focus" of the paper. |
Thesis statement, Introduction, Conclusion |
| #4 | When writing an Evaluation Essay, what must you first establish before you can evaluate your chosen topic? |
Criteria |
| #5 | What is the name of the table used to evaluate essays? |
A rubric |
| Connecticut Yankee | ||
| #1 | What is the name of the yankee from Connecticut? |
Hank |
| #2 | What notable clothing item was Clarence wearing when he met Hank? |
Shrimp-colored tights |
| #3 | What natural phenomenon occured to save Hank's life? |
A solar eclipse that he "predicted." |
| #4 | What did Hank and Sandy name their daughter and why? |
Hello-Central; Sandy doesn't realize that this is an old girlfriend's name. |
| #5 | This satire of chivalry was inspired by what book? |
Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, a medieval Arthurian collection of legends and one of the earlier sources. |
| Sherlock Holmes | ||
| #1 | Who is Sherlock Holmes's assistant? |
Dr. John Watson |
| #2 | Where does Sherlock Holmes live? |
221B Baker Street |
| #3 | Who wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories? |
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| #4 | Name the woman who stumps Sherlock. |
Iren Adler |
| #5 | Who lured Sherlock to Reichenbach Falls |
Moriarity |
| Short Stories | ||
| #1 | In what story does a man get walled in with some wine? |
The Cask of Amontillado |
| #2 | What story is about a woman who unexpectedly has extra money and splurges. |
A Pair of Silk Stockings |
| #3 | The man in "Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge" was to die in what manner? |
He was to be hung. |
| #4 | Who wrote the story about a little boy who becomes a brave hero? What is the title of the story? |
Rudyard Kipling's "Wee Willie Winkie" |
| #5 | This African American wrote what story about a man hiding from the law? |
Nella Larsen wrote "Sanctuary" |
| Final Question | |
Name the poem and the poet who wote these lines: The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep. |
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost |