LM1032-Chapter 1 Review

What are the commas used for?

... while Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon didn't shut Harry in his cupboard, force him to do anything, or should at him — in fact, they didn't speak to him at all.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

• Join independent clauses

• Separate items or actions

• Enclose an explanation

What does the dash introduce?

... while Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon didn't shut Harry in his cupboard, force him to do anything, or should at him — in fact, they didn't speak to him at all.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

• Statement

• Clarification

• Comment

What is the function of the commas?

Harry had a thin face, knobby knees, black hair, and bright green eyes.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

• Explanation

• Citation

• Description

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

My brother said, "I just freed myself from a very loquacious history professor. All he seemed to want was an audience."

_{Taken from: https://www.mdc.edu/kendall/collegeprep/documents2/context%20cluesrev8192.pdf}

• pretentious

• talkative

• worried

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

Such are the vicissitudes of history. Nothing remains the same. Three hundred years of peace ended in darkness and confusion.

_{Taken from: https://www.mdc.edu/kendall/collegeprep/documents2/context%20cluesrev8192.pdf}

• evils

• mistakes

• changes

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

The purpose of the psychiatrist is to mitigate the suffering of the patient.

_{Taken from: https://www.mdc.edu/kendall/collegeprep/documents2/context%20cluesrev8192.pdf}

• make milder

• increase

• banish

Indicate if the underlined word has a Prefix (P), a Suffix (S), both a Prefix and a Suffix (B) or is a root word.

This is the story of an adventure that happened in Narnia and Calormen and the lands between...

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Horse and his Boy

• P

• S

• B

• R

Indicate if the underlined word has a Prefix (P), a Suffix (S), both a Prefix and a Suffix (B) or is a root word.

This is the story of an adventure that happened in Narnia and Calormen and the lands between...

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Horse and his Boy

• P

• S

• B

• R

Indicate if the underlined word has a Prefix (P), a Suffix (S), both a Prefix and a Suffix (B) or is a root word.

This is the story of an adventure that happened in Narnia and Calormen and the lands between...

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Horse and his Boy

• P

• S

• B

• R

What kind of figurative language is expressed in the sentence?

He was so happy when he got the toy that his cheek became bright red apples.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole