Figurative Language and Sentence Structure

What sentence structure is this sentence an example of?:

Because the queen is sick, her husband might have to run the country. 

• Compound Complex

• Complex

• Compound

• Simple

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What type of figurative language is this sentence an example of?

The chef prepared the meal.

• Active Voice

• Passive Voice

• Asyndeton

• Anaphora

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Which writing technique especially uses descriptive language

with imagery and literary devices that bring a story to life?

• Foreshadowing

• Unanswered Question

• Tension

• Vivid Language

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which sentence uses a participial phrase correctly?

• Playing rambunctiously in the yard, the nanny laughed at the kids.

• Scrimmaging on the field, the coach watched the players.

• She wrote the preliminary letter using her favorite pen.

• He laboriously studied the birds migrating to the local sanctuary.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Which figurative language does this sentence use?

The sweater was worn by them.

• Anaphora

• Hypophora

• Passive Voice

• Active Voice

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which sentence purpose does this sentence use?

He is not doing it right!

• Declarative

• Exclamatory

• Interrogative

• Imperative

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Which sentence uses anaphora correctly?

• She danced with grace. She danced with passion. She danced with pure joy.

• The meal was prepared with great joy.

• Her voice trailed off as she hesitated... unsure of how to express her feelings.

• Life teaches, experience shapes, and time heals.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which sentence uses the appositive brush stroke?

• Claws digging, feet kicking, the cat attacked the dog.

• Hissing their forked red tongues and coiling their cold bodies

• The raccoon, a scavenger, enjoys eating turtle eggs

• The gravel road curled around the left side of the barn.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which sentence uses parallel structure?

• It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.

• Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

• The journey is long, but worth it. The challenges are tough, but worth it. The destination is uncertain, but worth it.

• He painted with passion, expressed emotions with bold brushstrokes, conveyed stories with intricate details, and created masterpieces that captured hearts.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which sentence uses an absolute phrase?

• The cat slept by the window.

• Hands shaking, I sat down to take the test.

• She ate her dinner, surprised it turned out so well.

• Jimmy and Mike, long lost cousins of mine, came to the family reunion this year.