Review of End of Course English II

Which sentence uses except or accept correctly?

• Everyone accept Jim went to the park.
• The movie was great except for the ending.
• Lei could not except the fact that she was moving.
• All of the basketball hoops accept one had a torn net.

Which sentence uses its or it’s correctly?

• The bullfrog let out it’s loud croak.
• How do you know its a good presentation?
• Did the forecast say it’s supposed to rain?
• Be careful when its foggy outside.

Which sentence shows correct comma usage?

• The group, although excited, to be traveling stood quietly in line.
• Marcus, one of the new students, tries hard to impress the team. 
• Jess one of my cousins from Seattle, is coming to visit today.
• Their boots which had gotten wet, were by the door.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses punctuation with dialogue.

• Fran was frustrated “I don’t care about the band uniforms changing. I’ll wear what they give me to wear!”.
• “How should we design the display board for our presentation” John asked his partner. “Our presentation is tomorrow, after all.”
• Robert shouted to the rooftops! “Yes. I did it. I won the closest debate this school has ever had”
• Marisela turned to Jacob and said, “I have to go home right after school today, so I can’t go to rehearsal.”

Which sentence uses correct pronoun/antecedent agreement?

• The class is going on a picnic for its end-of-the-year celebration.
• The student council has agreed to hold their meetings on Thursdays.
• Every team has their own goals to accomplish to achieve victory.
• Several individual club members were rewarded for its service.

Read this sentence.
We landed green in the gills in a new nation.
Which literary device does this sentence contain?

• simile
• personification
• onomatopoeia
• alliteration

What does the "Theme" in literature mean?

• The Mood of the story.
• The characters.
• What the story is about.
• Theme is the message the writer is trying to share with the reader. 

Which literary device is used in this sentence?
"As blind as a bat."

• Repetition
• Simlie
• Metaphor
• Alliteration

What literary device is used in this sentence?
"The stars are dancing playfully in the sky.?

• Simile
• Personification
• Verb
• none

The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing and the readers is the ______________.

• Angry
• Mood
• Sad
• Tone