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Parts of Speech Rhyme Time Grammar Slammer “M”ockingbird Words “A” literary term “Eat Your Eggs” Wherefore art thou three- syllable words?
Person, place, or thing / Circus Entertainer A 100
Noun Clown A 100
A specific or capitalized noun / Reddish brown metallic element A 200
Proper Copper A 200
Used to connect two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction / Another word for a play A 300
Comma Drama A 300
A type of conjunction placed at the beginning which makes a complete sentence dependent / a type of conjunction used to connect grammatical equivalents or independent clauses A 400
Subordinate Coordinate A 400
Definite / Verb Phrase beginning with “to” A 500
Definitive Infinitive A 500
Why should this sentence go to the Grammar Slammer? Julie who is my best friend is rather quiet. B 100
Contains a non-essential clause (set off by commas). Julie, who is my best friend, is rather quiet. B 100
Why should this sentence go to the Grammar Slammer? Two, small kittens purred peacefully. B 200
Doesn’t include coordinate adjectives. Can’t be reversed, and the word “and” can’t be placed between them. B 200
Why should this sentence go to the Grammar Slammer? I am hungry, therefore, I am going to eat. B 300
A semicolon should come before a conjunctive adverb which joins two complete sentences. B 300
Why should this sentence go to the Grammar Slammer? Although I love to eat sushi. B 400
This sentence is a fragment. If a sentence begins with a subordinate conjunction, like ‘although,’ the first part of the phrase becomes dependent. B 400
Why should this sentence go to the Grammar Slammer? The buffet offers several types of fruit including: bananas, pears, and grapefruit. B 500
When using a colon, the part preceding it must be a complete sentence. B 500
Accuses Tom Robinson of rape. C 100
Mayella C 100
Setting of To Kill a Mockingbird C 200
Maycomb C 200
This person’s house burns down C 300
Miss Maudie C 300
DAILY DOUBLE C 400 DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager
Symbolizes racism/prejudice in the town C 400
Mad dog C 400
Tells of the “squalid” conditions of the Mruna tribe in Africa C 500
Mrs. Merriweather C 500
The person or thing a protagonist struggles against D 100
Antagonist D 100
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art Ex: Shakespeare, mythology, Bible D 200
Allusion D 200
When a character in a play says something on stage (almost like a secret), and the other characters on stage pretend not to hear. D 300
Aside D 300
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words Ex: Peter Piper picked a peck… D 400
Alliteration D 400
Repetition of vowel sounds in non-rhyming words Ex: High kite flies D 500
Assonance D 500
“Eat your eggs, they gonna be cold.” E 100
Ruth E 100
“Lord, if this little old plant don’t get more sun than it’s getting it ain’t never going to see spring again.” E 200
Mama E 200
“As I say, that for the happiness of all concerned that our Negro families are happier when they live in their own communities.” E 300
Mr. Lindner E 300
“I’ll strap my baby on my back if I have to and scrub all the floors in America…but we got to move.” E 400
Ruth E 400
“That money is made out of my father’s flesh!” E 500
Walter E 500
Capulet’s rival household F 100
Montague F 100
Romeo’s love before the inciting incident. F 200
Rosaline F 200
F 300 The Chorus states: “Two households, both alike in dignity / In fair ________, where we lay our scene”
Verona F 300
The time period during which Shakespeare thrived F 400
Renaissance F 400
Both sonnets and blank verse employ ___________ pentameter. F 500
Iambic F 500
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