'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.' What figure of speech is this?
alliteration
I felt terrible guilt after I had spoken to him like that. What is wrong in this sentence?
I felt terribly guilty after I had spoken to him like that.
What part of speech describes verbs and adjectives?
adverb
'The story jumped off the page.' What is the name of the figures of speech?
personification
A punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. What punctuation is this?
A hyphen
"I will pay for it tomorrow," he promised.
He promised he would pay for it the next day.
Mary replied that she had been watching a romantic film. What is the direct speech of this sentence?
"I have been watching a romantic film," replied Mary.
Write a sentence using an apostrophe for possession.
Answer may vary
Lucky, we were at home when the disaster happened. Others were not so luck. Revise this sentence.
Luckily, we were at home when the disaster happened. Others were not so lucky.
What punctuation is this?
semicolon
working - isn’t - Art - I’m - cup of tea - my - hard - Although - for - project. - this
Although Art isn’t my cup of tea, I’m working hard for this project.
They entered the room ... closed the door behind them.
and
... he is poor, he always helps people in need.
Although/even though
What are the two functions of an apostrophe?
omission and possession
Little girls clothing is on the first floor, and the mens department is on the second. Punctuate this sentence using the correct apostrophe.
Little girl's clothing is on the first floor, and the men's department is on the second.
An athlete who breaks record. Create a compound adjectives from this sentence.
A record-breaking athlete
major - submission - the - subjects. - late, - In - spite of - passed - of - the - all - he
In spite of the late submission, he passed all of the major subjects.
"I am calling my mum because of the boat trip," she said. Change this sentence into indirect speech!
She said she was calling her mum because of the boat trip.
We claimed the picnic table was ours, but the Jones children looked so disappointed that we found another spot. Punctuate this sentence using the correct apostrophe.
We claimed the picnic table was ours, but the Jones' children looked so disappointed that we found another spot.
Give 5 words that have the silent b!
debt, bomb, thumb, dumb, lamb
Megan and Jane went to the cinema because they met their old friends there. Is the sentence correct? why/why not?
because replaced with and.
pool - our - a -hotel. - Let's - the - swimming - in case - take - at - costumes - there's
Let's take our swimming costumes in case there's a pool at the hotel.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations,ASEAN, is a regional grouping. This sentence uses the wrong punctuation. Explain!