My Perspectives Unit 5 Review

Carrots are __________ for you than chips. (good, comparative)

• good

• gooder

• better

• best

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The cheetah is the _____________ land dwelling animal on earth. (fast, superlative)

• fast

• faster

• fastest

• most fastest

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Gerunds: A gerund is a verb form that ends in -ing and is used as a noun. It can be the subject, an object, a predicate noun, or the object of a preposition.

Subject: Swimming is fun.

Direct Object: Don dislikes arguing. dislikes what?

arguing = DO (must have an action verb for DO

Predicate Noun: His hobby is gardening.

(renames hobby as gardening)

Object of Preposition: Those shoes are perfect (for jogging).

In the following sentence, how is the Gerund being used.

Since the announcer was so boring, people stopped listening.

• subject

• Direct Object (DO)

• Predicate Noun

• Object of Preposition

Identify the type of gerund being used.

Jousting was once popular in Europe.

• Subject

• Direct Object

• Predicate nominative

• Object of the preposition

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

A subject complement is a noun, a pronoun, or an adjective that appears with a linking verb and tells something about the subject. Three types of subject complements are predicate nouns, predicate pronouns, and predicate adjectives.

A predicate noun is a noun that identifies or renames the subject of the sentence.

The banjo is a stringed instrument used in bluegrass music. [The noun instrument

renames the subject banjo. The linking verb is is.]

A predicate adjective is an adjective that describes the subject of the sentence.

Does bluegrass music sound good to you? [The adjective good describes the

subject music. The linking verb is Does sound.]

Identify the subject complement in the following sentence:

Buzz Aldrin became an astronaut in 1963.

• Buzz Aldrin - predicate Nominative

• Buzz Aldrin - predicate adjective

• astronaut - predicate nominative

• astronaut - predicate adjective

Identify the subject complement in the following sentence:

The American people were proud of the moon landing.

• people - predicate nominative

• proud - predicate adjective

• moon - predicate adjective

• landing - predicate nominative

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

An infinitive is a verb form preceded by the word to that acts as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. An infinitive phrase is an infinitive with its modifiers or complements. Like infinitives, infinitive phrases can function as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs.

Infinitive: To disagree would have been foolhardy.

Infinitive Phrase: To find a good mechanic is no easy task.

In the following sentence, Identify the infinitive or infinitive phrase.

Above all, we wanted to be sure of his loyalty.

• Above all

• wanted

• to be sure

• of his loyalty

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence.

Kelly's decision was to stay on the team for one more year.

• decision

• was to stay

• to stay on the team

• for one more year

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Determine the type of figurative language being used.

The bridge gently sighed as it swayed in the breeze.

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

An allusion is a brief reference within a work to something outside the work. Usually, an allusion relates to one of the following:

• another literary work, such as a reference from Shakespeare or the Bible

• a well-known person, such as a character from mythology

• a place

• a historical event

When writers use allusions, they assume that the reference is well known and that the reader will understand what they are talking about. Allusions allow the writer to express complex ideas without spelling them out. Understanding what a writer is saying often depends on recognizing the allusions and the meanings they suggest.

In the following sentence, what character from a novel would fit to create an allusion?

My brother is such a(n) _______________ he would not give the poor, skinny dog even a bite of his sandwich.

• Harry Potter

• Scrooge

• honest Abe

• Charlie Gordon