Spaced Recall Refresh Week 12

Identify the example(s) of alliteration. There may be more than 1 correct answer.

• The rain in Spain is mainly in the plain.

• She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

• The cat sat on the mat.

• The wind whispered through the willows.

Answer explanation

alliteration is a repeated consonant sound at the beginning of successive words

The "s" and "w" are repeated.

Which of the following contains an example of assonance? There may be more than 1 correct answer.

• The light of the fire is a sight.

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• The big bad wolf blew the house down.

• The buzzing bee flew away.

Answer explanation

repeated vowel sounds

the long "i" sound, the short "e" and "i" sounds

Identify the example(s) of consonance. There may be more than 1 correct answer.

• The early bird catches the worm.

• The lumpy, bumpy road.

• The ship has sailed to the far off shores.

• The cat sat on the mat.

Answer explanation

repeated consonant sound ANYWHERE in the words

"m," "p," "s," and "t" sounds

Which sentence correctly uses a conjunctive adverb to combine independent clauses?

• I wanted to go for a walk, however it was raining.

• I wanted to go for a walk; however, it was raining.

• I wanted to go for a walk however, it was raining.

• I wanted to go for a walk; however it was raining.

Answer explanation

conjunctive adverbs connect independent clauses using a semicolon and a comma

A W(h)ITE BUS

A complex sentence is made of 1 or more dependent clause and 1 independent clauses.

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

• Although it was raining, we went for a walk.

• It was raining, so we went for a walk.

• It was raining; we went for a walk.

• It was raining; therefore, we went for a walk.

Answer explanation

Although it was raining= dependent clause

we went for a walk= independent clause

Which of the following sentences is a complex sentence?

• I went to the store, and I bought some Oreos.

• I went to the store because I wanted Oreos.

• I went to the store; I bought some Oreos.

• I went to the store; consequently, I bought some Oreos.

Answer explanation

I went to the store= independent clause

because I wanted Oreos.= dependent clause

A compound sentence combines 2 or more independent clauses.

Which sentence is a compound sentence? "I wanted to go for a walk, but it was raining." More than 1 answer can be correct.

• I wanted to go for a walk, but it was raining.

• I wanted to go for a walk until it was raining.

• I wanted to go for a walk; however, it was raining.

• I wanted to go for a walk even though it was raining, so I brought my umbrella.

Analyze the following sentence and identify its structure: "I wanted to go for a walk, but it was raining."

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

Answer explanation

this is 2 independent clauses, so it makes a compound sentence

A compound-complex sentence has at least 1 dependent clause and 2 or more independent clauses. Which of the following sentences is a compound-complex sentence? There may be more than 1 correct answer.

• Because it was raining we stayed inside, and we ate Oreos.

• We stayed inside because it was raining.

• We couldn't go outside because it was raining; therefore, we stayed inside.

• We stayed inside because it was raining.

Answer explanation

Because it was raining = DC

we stayed inside, and we ate Oreos. =2 IC

Which of the following sentences is a compound-complex sentence?

• I went to the store, and I bought some milk because we needed it.

• I went to the store and bought some milk.

• I went to the store; I bought some milk.

• I went to the store because we needed milk.

Answer explanation

I went to the store= independent

, and I bought some milk= independent because we needed it. = dependent

2 independent clauses and 1 dependent clause creates a compound (2 IC) - complex (1 DC) sentence.