Sentence Types | Compound /Complex Sentences | Figurative Language | Student Sentences | Everything and Anything |
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Simple Sentence.
What type of sentence is the following?
I parked the over-heated car by the side of the cliff. |
Dependent clause= while I was trying to induce her to buy me a milkshake
What is the dependent clause?
My pet lizard jumped onto my mother's head from the bookshelf while I was trying to induce her to buy me a milkshake; the plan was unsuccessful. |
Simile
Is the following a simile, metaphor, personification, or alliteration?
His face became as red as a tomato. |
Alliteration
Is the following a simile, metaphor, personification, or alliteration?
Dark, dank, deadly, daring but desirable describes the deep dark depths of a sewer, and there lies impending doom if you enter. |
Simile
Is the following a simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia?
"If it was my master, why did he cry out like a rat and run from me?" (sentence type and details) |
Complex Sentence
What type of sentence is the following?
When I saw the diaphanous creature floating out of the murky water, I screamed. |
Dependent clause= As the disconsolate man looked across the dark water,
What is the dependent clause?
As the disconsolate man looked across the dark water, he lamented, and he knew that he would never see her bright smile again. |
Personification
Is the following a simile, metaphor, personification, or onomatopoeia?
The water raged against the rocks. |
Onomatopoeia
Is the following a simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, or alliteration?
During the kangaroo's magnificent jump, he launched into space; therefore, he hit his head on the moon and came crashing down to earth, and everybody hearing, SPLAT!! |
Simple
What type of sentence is the following:
During the day, I was restless and thought about my party with Braxton, Baylor, Nathaniel, and Evan. |
Compound
What type of sentence is the following?
My jangled nerves were telling me I should never ride that roller-coaster again; sometimes, the thrill is a little too much. |
Dependent clause= because of the many different patterns
What is the dependent clause?
The problem caused him great perplexity because of the many different patterns; in fact, his boss gave him three days to solve the enigma. |
Alliteration
Is the following a simile, metaphor, personification, or alliteration?
The tops of the trees were too tall to touch. |
As I gazed at the turquoise ocean
What is the dependent clause?
As I gazed at the turquoise ocean, it sparkled like the stars in the sky; a feeling of repose washed over me. |
B.) I I D
What is the pattern of the sentence below?
A.) D I D B.) I I D C.) D I I D.) I D I The serene, secluded stream flowed peacefully through the forest; however, the swift wind blew about because a storm was brewing. |
Compound
What type of sentence is the following?
Hurricanes destroyed the entire coastline, and the dead fish along the beach were evidence of the calamity. |
Dependent clause= when his coach reproved him for his impulsiveness,
What is the dependent clause?
The tumble he took in the soccer game would have mortified his peers, but when his coach reproved him for his impulsiveness, he smiled and went straight back to his risky tackles. |
Onomatopoeia/ Alliteration
Is the following a simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, or alliteration? (two answers)
Pow! The poisonous, powerful punch landed squarely on my nose. |
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What is the glue?
The caterpillar emerged from his resting place, for he knew his purpose in life because his instincts flowed like a river. |
B.) I I D
What is the pattern of the sentence below?
A.) D I D B.) I I D C.) D I I D.) I D I He awoke; he was in a crazed mood after his nightmares. |
Complex
What type of sentence is the following?
My pet lizard jumped onto my mother's head from the bookshelf while I was trying to induce her to buy me a milkshake. |
Dependent clause= When he landed in the apocryphal world,
What is the dependent clause?
When he landed in the apocryphal world, Johnny quailed at the diaphanous creature that accosted him; never before had he seen something have such an odious expression. |
personification
Which of the following is not in the sentence below: simile, metaphor, personification, or alliteration?
He was a raging bull when he found out she lied to him to protect him; she had treated him as if he was as fragile as a fading flower. |
A.) D I D I
What is the pattern of the sentence below?
A.) D I D I B.) I I D I C.) D I I D When the colossal squid emerged from his cave in the depths, he struck fear into the hearts of the divers, and as the divers raced rapidly to the sunny, warm surface, the aggravated squid attempted pursuit. |
Complex
What type of sentence is the following?
Simple Fragment Compound Complex Compound/complex As I write this question, I think of ways to trip you up: leave out the subject, leave out the verb, write an incomplete thought, or leave off punctuation. |