Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Directions: Underline the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.
9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.
15. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject.
16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!
5. Time is money.
Task 3. Figurative Language Worksheet
Directions: Read the lines of poetry. Slashes represent line breaks. Figure out which
technique is being used: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, or personification.
In the boxes, explain how you figured out your answer. It is possible that more than
one technique is being used. If you can, explain each.
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2. Drip—hiss—drip—hiss fall the raindrops / on the oaken log which burns, and steams,
and smokes the ceiling beams. / Drip—hiss—the rain never stops.
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3. When the stars threw down their spears, / And water'd heaven with their tears,
Which technique is being used?
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5. I do not care to talk to you although / Your speech evokes a thousand sympathies,
6. The sun was shining on the sea, / Shining with all his might:
Which technique is being used?
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8. The old clock down in the parlor / Like a sleepless mourner grieves,
9. By the lakes that thus outspread / Their lone waters, lone and dead / Their sad waters, sad and chilly
____ 1. Then I attended Morris Junior High. A junior high that was a bad experience.
____ 2. The scene was filled with beauty. Such as the sun sending its brilliant rays to the earth
and the leaves of various shades of red, yellow, and brown moving slowly in the wind.
____ 3. He talked for fifty minutes without taking his eyes off his notes. Like other teachers in
that department, he did not encourage students' questions.
____ 4. Within each group, a wide range of features to choose from. It was difficult to
distinguish between them.
____ 5. A few of the less serious fellows would go into a bar for a steak dinner and a few glasses
of beer. After this meal, they were ready for anything.
____ 6. It can be really embarrassing to be so emotional. Especially when you are on your first
date, you feel that you should be in control.
____ 7. The magazine has a reputation for a sophisticated, prestigious, and elite group of
readers. Although that is a value judgment and in circumstances not a true premise.
____ 8. In the seventh grade every young boy goes out for football. To prove to himself and his
parents that he is a man.
____ 9. She opened the door and let us into her home. Not realizing at the time that we would
never enter that door in her home again.
____10. As Christmas grows near, I find myself looking back into my childhood days at fun-filled
times of snowball fights. To think about this makes me happy.
Task 5. Kinds of Sentences
Below you’ll find a list of sentences. Test your understanding of the four types of
sentences by deciding which kind of sentence is portrayed. (DECLARATIVE,
INTERROGATIVE, IMPERATIVE, EXCLAMATORY)