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Name: ___________________Date: _________ Grade & Section: __________

LRN: ____________________________ Teacher: _______________________

Task 1. Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise

Directions: Underline the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.

1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.

2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.

3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.

4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.

5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.

6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.

7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.

8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.

9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.

10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.

11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.

12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.

13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.

14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?

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.

17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?

18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.

19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!

20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.


Task 2. Literal and Figurative Language

Directions: In the examples below, identify the phrases as literal or figurative. If


phrases are figurative, underline the figurative language and explain what the author
is suggesting, implying, or meaning.

Phrase Literal or Figurative


Example: I am a responsible student. Literal
Example: Sometimes, I need to be my Figurative – little brother’s brain -
little brother’s brain. childish

1. I’m so hungry, I could eat a


horse.

2. She is as fast as a cheetah!

3. He was late to dinner.

4. I stayed up late last night, I’m so


tired!

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.

1. Like burnt-out torches by a sick man's bed

Which technique is being used?

__________________________________________________________________________________

Simile, Metaphor, Personification, or Hyperbole

How do you figure?


(write a sentence explaining your answer)

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.

Which technique is being used?

__________________________________________________________________________________

Simile, Metaphor, Personification, or Hyperbole

How do you figure?


(write a sentence explaining your answer)

3. When the stars threw down their spears, / And water'd heaven with their tears,
Which technique is being used?

__________________________________________________________________________________

Simile, Metaphor, Personification, or Hyperbole

How do you figure?


(write a sentence explaining your answer)

4. The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas,

The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,

Which technique is being used?

__________________________________________________________________________________

Simile, Metaphor, Personification, or Hyperbole

How do you figure?


(write a sentence explaining your answer)

5. I do not care to talk to you although / Your speech evokes a thousand sympathies,

Which technique is being used?


__________________________________________________________________________________

Simile, Metaphor, Personification, or Hyperbole

How do you figure?


(write a sentence explaining your answer)

6. The sun was shining on the sea, / Shining with all his might:
Which technique is being used?
__________________________________________________________________________________

Simile, Metaphor, Personification, or Hyperbole

How do you figure?


(write a sentence explaining your answer)

7. The leaves are little yellow fish / swimming in the river.

Which technique is being used?


__________________________________________________________________________________

Simile, Metaphor, Personification, or Hyperbole

How do you figure?


(write a sentence explaining your answer)

8. The old clock down in the parlor / Like a sleepless mourner grieves,

Which technique is being used?


__________________________________________________________________________________

Simile, Metaphor, Personification, or Hyperbole

How do you figure?


(write a sentence explaining your answer)

9. By the lakes that thus outspread / Their lone waters, lone and dead / Their sad waters, sad and chilly

Which technique is being used?


__________________________________________________________________________________

Simile, Metaphor, Personification, or Hyperbole


How do you figure?
(write a sentence explaining your answer)

10. Fame is a bee. / It has a song -- / It has a sting --

Which technique is being used?


__________________________________________________________________________________

Simile, Metaphor, Personification, or Hyperbole

How do you figure?


(write a sentence explaining your answer)
Task 4. Sentence Fragments
The sentences below appeared in papers written by students. Act as their editor, marking a C if
the sentences in the group are all complete and an F if any of the sentences in the group is a
fragment.

____ 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)

1. Are you ready to go?

2. Atlanta is the capitol of Georgia.

3. I can’t believe the Falcons lost the game!

4. Take me out to the ballgame.

5. Where did I leave my wallet?

6. I lost my wallet at the concert.

7. Oh, my gosh, I lost my wallet at the concert!

8. Please leave your boots at the door.

9. Hurray, I passed the math test!

10. Do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollars.

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