Who wrote A Christmas Carol?

Charles Dickens

What is Marley's purpose in the story?

Help Scrooge see how his life will be if he continues to walk around sulkily and treat people bad.

What did Bob Cratchit think about scrooge?

He has sympathy for Scrooge and offers a Christmas toast in his honor.

How many spirits were there? What are their names?

4, Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present & Ghost of Yet to Come (Future)

What was Dicken's purpose in presenting the Spirits in time order ( past, present, yet to come/future?

To demonstrate how certain events in his past affected his present and how the present affected his future.

Which type of figurative language is used in the example below?

My heart is like a singing bird whose nest is in a watered shoot.

a. Hyperbole

b. Personification

c. Metaphor

d. Similie

d. Similie

Which word best completes the following sentence?

The factory workers had_________enough time to eat their lunch before the bell rang to send them back to work.

a. Admire

b. Scarcely

c. Frothly

d. Conveniently

b. Scarcely

Which word best completes the following sentence?

The volleyball player felt________________during the match because her ankle was wrapped due to an old injury.

a. Mortality

b. Ritualistically

c. Vulnerable

d. Meticulous

c. Vulnerable

The following is an example of personification, what is being personified?

while making my way through the forest to my car, it appeared to smile at me mischievously.

a. The forest

b. The smile

c. The car

d. The speaker

c. The car

What is are coordinating and subordinating conjunctions?

Coordinating conjunctions connects words, phrases and clauses of equal importance.   Subordinating conjunctions are used to join a dependent clause (incomplete thought) with an independent clause (complete thought);with less attention on one idea and emphasis on the other.

What are some common comma rules?

Use a comma when you list more than two things, and when you seperate dialogue or quotes.

Which of the following sentences uses commas correctly?

a. Sandy's uncle, who lives in Canada, sent her a charm bracelet.

b. Sandy's uncle who lives in Canada sent her a charm bracelet.

c. Sandy's uncle, who lives in Canada sent her a charm bracelet.

d. Sandy's uncle who lives in Canada, sent her a charm bracelet.

 a. Sandy's uncle, who lives in Canada, sent her a charm bracelet.

Where does a comma need to be added in the following sentence?

However Otis' lies made the truth hard to discover.

a. No comma is needed.

b. However, Otis' lies made the truth hard to discover.

c. However Otis' lies, made the truth hard to discover.

d. However Otis' lies made the truth, hard to discover.

b. However, Otis' lies made the truth hard to discover.

Which of the following sentences correctly uses parallel structure?

a. Mary likes hiking, swimming, and riding a bicycle.

b. Mary likes to hike, and swim, and to ride a bicycle.

c. Mary likes hiking, swimming, and to ride a bicycle.

d. Mary likes hiking, to swim in her pool, and riding a bicycle.

a. Mary likes hiking, swimming, and riding a bicycle.

Using the citation below, what is the proper in-text citation from page 45 of the book?

Donaldson, Sam. Bantering on Watergate. New York: Penguin Books, 1985.

a. "He spoke to us in German and then left us behind" (Bantering on Watergate).

b. "He spoke to us in German and then left us behind" (Donaldson 45).

c. "He spoke to us in German and then left us behind" (Donaldson).

d. "He spoke to us in German and then left us behind" (Bantering on Watergate 45).

b. "He spoke to us in German and then left us behind" (Donaldson 45).