
Heroic Couplets and Appositive Phrases
Authored by Brent Robitaille
English
12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Consider the following sentence: "Bonnie, my cousin, lived on a farm." Match the following phrases with their grammatical roles.
Subject of the sentence
my cousin
Appositive phrase
Bonnie
Prepositional phrase
lived on a farm
Main verb phrase
on a farm
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the sentence 'Mark, the pitcher, threw many fast balls during the game.', what is the appositive or appositive phrase?
Mark
the pitcher
threw many fast balls
during the game
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CCSS.L.11-12.1
CCSS.L.11-12.3
3.
MATCH QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Consider the following sentence: "A large black cloud, a sign of a thunderstorm, appeared in the sky." Match the following phrases with their descriptions.
verb phrase
appeared in the sky
appositive phrase
a sign of a thunderstorm
The subject of the sentence
A large black cloud
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence correctly uses 'a blanket of snow' as an appositive phrase?
The field, a blanket of snow, looked beautiful in the morning light.
A blanket of snow covered the field, making it look beautiful.
The field was covered in snow, a blanket of snow.
In the morning light, the field looked beautiful, a blanket of snow.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the following as a closed couplet or an example of enjambment. Base your answer on the completion of thought in the lines, not on the punctuation.
Fit to be stewards in land and rents and game / To any Peer in England you could name, (Geoffrey Chaucer)
Closed couplet
Enjambment
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the following as a closed couplet or an example of enjambment. Base your answer on the completion of thought in the lines, not on the punctuation.
At Sestos Hero dwelt; Hero the fair, / Whom young Apollo courted for her hair, (Christopher Marlowe)
Closed couplet
Enjambment
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the following as a closed couplet or an example of enjambment. Base your answer on the completion of thought in the lines, not on the punctuation.
A little learning is a dangerous thing; / Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: (Alexander Pope)
Closed couplet
Enjambment
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.5
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