Well, what do you know? (First day fun)

Question 1

The colour blue represents what in advertising?

Accepted Answer

trust

Question 2

What literary element is this? The bloody battle was bathed in body parts and barren hopes.

Accepted Answer

personification, alliteration, imagery, cacophony

Question 3

Is a comma splice a positive or negative thing in writing?

Accepted Answer

Negative

Question 4

What punctuation can introduce a list?

Accepted Answer

:

Question 5

A predicate is most like what part of speech?

Accepted Answer

verb

Question 6

Fictional literature is...

Accepted Answer

made up

Question 7

Is this punctuation correct? He said, "I've missed you".

Accepted Answer

Incorrect

Question 8

The __________ cars were left in the executive parking lot.

Accepted Answer

bosses'

Question 9

She could of left the child at home but decided against it.

Accepted Answer

Incorrect

Question 10

By what part of speech is a semi-colon replaced?

Accepted Answer

conjunction

Question 11

Which is a common concrete noun?

Accepted Answer

running shoe

Question 12

This point of view is where the narrator knows all the thoughts and actions of all characters.

Accepted Answer

omniscient

Question 13

Which is not a play written by Shakespeare?

Accepted Answer

All's Fair in Love and War

Question 14

The company lost its integrity when the CEO was found guilty of embezzlement.

Accepted Answer

Correct

Question 15

Who wrote Catcher in the Rye?

Accepted Answer

JD Salinger

Question 16

It is predicted that the undefeated team will be _________ in the finals.

Accepted Answer

loosing, losing

Question 17

Which is correct?

Accepted Answer

each other

Question 18

Is this MLA correct? According to Jones, the planet "looks like a formidable mess" (92).

Accepted Answer

Correct

Question 19

What is not a genre of literature?

Accepted Answer

Fear

Question 20

The __________ car was left in the executive parking lot.

Accepted Answer

boss'

Questions 20