Essays
This kind of essay is used to give information
Expository Essay
Expository essays usually have this many paragraphs in the body
Three
This part of speech describes verbs
Adverbs
Uses "like" or "as ____ as"
Simile
He _____ (go) there last Thursday.
went (simple past)
Narrative essays do this
Tells a story that can be both fiction or non-fiction
There are usually this many kind of expository essays
Six
"a" and "the" are this
Articles
"Life is a box of chocolates" is an example of this
Metaphor
"I have been waiting for over an hour for a table" is in this tense
present perfect
(started in the past and continues into the present)
All essays start with this
Introduction
This term refers to sentence that states the main point of an expository essay
Thesis (Statement)
Give three examples of prepositions
at, of, from, by, into, across, about, beyond, between, next to, under, above, adjacent to, until, beneath, beside, off, on, in, out, behind, towards, in front of, before, after, against, etc.
"The sun smiled down on the children in the park" is an example of this
Personification
"She had been waiting there for twenty minutes when I finally arrived" is an example of which tense
past perfect continuous
(shows something that started in the past and continued up until another time in the past)
This term is used to describe the main situation or situations in a narrative.
Plot
"Electric Cars and Our Environment" can be an example of what kind of essay
Cause and Effect
Name three synonyms of the adjective "beautiful"
pretty, stunning, gorgeous, lovely, handsome, attractive, alluring, pleasing, charming, arresting, etc.
"The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain" is an example of this
Assonance
(refers to the repetition of a vowel sound in a line of text or poetry. The words have to be close enough together for the repetition to be noticeable.)
"After Sofie ______ (finish) her work, she ____ (go) to lunch. (past perfect)
"had finished" and "went"
This kind of essay can paint a picture
Descriptive
Topic sentences do this
Thy help to support the thesis by including the most important details of the paragraph within it.
"I feel badly for her": Correct or Incorrect
Incorrect
"to feel" is a linking verb that is describing the subject. Therefore, we say, "I feel bad for her".
"Onomatopoeia" is this
words that represent the actual sound of the thing they refer to or describe, such as "boom", "whack", "boing"
"By 6pm, they ________ (leave) for Japan." (future perfect)
"will have left"