Grammar &
Punctuation
Punctuation
This punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list or to separate ideas after introductory words.
What is a comma?
Pronouns like me, you, him, her, it, us, and them are used to receive the action and are called this.
What are subject pronouns?
Words like "buzz", "pop", and "crash" fall under this fun, sound-based device.
What is an onomatopoeia?
What is theme?
If you see this root word (like in the word "chronological"), you know it relates to time.
What is Chrono?
"I went home I did my homework" is an example of this common, breathless mistake.
What is a semicolon?
What is a comparative adjective?
Unlike its cousin the simile, this figure of speech says one thing IS another, such as "Time is a thief."
What is a metaphor?
This word describes how the *reader feels while reading, created by the setting, imagery, and details.
What is mood?
Ancient Greek myths were often created to explain mysteries and these types of worldly occurances.
What are natural events?
This type of sentence structure contains exactly one independent clause and one dependent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
While "good" is an adjective, you must use this adverb when describing someone who performed brilliantly on a test.
What is "well"?
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" is an extreme exaggeration known as this.
What is a hyperbole?
This specific non-fiction text structure focuses on what happened and the reasons why it happened.
What is cause and effect?
Because she challenged Athena to a weaving contest, this mortal was transformed into the first spider.
Who is Arachne?
The phrase "had sung" (as opposed to "had sang") is an example of this specific past-focused verb tense.
What is past perfect?
To fix the incorrect sentence "Me and her went to the game," you must replace the pronouns with these two subject pronouns.
What is She and I?
Giving human actions to non-human things, like animals acting like people or nature feeling emotions.
What is personification?
This specific point of view uses words like "he" or "she" but focuses entirely on the thoughts of only one character.
What is 3rd limited?
Who is Narcissus?
"Speeding around the corner, the tree was hit by the car." This confusing sentence contains this specific grammatical error.
What is a dangling modifier?
What is switching pronouns?
"Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers" is a classic example of this repeating consonant sound device.
What is alliteration?
When writing this back-and-forth character interaction, you must use quotation marks and put end punctuation *inside* the quotes.
What is dialogue?
To escape the pursuit of Apollo, Daphne underwent a transformation into this part of nature.
What is a laurel tree?