Grammar
This is punctuation
What is the umbrella term for commas, colons, quotation marks, etc.?
What is "theme'?
What is the first sentence called in a paragraph?
topic sentence
What is another word for "not often"?
rarely or occassionally
How many English courses do you need to graduate from an Ontario high school?
4 (four)
What is the part of speech of the word "and"?
conjunction
What is another word for "introduction" in a short story plot structure graph?
exposition
What is the first stage or step in the writing process?
brainstorming or planning
Person vs. Self is one type of conflict. It is also referred to as ____________ conflict
internal
antonym(s)
What punctuation mark is used in a written list?
"The flames of the fire danced in the wind" is an example of ______________.
personification
The last sentence in a paragraph is called the ________________.
concluding sentence
Person vs. Society is one example of this type of conflict.
external
The words "usual" and "typical" are ____________
synonyms
Titles of books, movies, stories need to be _____________. (text feature)
italicized or in quotation marks
I could hear the snake hissing in the grass. The word "hissing" is an example of _____________.
onomatopoeia
editing
The turning point of a story is also called the _________.
climax
How do you spell the word "____________"?
omniscient
When do you use an ellipsis? (...)
It is used for a pause, to show words were left out or an incomplete sentence.
I am over the moon (or on top of the world).
An exaggeration
What standard format are essays completed in the English department in high school and post-secondary institutions?
MLA
When an author of a text uses examples of the 5 senses this is called _____________.
imagery
What does "miscellaneous" mean?
It means an assortment of different things.