These connect words and phrases (clauses) Ex: but, or, nor, for, and
What is a conjunction
100
A story about yourself written by yourself
What is an autobiography
100
Signing your name after the closing
What is the signature
100
Two or more sentences put together using and, or, but,
What is a compound sentence
100
used in contractions (can't), used to show possession (her's), and used instead of numbers ('99)
What is an apostrophe
200
a word that shows action. ex: run, jump, take, look
What is a verb
200
A story about someone else's life
What is a biography
200
The ending of the letter. ex: Sincerely, Love
What is the closing
200
Two or more sentences put together without punctuation it goes on and on an on...
What is a run-on
200
used to separate words in a list, to separate numbers in dates and addresses, and to separate thoughts
What is a comma
300
a word that describes a noun. Tells how many, what kind, or which one. ex: two, yellow, beautiful
What is an adjective
300
A story that combines real life events with imaginary events Ex: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
What is a fantasy
300
The main message of the letter
What is the body
300
A sentence that is missing a subject, the verb, or both
What is a sentence fragment
300
used to introduce a list: after the greeting in the letter, between numbers to show the time
What is a colon
400
a word that describes a verb. Tells how, when, or where something happened. ex: slowly
What is an adverb
400
a fictional story that uses real events and real people that tells a story about a time from the past
What is historical fiction
400
The part of the letter, usually in the upper right corner, that contains your address and the date
What is the heading
400
the agreement between the subject and the action it does in the sentence. Ex: Ms. Beavers collects the learning logs on Friday.
What is subject-verb agreement
400
used to signify that a person is talking or for special words or slang. "Pay attention!" said the teacher
What are quotation marks
500
these begin phrases and show relationships. ex: in, around, up, down
What is a preposition
500
An imaginary story that helps explain events in nature
What is a myth
500
The part of the letter that contains the person or persons to whom you are writing
What is the address, salutation
500
The relationship between the pronoun and the noun to which it refers; the two must agree. Ex: The woman drove to the school. She dropped off her child for class.
What is pronoun/antecedent
500
used to add information (so the reader knows more about the subject)