Language
What words have negative connotations?
reeking, bloated, hatred, boring, angry
What is a possessive pronoun example and/or definition?
What does the F in FANBOYS stand for?
for
What is the central idea of a text?
Main Idea
What words are associated with first person point of view?
Examples: I, me, my, we, us
What words have positive connotations?
What is an adverb?
A word that describes a verb. Examples: quickly, slowly
What is a coordinating conjunction?
A word that connects words, phrases, and clauses of equal importance.
What are character traits?
Something unique about a person.
What does contrast mean?
The difference between things.
What is a connotation?
How a word makes you feel or what a word symbolizes
What is an example of an independent clause?
Example: I tipped my head back and closed my eyes
What does coordinating conjunctions need between them?
a comma
What is an inference?
An educated guess
What is a stanza?
A group of lines in a poem. (Looks like a paragraph.)
What punctuation is this sentence missing?
I went to the store and bought steak eggs and milk.
commas between steak/eggs and eggs/and
What is a dependent clause?
A sentence fragment that has a subject and a verb and cannot stand alone as a sentence.
What is a subordinate conjunction?
A word that either begins or falls in the middle of a dependent and independent clause. Examples: because, when, if
What is point of view?
The perspective of a character or author in a story.
What is symbolism?
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
When should you use a colon (:) in a sentence?
Introduce a list, to emphasize, present dialogue
What is an example of a dependent clause?
Examples must include either a subject and no verb or a verb and no subject. Example: if I wait long enough
What does FANBOYS stand for?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What words are used in third person point of view?
He, she, they, them, or names of people
What is an example of symbolism?
A dove represents peace. The grim reaper represents death. The color red represents love.