Figurative Language
This type of comparison uses "like" or "as."
This type of sentence is made of two independent clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS).
What is a compound sentence?
Choose the correct pronoun: "___ (Me / I) went to the store to buy snacks for the party
What is "I"
This is the very first sentence of an essay, designed to grab the reader’s attention.
What is a hook?
Which word has a more positive connotation: "The girl was very strong-willed" or "The girl was very stubborn"?
What is a strong-willed?
Where do the commas go in this sentence: "I need to buy apples bread milk and eggs."
What is "apples, bread, milk, and eggs"?
An extreme exaggeration, such as "I’ve told you a million times."
What is a hyperbole?
This type of sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause
What is a complex sentence?
This is the noun that a pronoun replaces or refers back to.
What is an antecedent?
Usually found at the end of the introduction, this single sentence states the main point or argument of the entire essay.
What is a thesis statement?
Does the word "shack" (referring to a home)have a positive, negative, or neutral connotation?
What is negative?
Before which word should a comma be placed in this sentence: "I wanted to go to the park but it started to rain."
What is "but"? (The comma goes before the coordinating conjunction).
Giving human qualities to a non-human object, like "the wind whistled."
What is personification?
In the sentence "Because it was raining, we stayed inside," the phrase "Because it was raining" is this type of clause.
What is a dependent clause?
Choose the correct pronoun: "The teacher gave the gold stars to Sarah and ___ (I / me)."
What is "me"?
These paragraphs make up the middle of the essay and provide details, facts, and examples to support the thesis.
What are body paragraphs?
If you want to describe a character who is very careful with money in a complimentary way, would you call them "cheap" or "thrifty"?
What is thrifty?
In the sentence "After the long movie we all went out for pizza," a comma should be placed after this word.
What is "movie"?
A comma is needed after the introductory phrase
A comparison that says one thing is another thing (without using like/as).
What is a metaphor?
These are what type of conjunctions: For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
What are coordinating conjunctions?
Identify the vague pronoun in this sentence: "John and Jack packed snacks for the trip, and he ate them before getting there.
What is "he"?
Words or phrases like "However," "Therefore," or "In addition" that help connect ideas between sentences and paragraphs.
What are transitions?
1. "The group was persistent."
2. "The group was annoying."
Which sentence suggests the group's behavior was a positive trait?
What is sentence 1?
Correct the comma usage in this sentence: "Let's eat Grandma!"
What is "Let's eat, Grandma!"? (Commas are used to set off the name of a person being spoken to directly).
Words that imitate sounds, such as "Buzz," "Splash," or "Bang."
What is onomatopoeia?
What are subordinating conjunctions?
Identify the vague pronoun in this sentence:"The car hit the tree, but it wasn't damaged
What is "it"?
The final sentence of an essay that restates.
What is a call to action?
An author describes a house as "ancient" instead of "old." Is an adjective a positive, negative, or neutral connotation?
What is positive?
Where do/does the comma(s) go in this sentence?
Mr. Smith my science teacher is very tall"
Before 'my' and after 'teacher'
Mr. Smith, my science teacher, is very tall"