Text Evidence
What do you call a direct phrase taken from a text to prove your point?
A quotation (or direct quote).
True or False: A story's theme can usually be stated in a single word like "love" or "revenge."
False (that is a topic; a theme is a complete statement or lesson about life)
Fix the error: "The students walked to there classroom.
Change "there" to "their."
This type of sentence contains exactly one independent clause and no dependent clauses.
A simple sentence.
"The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky" is an example of this figure of speech.
Personification.
This three-letter verb means to name the author or source where you found your information.
Cite
This is the underlying message, moral, or life lesson that an author wants the reader to learn from a story.
The theme
This punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list or to join two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction.
A comma.
This error occurs when two independent clauses are smashed together without any punctuation or conjunctions.
A run-on sentence
This type of figurative language compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
A simile.
When you explain a text in your own words instead of quoting it directly, you are doing this.
Paraphrasing
This type of theme is common across different cultures, time periods, and countries because it deals with basic human experiences.
A universal theme
Identify the grammatical error in this sentence: "The pack of wolves are running through the forest."
Subject-verb agreement error (it should be "The pack... is running")
This sentence type is made of two independent clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction like "and" or "but."
A compound sentence.
"My backpack weighs a ton!" is an example of this extreme exaggeration.
Hyperbole
This term describes an educated guess or conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning, rather than explicit statements
An inference
In a story where a character's greed leads to their sudden downfall, this is the most likely theme statement.
Greed leads to destruction (or a similar moral lesson)
This type of pronoun shift error occurs when a writer switches from "one" or "they" to "you" within the same paragraph.
Pronoun-antecedent disagreement (or shifting viewpoint)
What type of sentence structure is this: "Because she loved to read, Sarah went to the library, and she borrowed five books."
Compound-complex sentence.
This term refers to words that mimic real-world sounds, such as "buzz," "hiss," or "pop."
Onomatopoeia.
This specific type of bias occurs when a reader only looks for text evidence that supports their preexisting opinion while ignoring contradictory facts.
Confirmation bias.
This literary term describes a recurring element, image, or concept in a story that helps to develop and reveal the theme.
A motif.
This punctuation mark is used to connect two independent clauses that are closely related in thought without using a conjunction.
A semicolon.
This specific type of sentence error happens when a modifier is placed too far from the word it describes, making the sentence confusing, like: "Sizzling in the pan, Bob flipped the bacon."
A misplaced modifier (or dangling modifier)
This literary device uses a concrete object, person, or situation to represent a deeper, abstract idea beyond its literal meaning.
Symbolism.