Grammar
Identify the subject of this sentence:
The cat is sleeping under the table
The cat
Claim, evidence, reasoning
Two languages that English is derived from
German, Latin, or Greek (any 2 are acceptable)
What is a rhetorical device?
Technique that a writer uses to make their writing more interesting
The purpose of a verb
Express action or state of being
(Ran/walked/shouted/is/feels)
The first sentence of a body paragraph is called…
The prefix in Reconstruction and its meaning
Re (again)
What is a metaphor?
Comparison between two unlike things without using “like” or “as”
Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence:
I am at the park with my friends
At the park
The last sentence of the introductory paragraph and main argument of an essay
Thesis
The suffix of Biology
-ology (the study of)
Name the rhetorical device used: “A little lion leaned down”
Alliteration
One example of a preposition
Many answers. Sample responses: at, in, on, by, of, for, about, after, around, before, behind
The purpose of reasoning
Explaining how evidence supports the claim
The meaning of the greek root ”graph”
Write/record (calligraphy, paragraph)
Difference between similes and metaphors
Similes use “like” or “as,” while metaphors don’t
The three elements of a complete sentence
Subject, verb, complete thought
Two pieces of a counterargument
1. Present the opposing viewpoint
2. Show how your stance is stronger
The meaning of the latin root “dict”
Say/speak (dictionary, prediction, dictator)
Example of imagery
Answers vary. Sample responses: Leaves rustled in the breeze, the rough bark scratched her palms