Greek & Latin Roots
The word “dict,” as in predict or dictate, means this.
What is to say?
This term describes the time & place in which a story occurs.
What is setting?
These sentences give more information & help explain or support the main idea.
What are supporting details?
What are the 8 parts of speech?
What are nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, conjunctions, prepositions & interjections?
This term uses “like” or “as” to make a comparison.
What is a simile?
The Greek root “chron,” as in chronological or synchronize, means this.
What is time?
This is a central message or lesson in a literary work.
What is theme?
This sentence is usually found at the end of the introduction and tells readers what your paper is going to be about.
What is a thesis statement?
This type of sentence asks a question.
What is an interrogative sentence?
This term gives an extreme exaggeration to a word of sentence.
What is a hyperbole?
The Greek root “phobia,” as in claustrophobia or acrophobia, means this.
What is fear?
This term gives a hint or clue about what will happen later in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
This term is the opposite side of your argument that you address to strengthen your own.
What is a counterclaim?
This word shows a relationship between nouns & pronouns in a sentence.
What is a preposition?
Which term of figurative language is used in this sentence? “Time is a thief that steals our moments.”
What is a metaphor?
What is an autograph?
What is your signature?
This term describes the struggle between opposing forces in a story.
What is conflict?
This term is a statement that answers the question.
What is a claim?
A gerund is a verb form that ends in this.
What is -ing?
Which term of figurative language is used in this sentence? “He revealed our secret.”
What is an idiom?
The word congregate contains the root greg. What does the root “greg” mean?
What is shape?
This term describes a character who changes significantly throughout the story.
What is a dynamic character?
In an argumentative essay, these statements support your claim & help prove your point.
What are reasons?
Is the following sentence in active or passive voice?
“The house is being cleaned by me.”
What is passive voice?
Which term of figurative language is used in this sentence? “When it comes to math, he’s a real Einstein.”
What is an allusion?