It is used to separate ideas or elements of a sentence. Often heard as a pause when read aloud.
What is a comma.
100
To be stubborn, strong headed or unbending in an opinion you hold.
What is dogmatic.
100
A type of oral or written writing that is used to explain, describe, give information or inform
What is expository.
100
A comparison between two different things, designed to create an unusual, interesting, emotional or other effect often using words such as 'like' or 'as ... as'
What is a simile.
100
This sentence is colored green.
What is a topic or conclusion sentence.
200
It indicates a full stop in a sentence.
What is a period.
200
To split into two as in a river dividing around an island in the middle.
What is bifurcate.
200
A story type of writing that describes a sequence of fictional or non-fictional events.
What is narrative writing.
200
It is used for the purpose of comparison with a thing which is not applicable to it literally. It is an indirect comparison of two unrelated things.
What is a metaphor.
200
This sentence is colored red.
What are explain sentences.
300
A mark to connect independent clauses and suggests a closer relationship than a period does.
What is a semicolon.
300
Appropriate to a purpose, practical, done to finish a job or make more efficient.
What is expedient.
300
A written work in which a writer presents a case for or against a particular position.
What is persuasive writing.
300
The associating an inanimate object to human quality.
What is personification.
300
This is what the letters 'R', 'D' and 'F' stand for.
What is Reason, Detail and Fact.
400
A symbol used at the end of a sentence or phrase to indicate doubt, unknown or the need of a response.
What is a question mark.
400
To give forth flashes of light; to sparkle or to glitter.
What is coruscate.
400
A style of writing that uses characters,setting,and plot to convey stories that are not real.
What is fiction.
400
It is used while exaggerating something. It is to dramatize a normal situation or to make it look worse.
What is a hyperbole.
400
These kind of sentences are color coded yellow.
What are RDF sentences.
500
A punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else.
What is a quotation mark.
500
Pronunciation of the word "ghoti".
What is fish.
500
A style of factual and true writing that tells about real people, places and events.
What is Non-fiction.
500
Using a contradictory term or set of terms to define a situation, object or event. Like 'Jumbo Shrimp'.
What is oxymoron.
500
This kind of sentence has a number word paired with a key idea.