Vocab
What is deplore?
Why this sentence is not correct:
"While we travel to Italy this summer."
What is a sentence fragment?
a clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence
What is an independent clause?
What is Crabapple Creek?
A statement that expresses the main idea or the claim of an essay.
What is a thesis statement?
in very great numbers (adj) OR a very great number (n)
What is myriad?
Why this sentence is not correct:
"I want to go to Italy and eat gelato so I can experience the best type of ice cream in the world and be happy."
What is a stringy sentence?
A clause that does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence.
What is a subordinate clause?
"The Norman's house and ours have always felt like two rooms in one big mansion"
What is a simile?
A statement that expresses the author's message.
A theme statement.
disagreeable in sound, jarring, lacking in harmony
What is discordant?
Why this sentence is not correct:
"Some glaciers form in the polar regions these ice caps may cover millions of square miles"
What is a run-on sentence?
Identify the subordinate clause:
Because British troops were gathering, Revere made his famous midnight ride.
Because British troops were gathering
Type of figurative language:
"Frank's absence, an odd-shaped missing puzzle piece in our lives"
What is a metaphor?
The first sentence of every body paragraph that connects back to the thesis.
What is a topic sentence?
Synonyms: rash, malicious, spiteful, unprovoked
What is wanton?
Why this sentence is not correct?
"I love to bake cookies, cakes, and to cook pie."
What is faulty parallel structure?
What type of sentence is this?
Her brother Mark is a wonderful violinist, and he often accompanies Paula when she gives a concert.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
The name of Muriel's teacher whom she doesn't get along with.
Who is Mr. Sander?
What are the three purposes of the introduction paragraph?
1. Hook the audience
2. Provide background information
3. Thesis statement
Antonyms: help, promote, facilitate
What is preclude?
Correct this sentence:
"Nervous but feeling excitement, Carla began writing her report."
Nervous but excited, Carla began writing her report.
What type of sentence is this?
To Paula, music is a career, but to Mark, music is a hobby.
What is a compound sentence?
The president of the United States in 1917 who ultimately supported the amendment which gave women the right to vote.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
What are the three purposes of a conclusion paragraph?
1. Re-state the thesis in new words
2. Summarize the main points made in the essay
3. Leave your reader with a strong concluding thought