Literature
Pony Boy is the protagonist of this novel.
What is The Outsiders?
And, but, and or are examples of this part of speech.
What is a (coordinating) conjunction?
A group of words containing a subject and a predicate (verb).
What is a clause?
A paragraph should generally begin with one of these.
What is a topic sentence?
This person wrote the play A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Who is William Shakespeare?
Laurie Saunders was the editor of the school newspaper in this book.
What is The Wave?
Into and under are examples of this.
What is a preposition?
This kind of sentence contains two independent clauses, linked with either a coordinating conjunction or a semi-colon.
What is a compound sentence?
When writing, it is important to be this rather than being general and vague.
What is specific or detailed?
This type of poem typically has 14 lines and is frequently about love.
What is a sonnet?
The "monsters" were coming to this street.
What is Maple Street?
Quickly and soon are examples of this.
What is an adverb?
Adding the word "because" to the beginning of an independent clause creates this.
What is a dependent clause?
Writers use a "hook" to do this.
What is get the reader's attention?
He wrote the Tevye the Dairyman stories.
Who is Sholem Aleichem? (Solomon Rabinovich)
He was on trial in To Kill a Mockingbird.
Who is Tom Robinson?
This part of speech often changes depending on whether it is used as a subject or an object.
What is a pronoun?
A complex sentence contains at least one each of these.
What are an independent clause and a dependent clause?
Most formal English essays follow this format.
What is the MLA?
This Dr. Seuss character "speaks for the trees."
Who is Jean Louise Finch?
These three words are articles, and they are usually put in the broader category of adjectives.
What are a, an, and the?
A comma is needed between the clauses in a complex sentence when this situation occurs.
What is the dependent clause comes first?
This statement often appears at the end of the first paragraph and may include the word "because."
What is the thesis statement?
This hero of Old English literature defeats the monster Grendel.
Who is Beowulf?