Grammar Slammer
Which part of speech describes a noun or pronoun?
adjective
What is the lesson or message an author is trying to teach in a story called?
theme
What are words with opposite meanings called?
antonyms
What is the turning point in a story where the tension reaches its hightest point?
What is a statement that can be proven true with evidence?
fact
What does the stem "inter" mean?
between
What part of speech modifies a verb and often ends in '-ly"? Examples: quickly, angrily, or happily
adverb
What is the most important point an author is making in an informational text called?
central or main idea
What type of figurative language is being used here:
"The clouds were like cotton balls."
simile
Which part of the plot comes after the climax and shows the results of the characters' actions?
falling action
What is the main claim or position in an argumentative essay called?
thesis statement
Which stem word means "half"?
semi
What type of sentence error is this:
"Running down the hallway without shoes."
fragment
What is the author's attitude toward a topic called?
tone
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: What literary device is being used here:
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
alliteration
What literary term means clues the author gives in the story that hint about future events?
foreshadowing
What do you call evidence taken directly from a text?
textual evidence
What does "equi" mean?
equal
What punctuation mark joins two closely related independent clauses without a conjunction?
semicolon
What is something called that is implied but not directly stated in the text?
This refers to the literal or precise dictionary definition of a word.
For example: Snake: a long, legless reptile
detonation
A narrator suddenly shifts from the present to a memory from years earlier. What literary technique is being used?
flashback
What is the opposing side of an argument called?
counterclaim
What are the stem words for "before" and "after"?
pre-
post-
Identify and correct the error in this sentence:
"Neither the students nor the teacher were prepared for the surprise quiz."
Were should be was.
Teacher is singular and closest to the verb
was - singular
were - plural
After the main conflict is solved, the author reveals what happens to the characters, answers remaining questions, and ties up loose ends. What part of the plot is being described?
resolution
This refers to the feeling or association connected to a word.
For example: He acted like a snake and told everyone my secret behind my back.
connotation
What is the beginning part of a story called where the characters and setting are introduced?
What are the three things needed fro a strong argument?
claim, evidence, and a counterclaim
Identify the word with a stem in this sentence and tell the meaning of it:
The boy fell off of his bicycle and broke his arm.
bicycle
bi- means two