Homophones
their/their/they're moving back to Seattle next month. Select the correct one.
They're
This can allow a reader to infer mood and tone. This also includes denotative and connotative meaning of words. It is also called diction.
word choice
The series of events in a story are called the
plot
We went passed the mall where/were I like to shop.
We went passed the mall where I like to shop.
The main idea of a paragraph is typically backed up by...
supporting details
We can't stay up to/too/two late on a school night.
Too
When two or more characters are engaged in conversation in a text, it is called...
dialogue
During this stage, events occur that make the conflict more complicated.
rising action
Can allow a reader to infer mood and tone. This also includes denotative and connotative meaning of words.
a. characterization c. plot elements
b. word choice d. dialogue
b. word choice?
Which is not the author's purpose:
A-entertain
B-inform
C-persuade
D- antagonize
D-Antagonize
Studying for exams is easier said then/than done.
The _____ in a piece of writing refers to what the text is mainly about.
central idea
The end of the story is called...
resolution
I once had a pizza with anchovies and hated it. Since then/than I have never eaten anchovies.
then
Logical conclusions based on textual evidence are called
Inferences
The dog chased its/it's tail.
its
What tone does not use I, my, me
Objective tone
This comes directly after the climax in the story.
Falling Action
Clues that a narrator is using 3rd person point of view would be the words:
a. I,me, or my c. you, your, you're
b. he, she,they d. than , then
b. he, she,they
The _____ in a piece of writing refers to what the text is mainly about.
central idea, main idea
Megan is meeting her their/there/they're.
there
Another word for a turning point in a story is called
climax
Introducing the characters and time and place in a story.
exposition
When the author asks a question without expecting an answer.
a. elaboration c. author's style
b. rhetorical question d. moral
b. rhetorical question
Your/You're making me laugh too hard!
You're