Grammar
Complete the following sentence:
"Keep this secret between you and ____________ (I, me, we, us)."
what is me
The process by which a character’s personality is revealed. This can be direct (when the author tells about a character) or indirect (how they speak, act, think, look, and what others say or think of them)
what is characterization
correct the misspelled word: ACOMODATION
what is ACCOMMODATION
An opposing/opposite claim
what is counterclaim
What is a synonym for "miniscule"
what is tiny
words such as "and", "but", "so"
what is conjunction
any struggle between opposing forces; it drives each and every story
what is conflict
correct the misspelled word: embaras
what is embarrass
the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.
plagiarism
What is a synonym for "juvenile"
immature
Complete the following sentence:
"She saw a lady ____________ she presumed worked at the store, and she asked her a question (who, whose, whom, who's)."
what is whom
What literary device is used below:
"A full moon peeked out from behind two clouds. Tree shadows illuminated the snow drifts in its shimmering light."
what is personification
correct the misspelled word: garantee
what is guarantee
inability to resist urges to steal items that you generally don't really need and that usually have little value.
Kleptomania
What is a synonym for "indolent"
what is lazy
What is the direct object in the following sentence: "I played Call of Duty all night"
what is Call of Duty
an outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected; the difference between what is expected to happen and what actually does
what is irony
correct the misspelled word: RYTHIM
what is RHYTHM
a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society
misanthrope
what is an antonym for "volatile"
what is stable
What is the subject of the following sentence: "Here stands The Statue of Liberty"
what is The Statue of Liberty
What literary device is used below:
"Ms. Richards is the president of a world-famous computer corporation. One day, she gets a phone call. "You've won a contest!" the man on the line says. Ms. Richards smiles wryly when she learns that the grand prize is … the computer her company makes."
what is situational irony
correct the misspelled word: EXILERATED
what is EXHILARATED
a person who dislikes, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against women
what is a misogynist
What is a synonym for "destitute"
what is poor