Vocabulary
Bifurcate
to split in two
What are each of the FANBOYS
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What type of writing has a list of instructions?
Process
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as
What are logos, ethos, and pathos?
logic, character, emotion
Coruscate
To sparkle
When can I use a semicolon?
When I have two independent clauses that are closely related
What is the difference between a dictionary definition and an extended or expanded definition?
What is a metaphor?
A direct comparison
Transitions are all about
relationships between ideas
Juxtapose
To put together, usually with the purpose of comparing
When should I use a comma with a subordinate clause?
When the subordinating word begins the sentence
In narrative writing, what does it mean to keep our tense consistent?
Past tense should remain past, present remain present, and so on
What is an example of repetition?
We shall fight, we shall fight, we shall fight
What type of format (MLA, APA, Chicago) is most widely used for papers that involve scientific research?
APA
Ubiquitous
Everywhere, in several places at once
What is a transition sandwich?
; nevertheless,
What is a metaphor, and what type of writing uses it?
A direct comparison, descriptive
What is omission?
When you leave something out on purpose that your audience must supply
The article, "How the Chicken Conquered the World," is a powerful example of taking two ideas contradict one another and making it work. What do we call that?
Paradox
Winsome
Charming, charismatic
What is the type of punctuation that can be replaced with a phrase like, "which is," "which are," "that are," or "that is"?
What types of writing (subgenres) can appear in argumentative writing?
All of them (descriptive, definition, narrative, compare and contrast, exemplification, etc.)
What is an allusion?
A reference (to allude means to make reference to)
In "A Piece of Chalk," what does G. K. Chesterton discover at the end?
He is sitting on white chalk