Vocabulary
Strong Hostility
What is Animosity?
What is "The Leap"
Where does the comma go in the following sentence?
The child giggled played and napped while I babysat.
Where is after giggled and after played?
What is a noun?
What is the name for the story itself?
A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
What is anecdote?
We know that Vera's name comes from the Latin word for "truth," but she lies throughout the story.
What is dramatic irony?
Where does the comma go in the following sentence?
We went skating and we went to get hot cocoa.
Where is after skating?
What is the acronym to remember coordinating conjunctions?
What is FANBOYS?
Where the story takes place (both time and location)
What is Setting?
It is appropriate or suitable; it befits
What is Behoove?
Tom was a work-a-holic.
Anna was brave.
Sekhar was honest.
Vera was manipulative.
What is characterization?
Where is a comma needed in the following sentence:
I ate three big cookies instead of my supper last night.
Where is nowhere; there doesn't need to be a comma.
In my garden
What is a preposition or prepositional phrase?
When someone say something opposite from what they mean for comedic effect; the opposite from what is expected to happen takes places; when the reader knows something that the characters in the story don't
What is irony?
Tom realized that his wife was what was really important to him, not his job
What is the theme of Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket
The comma that is correct to have, but also correct to leave out
What is the oxford comma?
Incredibly bright
What is an adverb that describes an adjective?
The overarching takeaway of a story
What is theme?
Not influenced by personal feelings when presenting facts
What is Objective?
The paradox in "Like the Sun"
What is "Sometimes you must be cruel to be kind"
What is "Sometimes doing the right thing can lead to consequences"
Insert the comma into the following sentence:
My mom sarcastically whispered under her breath "Thanks a lot!" after I gave her a hard time.
Where is after breath?
Rather slowly
What is an adverb that describes another adverb
A seemingly contradictory statement that, after stronger consideration, reveals a deep truth
What is Paradox?