the central idea, or theme, of the passage this week
What is Kyle wanting to take art classes?
200
sets off three or more items in a list, separates asides, separates independent clauses that begin with conjunctions, and links independent clauses with dependent clauses
What is a comma?
200
instructions that describe the setting and tell the actors how they should move, speak, and behave onstage
What are stage directions?
200
the bad guy
Who is the villain?
200
support with evidence
What is corroborate?
300
interchangeable with a period
What is a semicolon?
300
the words that the characters speak
What is dialogue?
300
the good guy
Who is the hero?
300
acting like a servant
What is subservient?
400
indicates possession and to contract two words into one word
What is an apostrophe?
400
the sequence of events
What is the plot?
400
opposes the hero
Who is the villain?
400
A movie ticket stub would __________ your claim of having gone to a movie last night.
What is corroborate?
500
comes after an independent clause and introduces a list, an explanation, or an explanatory quotation
What is a colon?
500
the problem
What is conflict?
500
contrasts with the other characters; usually a comic relief
Who is the foil?
500
A dog that sits and stays when commanded is __________.