Choose a synonym for the word constantly in the sentence below: These sharks live alone and roam the ocean, constantly searching for food.
What is always, continually, etc... ?
100
The meaning of the word PREPAY as used in the following sentence: Some gas stations that are afraid of theft will require the customers to prepay for their gas.
What is pay before?
200
The angle from which the story is told
What is the point of view?
200
Giving human qualities to something that is not real.
What is personification?
200
This type of sentence had two independent clauses joined by a specfic part of speech.
What is a compound sentence?
200
Choose the synonym for the word pressure in the sentence below: The ice could slide down a slope if there is too much pressure on the bottom of the glacier.
What is strain...etc?
200
Write the following sentence correctly: You can play only one sport, so you must choose either track but also baseball.
What is "You can play only one sport, so you must choose either track or baseball?"
300
The development of the story from start to finish
What is the plot?
300
The use of words to create vivid mental images or pictures in the reader's head.
What is imagery?
300
This the part of speech that joins to independent clauses to form a compound sentence.
What is a conjunction?
300
Choose a synonym for the word chief in the following sentence: Although no longer used as a chief source of fuel in the U.S., kerosene is still used today.
What is main..etc?
300
The meaning of the word INTERWOVEN in the following sentence: The cloth was interwoven with bright and dark colors.
What is woven between?
400
A character that only has one side to his/her personality and doesn't evolve throughout the story
What is a flat character?
400
A comparison between two things without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
400
This is a type of sentence that contains two clauses but one of them can't stand on it's own.
What is a complex sentence?
400
Choose a synonym for the word everyday in the following sentence: It soon became an everyday source of fuel in the 1800's.
What is common, commonplace, typical..etc ?
400
Adding -FUL to the root word PAIN in the following sentence changes the meaning to: I got a painful injury when I fell from the swing.
What is full of pain?
500
The "message" of the story
What is the theme?
500
A problem between what is expected and what is revealed.
What is irony?
500
When a clause can't stand on it's own as a sentence we refer to it as a _______________.
What is a dependent or subordinate clause?
500
Choose the antonym for the word dense in the following sentence: This makes the glacier dense and makes it look blue.
What is light, airy etc...?
500
The magazine's readership was at an all time low, and they were losing money. The word READERSHIP means: