Grammar
Parts of an essay
P Techniques
Vocabulary 2
Parts of Speech
100
A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses.
What is compound?
100
The first paragraph in an essay.
What is the introduction?
100
70% of the people who play video games don’t like to read.
What are facts and figures?
100
Work jointly towards a common cause.
What is collaborate?
100
Group of letters added to the beginning of a word.
What is prefix?
200
A word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things.
What is a noun?
200
This sentence tells what the essay is going to be about.
What is thesis statement?
200
You will be happy if you use this product.
What is transfer?
200
The situation of words surrounding an unknown piece of text.
What are context clues?
200
A suffix, placed after the stem of a word.
What is affix?
300
A word that takes the place of a noun.
What is pronoun?
300
This includes a summary of what is in the essay and a closing thought.
What is conclusion?
300
Persuading people to do something by letting them know others are doing it.
What is bandwagon?
300
To make clear.
What is clarify?
300
To restate in your own words.
What is paraphrase?
400
A sentence that contains one main clause or independent clause and at least one subordinate clause or dependent clause
What is complex?
400
This proves that you are not making up your facts.
What are in-text citations.
400
Advertisers make it seem that the product is so new that you will be the first on the block to have it.
What is avant-garde?
400
Learn or develop a skill, habit, or quality.
What is acquire?
400
Examples include is, are, was, were, am.
What is linking verb?
500
A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence
What is verb?
500
You are doing this when you are claiming other ideas as your own.
What is plagiarizing?
500
Advertisers use both celebrities and regular people to endorse products.
What is testimonial?
500
Last page of an essay where sources are acknowledged.
What is a Works Cited page?
500
Used to provide textual evidence and support.
What is reference?
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