Vocabulary
Circumference
The distance around a circle.
Eavesdrop
To listen in on a conversation without someone's knowledge.
Phrase a sentence that uses affect properly.
Must be used as a verb in the sentence.
Phrase an imperative sentence
Sentence should be a command or a request.
What does S.P.A.M. represent?
S - situation
P - purpose
A - audience
M - mode
Debris
The remains of something that has been destroyed.
Ignite
To set on fire
Phrase a sentence using effect properly.
Sentence must use effect as a verb
Sentence should be a question.
What acronym do we use to write paragraphs?
P.e.E.e.E.L
Banish
To send away
Jargon
Technical terminology
Falter
Unsteady or out of balance
What is a compound sentence
Two independent clauses joined by a FANBOY - for, and, nor, but, or, yet.
Complex sentence
A sentence that consists of an independent clause and a dependent clause connected by a subordinating conjunction. AAAWWWUBBIS
Brackish
Slightly salty
Adversary
An opponent or foe
Dependent clause
A phrase that cannot stand alone as a sentence.
Phrase a sentence using an adjective.
A word that modifies a noun. Tells how many, what kind of, or which one.
Phrase a sentence using an adverb.
An adverb modifies a verb, adjective or another adverb.
Habitation
A permanent dwelling
Grueling
Trying or exhausting
What do the letters P.e.E.e.E.L stand for?
P - Point - Topic of Paragraph
e - evidence
E - explanation
e - evidence
E - explanation
L - link (links paragraph to next one)
Gerund
A verb posing as a noun
Participle
A participle is a form of a verb that can be used as an adjective or an adverb.