This important sentence guides your essay by laying out your topic and your ____________.
What is position?
100
The only defect in the actor's good looks was that his ears stuck out. Careful camera angles and a longer haircut hid the problem. Defect means
What is fault
100
These two methods are used to separate two complete sentences.
What are a comma and a conjunction AND a semicolon?
100
The stars shone like a billion diamonds in the sky.
What is simile
100
First, place the ingredients in the mixing bowl. __________, mix them together completely.
What is then or next.
200
Every essay begins and ends with these paragraphs.
What are the introduction and conclusion?
200
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. followed the doctrine of fighting for social change without violence.
What is teaching, philosophy
200
______ is always a verb!
What is IS?
200
What did the orange say to the apple?
I have peelings for you.
What is pun?
200
Many people are excited about Obamacare; ___________, others don't feel the federal government should be involved in healthcare.
What is however?
300
These words can be used to move from one idea to the next in writing.
What is transition?
300
Gil joked, "This painting looks like something my two-year-old son would do." Then he felt acute regret when he realized the artist was standing behind him. Acute means . . .
What is very great, strong, sharp
300
This shows action or a state of being.
What is verb?
300
The crickets sang us to sleep.
What is personification?
300
We want to go to New York this summer; _____________, we are trying to save money now.
What is therefore
400
This can vary based on how much supporting evidence you have.
What is the number of paragraphs?
400
Crystal's long black hair is so prominent that it's the first thing you notice about her. Prominent means
What is obvious, noticable
400
These are the 8 main 'be' verbs.
What are am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been?
400
I'd never go out with him in a million years!
What is hyperbole?
400
These transition words show _______ : first, then, now, finally.
What is time?
500
This short directive tells you what to look for in the text and what to focus on as you analyze it.
What is the prompt?
500
The actress Katharine Hepburn was the recipient of four Academy Awards. She received the fourth one nearly fifty years after the first one. What does recipient mean?
What is one who receives
500
Correct this sentence:
We going to the store today.
What is "We ARE going to the store today."
500
The idea was a lifeline to me, giving me hope of a different future.
What is metaphor?
500
Sally is a helpful girl. ____________, she helps her father prepare breakfast.