Grammar and Usage
The part of speech that connects a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence, showing a relationship of time, place, or direction.
What is a preposition?
The introductory sentence of a paragraph that states the main idea.
What is the topic sentence?
A comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
The main idea of the following sentence: The large, grey elephant slowly walks toward the watering hole, flapping its ears to stay cool in the scorching sun.
What is the elephant moving toward the watering hole to cool down?
The punctuation mark used to separate two independent clauses that are closely related in meaning.
What is a semicolon?
The correct form of the verb "to lie" (recline) in the past tense: She _______ on the couch all afternoon.
What is lay?
The type of paragraph organization that arranges information according to when events happened.
What is chronological order?
A figure of speech where a part is made to represent the whole, or vice verca. For example, all hands on deck.
What is synecdote?
You can infer this about the setting in the following sentence: The old lighthouse stood on a rocky cliff, its beam cutting through the thck fog and warning ships of the treacherous coast.
What is the setting is a coastal area?
The punctuation mark used to introduce a list or as an explanation.
What is a colon?
The type of sentence structure with one independent clause and at leas one dependent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
The literary term for the author's attitude toward the subject or the audience.
What is tone?
The feeling or idea that a word evokes in addition to its literal meaning. For example, "home" suggests warmth, family and safety.
What is connotation?
The author's purpose in the following sentences: The importance of recycling cannot be overstated. By sorting our waste and reusing materials, we can simply reduce pollution and conserve natural resources for the future.
What is to persuade the reader to recycle?
The rule for capitalizing titles of books, movies and articles.
What is captializing all important words along with the first and last words no matter their importance.
The error when a pronoun does not clearly refer to its antecedent.
What is an ambiguous pronoun reference?
The type of essay aims to explain or inform the reader about a certain subject.
What is expository?
The type of irony that occurs when the audience knows something the characters do not.
What is dramatic irony?
The wind howled through skeletal trees and the lone wolf's cry echoed across the moonlit, desotate landscape. The mood in this sentence is most likely this.
What is ominous or eerie?
The error in the sentence: The students wanted to know, who is the author of the poem?
What is the incorrect use of a comma?
The reason this sentence is grammatically incorrect: Between you and I, this is a difficult question.
What is the correct usage is "Between you and me...?"
The writing technique of providing specific and descriptive details rto create a clear and vivid picture in the reader's mind.
What is show, not tell?
The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words. For example: The light of the fire is a bright sight.
What is assonance?
Sarah spend weeks perfecting her science project only to discover her partner has presented a nearly identical project without her knowledge. Now Sarah must decide whether to confront him and risk their friendship or remain silent and receive a lower grade. The central conflict is this.
What is person vs internal conflict?
The correct way to write "to whom it may concern" in a professional letter.
What is "To Whom It May Concern"?