Clauses, Fragments, and Run-ons
Vocabulary List 2
Nonfiction Genres
MLA Formatting
Literary Terms
100
An example of this is the following. Because I could not stop for death.
What is a fragment?
100
This word has the following definition: to besiege by encircling (as with an army; to harass
What is beleaguer?
100
A text that focuses on particular people, places, and events, and goes into great detail regarding concepts and ideas of specific market interest. A feature article is not meant to report the latest breaking news, but rather an in-depth look at a subject.
What is a feature article?
100
These go in the upper right corner of each page.
What is your last name and the page number?
100
An uncomplicated character whom the reader can know very little about.
What is a flat character?
200
An example of this is the following. The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.
What is a sentence?
200
This word has the following definition: a narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief from pain
What is opiate?
200
a narrative an author writes about his or her own life
What is an autobiography?
200
The line spacing in a research paper.
What is double spacing?
200
The main character in a narrative, on whom the author focuses most of the story’s attention.
What is a protagonist?
300
An example of this is the following. The trees are lovely, I love the spring.
What is a run-on (specifically, a comma splice)?
300
This word has the following definition: to combine
What is amalgamate?
300
A news report of any length, usually presented in a straightforward style and without editorial comment.
What is a news story?
300
These should be in a thesis statement.
yWhat is Your subject, your point, and your reasons?
300
A character who is so ordinary or unoriginal that the character seems like an oversimplified representation of a type, gender, class, religious group, or occupation.
What is a stereotype?
400
An example of this is the following. Ate three hot dogs in five minutes.
What is a fragment?
400
This word has the following definition: an exaggerated portrayal of one’s features
What is caricature?
400
A text that tells the true story of something that happened to the writer
What is a personal narrative?
400
The sources you have to site in your paper.
What is everything you quoted, summarized, or paraphrased in your paper?
400
A character who remains the same during the course of the story.
What is a static character?
500
An example of this is the following. The books weighed more than I could lift so I left them in the storage room for you.
What is a run-on? [You can't join two sentences with just a conjunction such as "and." You have to use a comma before the "and."]
500
This word has the following definition: to waste time; to dawdle
What is dally?
500
A text that, without bias, explains a topic
What is an expository essay?
500
The order citations should be listed in a works cited page.
What is alphabetical?
500
The end of a plot. It resolves the conflict and any loose ends. It may contain a change of fortune, otherwise known as a surprise ending.
What is denouement (also known as resolution)?
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