Grammar
Define the active voice.
The subject performs the action.
Define anaphora.
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
The author is saying that people care more about money than the environment. This sentence uses the ______________ voice.
active
The argument in a paper is often called the ______.
thesis
This metal is used for storing energy in rechargeable batteries.
lithium
Define the passive voice.
The subject is affected by the action.
Naming one thing by something closely associated with it is called _______.
He was stopped by the police in Augusta. This sentence uses the ______________ voice.
passive
In a five paragraph essay, the argument should have _____ key ideas.
3
Maine's number one cash crop for 2020 is ________.
marijuana
Marcus is looking for his friend in the city. This sentence uses the ______________ voice.
active
A single word that applies to two others in different senses is an example of _______________.
zeugma
The resources are depleted. This sentence uses the ______________ voice.
passive
The purpose of a supporting paragraph is to __________.
prove or support one of your three key ideas
The ______________ is Maine's second most valuable fish.
eel
Name two reasons to use the present progressive.
To express an ongoing action. To express a future action.
Calling something to mind without explicit mentioning it is called _______________. E.g. He wore the mark of Cain.
allusion
The people are said to be friendly. Make this sentence active.
They say that the people are friendly.
A ______ should do more than restate your argument. It should develop and expand upon the Maine idea of the paper.
conclusion
Who wrote "The White Silence?"
Jack London
Keeping the subject the same, make this active sentence passive. The bystander identified the thief.
The bystander is identified by the thief.
"Between jobs" in place of "unemployed" is an example of ___________.
euphemism
Our dog was given a rabies shot by Dr. Lambert. Make this sentence active.
Dr. Lambert gave our dog a rabies shot.
List the 6 parts of a thesis statement.
1. topic 2. question 3. statement 4. three key ideas 5. acknowledge the opposition 6. combine steps 5, 3, 4.
Define the word audacity.
boldness, willing to take risks