Parts of Speech
What type of word connects two independent clauses to form a compound sentence?
A conjunction.
_____________ is a synonym for hate.
Abhor
(50 pts for 'antipathy')
Ex means . . .
Se means . . .
Ex= out, away, from
Se= Apart
(50 points for getting one and not the other.)
It, they, we, and I are all examples of ___________.
pronouns.
When you transition between body paragraphs, where does the transition SENTENCE actually go?
A) Between the two paragraphs
B) At the end of the previous paragraph
C) At the beginning of the new paragraph
D) You don't need a transition sentence. Just a word is fine for an ELA paper.
B) At the end of the previous paragraph
A noun is_______
A verb is ________
An adjective ________
An adverb ________
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea
A verb is an action
An adjective describes a noun
An adverb describes a verb
The word "____________" can mean 'someone you feel bad for" OR "someone you hate".
wretch
"My heart jumped into my throat" is an example of . . .
personification
Con means . . .
Contra means . . .
Con=with/together
Contra= against/opposite
The word 'Adverb' is an example of what part of speech?
Noun
What are the three parts of an introduction paragraph?
Hook
Overview/ Roadmap
Thesis Statement
Plaintively is an . . .
adverb
The __________________ in that paragraph showed the class that Henry would likely die soon.
Foreshadowing
Using two opposite words (in parallel sentence structure) to emphasize contrast is ______________.
Antithesis
-ence makes a word a___________, -ous makes a word a ____________, -ive makes a word a _____________, and -ate makes a word a ________.
ion=noun, ous=adjective, ive=adjective, ate=verb
Pronounce the vocabulary word that can be a synonym for 'boredom'.
ennui (Awhn-Wee)
The first sentence of a BODY PARAGRAPH is called the __________ ___________.
Topic Sentence.
Rachel __________ the race.
Verb
Enslaved people were often ____________ and ___________ by their owners, because the owners thought the people they enslaved should be _______________.
brutalized and objectified, subservient
If an understatement makes things seem 'less' than they actually are, then a ______________ makes things seem 'more' than they actually are.
hyperbole
Interscprition would mean . . .
something written between
Parts of speech:
The sixteen-year-old did not like the law that __________ he couldn't be out driving between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m..
(said, stated) = Verb
What information do you NEED in an MLA in-text citation?
Author's last name and page number.
King George III was a _________, _____________, petty man.
Adjective, Adjective
Teachers are not _____________, but they do have ________________ over their classroom.
omnipotent
jurisdiction
"The teacher got 10/20 on the test they made" is an example of . . .
Irony
Uniruption would mean . . .
Something that bursts once, something that breaks once, the one thing that broke, etc.
(Uni=one, rupt=break/burst, ion=noun)
An evil or cruel leader is often called a _____________, and is never described as being ______________.
Tyrant, Benevolent
Give me a GOOD example of a way to start a conclusion paragraph. (Think, transitional phrase.)
All of this shows, As can be clearly seen, The evidence clearly shows . . .
I will TAKE POINTS AWAY IF YOU SAY "IN CONCLUSION"
The _____________ bird ___________ before flying away ___________.
adjective, verb, adverb.
General Washington has an angry ____________ right now because the ______________ are _____________ from the storm last night.
disposition/(tone), provisions, saturated
Give me a metaphor example.
There are SOOOOO many possibilities. :)
Please don't use 'like' or 'as' . . .
reunidictate
(to = verb= ate, speak=dict, one=uni, again=re)
Which type of figurative language is basically 'repetition'?
Anaphora
What comes after the title in a bibliography entry for a book?
The city of Publication
(175 points for 'publisher information')