Grammar
What is a fragment?
How many sentences does Ms. Hines require for you to make a paragraph?
At least _________
five
What is the meaning of "identity"
who someone is
What punctuation marks must you put around a sentence that you copied from a text?
Quotation Marks " "
What is it called when you used words in a sentence to figure out a meaning of a word you do not know?
(Hint: Starts with "C")
Context Clues
What must a sentence have in order to be a complete sentence and not a fragment? List all three things that it must have
Subject, Verb, Complete Thought
List the proper order for the MLA format starting with "student's name" until "indent"
Student's Name, Teacher's Name, Subject, Date, Title in the center, indent next line to start the paragraph
a situation when two things are opposite of each other
What is a compound subject and compound verb?
two or more subjects in a sentence
two or more verbs in a sentence
What does it mean when we say purpose when we are talking about the author's purpose?
Why he or she is writing the piece?
What he or she intends for the audience?
In a sentence: the person doing the action is called the _______ while the action they are doing is called the _________.
Subject Verb
Why should you indent every paragraph?
Also so that your reader's can take a glance at your essay and see right away where the paragraphs are
What is the meaning of "sensory details" when it comes to writing?
details that uses the five senses (hear, smell, touch, taste, and sight) in writing
What is the meaning of a run-on sentence?
when two complete sentences are put together without using a coordinating conjunction or proper punctuation, such as a period or a semicolon
What is another phrase for a person's perspective?
(Hint: Starts with a "P")
Their point of view
What is an independent clause?
a sentence that can stand on its own
For MLA format, what should you put on the right side of the header when typing in google docs?
your last name and page number
What is dramatic irony?
irony that occurs when the audience knows something that the characters don’t
What is another word for a verb that starts with the letter P?
Predicate
What is the difference between an antonym and a synonym?
Antonym: opposite
Synonym: similar
List all 7 of the coordinating conjunctions
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
In an essay, what are the different paragraphs called?
Start with the first paragraph is called _________
then the middle paragraph is called _________
then the last paragraph is called _________
introductory
body
concluding
What is situational irony?
a situation when things happen in a way that seems to be the opposite of what you expected
Which sentence is written in an active voice and which sentence is written in a passive voice?
1. The man was bitten by the dog.
2. The dog bit the man.
Explain why one is active and the other is passive (what's the overall difference?)
1 is passive because the subject is receiving the action and the subject is placed at the end
2 is active because the subject is performing the action and the subject is at the beginning of the sentence
When talking about context clues, what is the meaning of "inference"?
To draw a conclusion as to what the word means or to guess what it means based on what's given