I cannot eat apple sauce because I am allergic to apples.
What is informative?
100
An easy way to remember how to draw inferences is
What is Key Words, Infer, and Support? (KIS Method)
100
I think that we should build a giant wall.
What is an opinion?
200
The main idea of a body paragraph.
What is a topic?
200
A character who undergoes a change of some sort.
What is a dynamic character?
200
You should not eat meat because animals are treated very cruelly and you contribute to global warming every time you eat meat.
What is persuasive?
200
A woman walks into a hospital clutching her abdomen and cursing out her husband, who trails behind her carrying a large bag.
What is a pregnant woman?
200
In Corpus Christie, Texas, it is illegal to raise alligators in your home.
What is a fact?
300
Man vs. Himself, The Loss of Innocence, Love, Grief, Revenge
What are themes?
300
The villain falling off a cliff and onto a pile of sharp pointy rocks
What is the climax?
300
That fish was amazing except for the taste, texture, smell and consistency.
What is Sarcastic?
300
A man ran after a retreating bus, waving his briefcase frantically.
What is he missed his bus?
300
He climbed the mountain and stood looking over the tops of the trees on the mountain across from him. He was right on the precipice and could have fallen.
What is the edge of something?
400
The how, what, when, where, why, how much, or how many.
What are supporting details?
400
A bald scarred man with a thick Russian accent
What is a antagonist?
400
What’s the matter with those idiots in the city council? First they pass new parking regulations saying we can’t park our cars in front of our own houses without a special permit. The sooner we vote those incompetents out, the better off we’ll all be.
What is angry?
400
the idea or feeling implied by a word
What is connotation?
400
The cacophony created by the crash startled me awake.
What is loud noise?
500
Harry Potter, a young boy with magical powers is sent to a wizard school, where he meets loyal friends who help him fight evil enemies.
What is the main idea?
500
Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday, I don’t know. I had a telegram from the home: ‘Mother passed away. Funeral tomorrow. Yours sincerely.’ That doesn’t mean anything. It may have been yesterday.
What is reserved?
500
We have come together this afternoon to mourn the deaths of sixteen miners—our friends and neighbors—who were trapped by fire yesterday, deep below the earth. They lived bravely and they died too soon, leaving behind grieving wives and bewildered children. We bid them a final farewell.
What is sorrowful?
500
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