Text Structure
What kind of text structure tells steps in order?
Sequential
What is denotation?
What type of figurative language is an extreme exaggeration?
Hyperbole
Would you use a semi-colon or a colon for the following sentence?
For my camping trip I need __ shoes, shirts, socks, etc.
Colon
What is an example of a proper noun?
Answers vary... any name of something
What kind of text structure would explain why something happened and what happened as a result?
Cause and Effect
What is the correct connotation for the following sentence?
Stephanie decided to behave childlike at the job interview.
a. positive
b. neutral
c. negative
c. negative
How is a metaphor different than a simile?
It does not use the words "like" or "as" to compare
An ellipsis shows an ___________ from a sentence
omission/pause
An independent clause can be a _________ sentence
Complete
What kind of text structure would a pamphlet that is showing the different dog breeds and their personality differences be?
Compare and Contrast
What do we call it when we make an educated guess based off the text?
Inference
What figurative language is used in the following sentence?
The wind whispered secrets to the trees
Personification
Which of the following symbols is a hyphen?
a. ]
b. -
c. ;
b. -
Define what a conditional verb mood is
expresses actions or ideas that depend on a condition
What type of text structure is a recipe for cookies?
Sequential
Is the following a fact or an opinion?
Drinking coffee might make you feel shaky
Opinion
What figurative language is used in the following sentence?
The classroom was a zoo
Metaphor
What is a hyphen used for?
A strong pause within a sentence
when starting a sentence with a dependent clause, a _________ is needed before the independent clause
comma
What type of text structure would a biography be?
Chronological
What do we use when we come across and unknown word in a text?
Context Clues
What figurative language is used in the following sentence?
She said, "Don't cry over spilt milk"
Idiom
What would you focus on the determine the difference of multiple meaning words?
Context clues and parts of speech
Superlative adjectives compares __(number)____ or more things
three