Grammar
A sentence starts with __________ and ends with ____________.
Capital letter, punctuation
What do you call it when you compare two unlike things NOT using like or as?
Metaphor
How many story elements are there?
5
How many paragraphs are usually in a written essay?
5
What's the tallest land animal?
Giraffe
What do you call a sentence that makes a statement?
Declarative
What type of figurative language is this: Rumors spread like gas near a match.
Simile
What are the 5 story elements?
Character, Setting, Plot, Conflict, Theme
What do you call the first sentence in your essay? It engages the readers.
Hook
Which bird can fly backward?
Hummingbird
What type of punctuation does an interrogative sentence end with?
Question Mark ?
What type of figurative language is this: The ball is in your court.
Idiom
How many POV's are there?
5- 1st, 2nd, 3rd-Limited, 3rd-Objective, 3rd- Omniscient.
What do you call the last sentence of your introduction paragraph that tells the readers what your essay will be about?
Thesis Statement
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
What do you call a sentence that has one independent clause and one dependent clause?
Complex
What type of figurative language is this: The trees danced in the storm.
Personification
What do you call the main character in a story?
Protagonist
What do you call the part of speech that connects two simple sentences together?
Conjunction
How many seconds are in an hour?
3,600
What does FANBOYS stand for?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
What type of Figurative Language is this: The world is a stage.
Metaphor
What are the parts of plot?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution.
What type of sentence is this: When I don't listen in class, I usually do bad on my test.
Complex
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell.