What is a punctuation mark used to introduce a list or an example?
colon
100
What is an alphabetical listening of words that provides their meanings, pronunciations, parts of speech, and origins
dictionary
100
What is a word's dictionary definition, or what it literally means?
denotation
100
What is clear and direct expression of ideas?
conciseness
100
What is a narrative set in modern times?
contemporary fiction
200
What is a graphic organizer that presents information arranged into columns and rows in a box?
chart
200
What is descriptive information that expands upon the main idea in a text
detail
200
What is to examine the differences between two or more things?
contrast
200
What is a phrase that describes or limits a word or word group that does not appear in the sentence, or is associated with a word or word group other than the one intended?
dangling modifier
200
What is two or more adjectives that equally modify a noun?
coordinating adjectives
300
What is a problem that a character must solve?
conflict
300
What is the beginning of a story, when the settings and characters are established?
exposition
300
What is a literary work intended to be performed by actors for an audience
drama
300
What is a resource that is accessed through a computer or other electronic device?
digital source
300
What is a word such as and, but, or so that joins two independent clauses?
coordinating conjunction
400
What is a punctuation mark used to set off nonessential information in a sentence?
dash
400
What is the background or circumstances in which events occur; the words and sentences surrounding a particular word in a text
context
400
What is something that represents a group or type?
example
400
What is a clause that cannot stand alone stand alone as a complete sentence?
dependent clause
400
What is a statement that can be verified independently and objectively?
fact
500
What is to correct errors in content grammar and style?
edit
500
What is the last paragraph in a composition?
conclusion
500
What is the events leading to the solving of the problem?
falling action
500
What is the emotional weight a word carries, or the set of associates implied by the word?
connnotation
500
What are the words spoken by characters to each other?