Grammar Super-
Basics
Basics
What is the word ending that USUALLY gives away that the word is an adverb?
-ly
What is the definition of a genre?
A category or type of story.
What is the primary goal of persuasive writing?
Convincing someone to agree with your ideas.
Name all three parts of ACE
Answer
Cite
Explain
How many syllables are in the word:
Gratitude
3
What are two of the three ways to fix a comma splice?
EXAMPLE: "It's really nice outside, let's go out and play."
1. Period/New sentence
2. Add FANBOYS
3. Semicolon
What are the major styles of conflict? (Four total)
Person vs:
Person
Nature
Society
Self
What do all three of the persuasive techniques (Pathos/ethos/logos) provide to strengthen a persuasive argument.
REASONS to trust the speaker.
Name the function of each paragraph in an expository essay.
Introduce
Body (1, 2, 3)
Conclusion
What conventional style is this?
Snow
Silent, white
Dancing, falling, drifting
Covering everything it touches
Blanket
Cinquain
What are the two times (and the ONLY two times) that you use an apostrophe?
1. Possession: Dog's=belonging to the dog
2. Contraction: It's=It is
Where should a climax be found in the story?
"Murder is wrong"
Why is something so widely accepted still only an opinion?
If there isn't hard evidence (usually numbers or tested data), someone could disagree. If it isn't truth for everyone, it is an opinion by definition.
What is the name of the main point that you aim to prove through your writing?
Thesis Statement
An ODE could be described with one single word?
Celebration/Praise
Correct the sentence:
Three boy left his bikes in the forest before they will go swimming.
Three boys left their bikes in the forest before they went swimming.
What might you do in a story to convince readers that dishonesty is a poor character trait to have? In other words, how would you build a story where the THEME is: "The author believes that honesty will get you further in life."
Include two characters: One who is honest and one who lies/steals. Have BAD things happen to the second character and GOOD things happen to the first one as a direct result of their actions.
VIDEO QUESTION:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyg-yYiDJ2M
Name and explain how we see two of the three persuasive styles here.
Logos: Features (ergonomic/clean rinse/etc)
Pathos: It's a smiley face! That alone is a positive image.
Name three styles of writing that fall within the category of expository writing:
Articles (Newspaper, internet, magazine)
Textbook (History/Science)
Essay
Biography (Some are also entertainment, but not all)
Research (Scientific journals)
Statistics
Lots more, too!
How many beats (not syllables) exist in the following line?
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
5
In order of the words, list the part of speech of EVERY word in the sentence:
Two dogs crawled quietly through the big house.
Adjective, noun, verb, adverb, preposition, adjective/article, adjective, noun
Give me an example of an ALLUSION you might use to say that someone has a weakness.
Achilles' Heel
Kryptonite
You need to write a letter convincing Mr. Budd to give you a Camp Kern trip in 8th grade since you missed it this year. Give me a general example of how you would use pathos, ethos, AND logos to convince me.
Pathos: Talk about the morale you all suffered due to the misery of quarantine.
Logos: Provide some statistic regarding how regular/expected it is for a class to receive some sort of end-of-year trip, highlighting unfairness
Ethos: Get a quote from an expert (Camp counselor, class president, other school principal) about how good of an idea it is.
Give me an idea of what each sentence of an introduction should do. You don't need to tell me specifically what each would actually be about.
1. Introduce the main idea in general terms
2. Introduce your specific thesis statement
3-5. Introduce your body topics
Finish the following poem is a way that follows its style.
There was an Old Man in a boat,
Who said, 'I'm afloat, I'm afloat!'
When they said, 'No! you ain't!'
He was ready to faint,
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Answers vary here.