Figurative Language
A comparison using like or as
The antagonist in the story
Who is Brom Bones
A clause that can stand alone
What is an independent clause
This is what STAAR stands for.
The term for the most important point or central idea of a text?
What is main idea or thesis
A comparison without like or as
The setting of the story
What is Tarrytown
Includes 2 independent clauses and is joined by a coordinating conjunction.
What is a compound sentence
This word is best suited to replace "displayed" in this sentence, "One study displayed that students’ behavior in school improved after they attended just 10 weeks of martial-arts training, thanks to its emphasis on self-discipline."
Imparted, proclaimed, revealed, or exhibited
What is revealed
Mr. David recently (less than two weeks ago) went to this city to give a presentation about grammar.
What is Denver
An extreme exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole
The last name of Ichabod's love interest
What is Van Tassel
Includes an independent and a dependent clause and is joined by a subordinating conjunction.
What is a complex sentence
The term for the perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view
In this sentence, this word provides the best clue that microbes are things that are alive, "Inside, microbes digest organic waste and produce methane bubbles."
What is digest
A phrase not meant to be taken literally
What is an idiom
The pumpkin symbolizes this body part
What is the Horseman's head
The word "because" is this type of conjunction.
What is subordinating
This is the meaning of the word "infer"
What is to make an educated guess
The most common letter in the English Language
What is "e"
Contradictory terms that appear together.
What is an Oxymoron
The author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
What is Washington Irving
"Because I told you so!" is an example of this.
What is sentence fragment/dependent clause
This word is the most similar to "calamity" in the sentence, "But honestly, your flub is on the boring end of the spectrum. I don’t think you’ll make the final cut."
What is flub
The English Language is most heavily influenced by this foreign language. (Hint: 1066 Normans)
What is French