Words with Friends
Plotting for Success
So You Think You Can Write?
What's a Subject without its Predicate?
100

This noun means someone in a place where they do not belong. 

What is Interloper?

100

This phase of the plot introduces the reader to the setting and central characters. 

What is the exposition? 

100

The opening sentence of a paragraph is called this.

What is a topic sentence? 

100

This type of clause can stand alone as a simple sentence. 

What is an independent clause? 

200

This noun is a synonym for aid or assistance. 

What is succor or succour?

200

This event introduces audiences to the central conflict of the story. 

What is the inciting incident? 

200

This acronym helps writers remember the order of operations for quote integration. 

What is I.C.E.?

200

This group of words does not include both a subject and a predicate. 

What is a phrase?

300

This adjective means steep or hasty

What is precipitous

300

This literary element deals with the struggle between two forces. 

What is conflict?

300

Apart from restating your topic sentence, this is another consideration you should make when crafting a wrap-up sentence. 

What is addressing the real-world implications or consequences?

300

This group of words has both a subject and a predicate but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. 

What is a dependent clause? 

400

This verb is an antonym for hand-over.

What is harbor?
400

This literary element is often referred to as equipment for living. 

What is theme?

400

This real-world measuring system for gauging the power of an earthquake can also be used to measure the power of a specific quote. 

What is the Richter Scale? 

400

This type of sentence is created when you combine two independent clauses. 

What is a compound sentence? 

500

What is the spelling of the vocabulary term that means accepting something reluctantly? 

What is acquiesce? 

500

This is the proper, two-word definition of theme. 

What is a recurring idea

500

This is the appropriate ratio between your explanation and the rest of your quote integration.

What is a 3:1 ratio? 

500

This part of speech is a verb disguised as a noun.

What is a gerund?