Verbs, Verbs, Verbs
A verb phrase that starts with a conjugated "to be" and ends with a present participle (-ing) verb.
What is the progressive tense?
Based on its Greek root bio, Biology means this.
What is the study of life?
What is connotation?
The form of the Watcher.
What is traditional?
The event that triggered the debate about owning exotic pets.
What is the Zanesville incident?
A verb phrase that starts with a conjugated "to have" and ends with a past participle verb(-ed).
What is the perfect tense?
Based on its Greek root phil, philanthropist means this.
What is someone who loves people?
Using powerful verbs, precise nouns, and vivid adjectives or adverbs in order to affect the reader's experience and create a personal writing style.
What is word choice?
A form technique which speeds up the pace of a poem.
What are short line lengths?
The claim of "Let People Own Exotic Animals."
What is exotic animal ownership is okay if the owners are responsible?
This verb always has a direct object.
What is a transitive verb?
What is the opposite?
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration?
The minor miracle in "After the Hurricane."
What is walking past the National Guard?
The claim of "Wild Animals Aren't Pets."
The future tense will always have this helping verb.
What is "will?"
Based on its Greek root tri, triangle means this.
What is a shape with three sides and three points?
How the author writes, not what the author writes.
What is style?
"Sat on the stoop" and "signs of a storm" are examples of this in "Watcher."
What is alliteration?
The part of an argument that comes directly after the claim.
What is the reason?
The sentence "I am really happy for you" is in this tense.
What is the present tense?
Based on the Greek root phon, phonics means this.
What is the sound of letters?
Methods used to influence others to agree with certain opinions or to take action.
What are persuasive techniques?
The author's tones (3) in "A Night to Remember."
What is objective, authentic, and reliable?
Authors use this technique to give a positive spin to a statement.
What is loaded language?