Simply Defined
By Example
Grammar Rules
Read, Read, Read
Write About It
100
The central idea or message
What is Theme
100
The team crowded around the herd of cows; is an example of this grammar usage
What is collective nouns
100
When one says 'the athletic boy' rather then 'the boy' this has been used.
What is a modifier
100
Repair manual, instructions and warranties are this type of reading
What is Informational reading
100
Name two of the four types of expository writing
What is historical, present, process or current
200
Explain the meaning of; make understandable
What is interpret
200
Somebody could have done what everybody was able to do; but nobody done anything is an example of this grammar usage.
What is idefinite pronouns.
200
A clause must contain two things
What is a subject and a verb
200
Magazines, billboards and brochures are this type of reading
What is recreational reading
200
A letter to a business requires this form of language
What is formal language
300
Find value; judge; determine worth
What is evaluate
300
Autobiographies, encyclopedias, dictionaries and an atlas are a form of this reading
What is informational
300
To combine two independent clauses one could use a conjunction or this
What is a semicolon
300
Street signs, menus and bus schedules are this type of reading
What is functional reading
300
Yo,Yo, What up dog! is this form of language
What is informal language
400
Punctuation used with a list, in time, in verses or with direct quotes
What is a colon
400
Schedules, maps, signs and directions are a form of this type of reading
What is functional
400
Instead of listing all the students by name one could use this to name the group
What is a collective noun
400
Synonyms, antonyms and homonyms are a form of this
What is context
400
Next, then, furthermore and finally are used as this type of words in writing
What is transitional words
500
Parts of a statement that occur just before and just after a word
What is context
500
Luau, 50's bash, pirate adventure and beach bash are an example of this
What is a theme
500
List four indefinite pronouns
What is will vary
500
Another word for the end of a story is
What is a conclusion
500
A well organized writing is writing in an order known as this
What is sequence