Parts of Speech / Grammar
This part of speech joins two independent clauses.
FANBOY (Coordinating Conjunction)
This type of figurative language is extreme exaggeration.
Hyperbole
What punctuation precedes the opening quotation marks in dialogue?
comma
The last sentence of the introduction paragraph.
What is a thesis statement?
How are theme and main idea of a passage different?
Theme= lesson we can learn
Main idea= subject matter of the text
This part of speech is a word that takes the place of a noun.
What is a pronoun?
Which type of figurative language is this?
The basketball player blocking the shot was like a bird flying in from the sky/
simile
This punctuation can join two independent clauses in a single sentence without a conjunction.
A completed essay must have these three paragraphs.
An introduction, a body, and a conclusion.
What is an objective summary?
A summary that sticks to the facts.
This type of conjunction begins a dependent clause.
What is a subordinating conjunction?
Which type of figurative language is this?
The alarm clock screamed a warning at 5:30 am.
In dialogue, the punctuation goes here if the sentence is a question or an exclamation.
Inside the quotation marks
A word for word piece of evidence from the text.
What is diction?
word choice
HELPING- works with another verb in a team
LINKING- connects the subject to something it is or is like
ACTION- shows action
Name three types of figurative language that are comparisons.
metaphor, simile, personification
What punctuation mark is used when omitting words?
Ellipsis
A argument will contain these two techniques/ideas.
Opposing Sides and counterarguments.
P v P
P v S
P v N
P v Society
What type of verbal is the underlined word?
The crying baby had a wet diaper.
Participle
This a word or phrase that we use to mean something other than its literal meaning.
Ex. It's raining cats and dogs.
Idiom
When and how is a dash used correctly?
Like a comma, but more emphasis.
This is always found at the end of a conclusion.
Call to action
Name and define three types of irony.
Verbal
Dramatic
Situational