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Inside or outside the box
100

Having the work completed early, I decided to go home.

What is an absolute sentence?

100

Does anyone know what we are having for dinner?

What is a dependent clause?

100

A discoordinated mess of sounds.

What is a cacophony?

100

The main idea that is portrayed in a paper, backed up by evidence.

What is an argument?

100

Movies and TV can be described by what category they fall into.

What is a genre?

200

I really do enjoy a good burger.

What is an emphatic sentence?

200

I went to London with Steve, who lives next door.

What is a non-restrictive clause?

200

It seems to be absurd and impossible.

What is a paradox?

200

Many ideas or lots of evidence is used to support one of these in a paper.

What is a claim?

200

It is used to describe something very solid or sometimes basic, often an example.

What is concrete?

300

Every morning, I make my bed, eat breakfast and feed the dog.

What is a parallel sentence?

300

The teacher always comes to class fully prepared.

What is an independent clause?

300

An overused and unoriginal phrase or idea.

What is a cliche?

300

Something that is intended to help you teach or learn.

What is didactic?

300

What is directly meant by the definition of something.

What is denotative?

400

He decided to major in science, even though he really wanted to study art, philosophy, and theology.

What is a loose sentence?

400

The apple tree that produced no apples last year has tons of blossoms.

What is a restrictive clause?

400

A piece of writing containing an error or a breach of standard practice.

What is a solecism?

400

Using logic to determine the solution or conclusion.

What is inference?

400

A collection of letters that do not form a word but represent a sound.

What is onomatopoeia?

500

By the smell of barbequing and the fireworks in the sky, I knew it had to be Independence Day.

What is a periodic sentence?

500

The person who left their wallet is coming back for it.

What is an essential clause?

500

An exact copy of the original, including any errors.

What is sic?

500

A large or comprehensive description of something.

What is exposition?

500

When reading between the lines you often find hidden meaning.

What is connotative?