Sentence Types
This type of sentence has one verb and one complete idea. It is the shortest kind and is great for showing quick action
Simple Sentence
This term describes how a writer sounds, including tone, word choice, and sentence length.
Voice
This skill helps you figure out a word’s meaning by looking at the sentences around it.
Using context clues
This figure of speech combines two opposite ideas to show contrast.
Oxymoron
This type of writing asks you to describe your own memories and feelings honestly.
Autobiographical writing
This type of sentence has two complete ideas joined by a word like and or but.
Compound Sentence
This idea reminds you that punctuation choices like commas or dashes help shape the writing.
Punctuation contributes to voice
This vocabulary skill asks you to find a word that means the same as another word.
Synonym
This term describes the emotional feeling a word gives you beyond its dictionary meaning.
Connotation
This reading skill encourages you to notice whether a writer’s words feel friendly, harsh, or emotional.
Understanding tone
This type of sentence has one main idea and at least one extra idea that cannot stand alone. Look for words like because or although.
Complex sentence
This concept explains why a writer might choose short sentences to create tension or determination.
Short sentences create tension or excitement
This skill reminds you to think about whether a word is a noun, verb, or adjective before guessing its meaning.
Understanding grammatical form
This idea explains why a writer might use a phrase like honeyed sadness.
To show mixed feelings through oxymoron
This idea reminds you that writers choose specific words to create a certain reaction in the reader.
Word choice
This type of sentence has at least two complete ideas and at least one dependent idea.
Compound-complex sentence
This concept explains why a writer might choose long sentences to create a slower, thoughtful mood.
Long sentences create a reflective or philosophical tone
This idea asks you to think about whether a word is used for description or for effect.
Word choice analysis
This concept helps you understand how certain words create mood or tone.
Word choice
This concept helps you understand how a writer expresses personal thoughts or reactions
Writer's choice
This part of a sentence can stand alone and makes sense by itself.
Independent clause
This idea helps you understand how a writer expresses personal thoughts or reactions in a text.
Writer's voice
This skill encourages you to test the sentences before and after a word to understand its meaning.
Checking surrounding context
This skill asks you to think about how a writer’s chosen words reveal their personality or attitude.
Writer's tone
This skill encourages you to describe your thoughts, feelings, and reactions clearly when writing about a memory.
Using personal voice