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Words
Words
THIS five-letter noun that begins with an “s” means a large amount of something (like a ____________ of books) or a sudden and strong rush or flood of something (like a ____________ of anger).
What is SPATE?
THIS three-letter word that begins with an “h” is a noun that refers to an event that happens by chance. EXAMPLE: Winning the lottery was a fortunate ____ that changed his life.
As an archaic verb, it means to happen or to occur by chance. EXAMPLE: "Whatever may ____, we will face it together."
What is HAP?
THIS four-letter verb that begins with a “t” is an obsolete, outdated, and archaic word that means to think or believe.
What is TROW?
In your narratives, many of you used a hyphen at the end of a line of dialogue to indicate that a character was being interrupted.
EXAMPLE: “It’s not what it looks like-” but Kelly cut her off.
However, the correct punctuation in this context is THIS (which is a longer line).
EXAMPLE: “It’s not what it looks like—” but Kelly cut her off.
What is an EM DASH?
THIS is the deliberate omission or absence of connecting words like “and,” “but,” and “or” from a sentence.
EXAMPLE: "I came, I saw, I conquered." - Julius Caesar
(instead of . . . I came, I saw, and I conquered.)
*EFFECT: speeds up the rhythm; emphasizes/intensifies key words/ideas
What is ASYNDETON?