Homophones
Their/their/they're moving back to Seattle next month. Select the correct one.
They're
Blank can allow a reader to infer mood and tone. This also includes denotative and connotative meaning of words.
WORD CHOICE
The series of events in a story are called the
plot
I have two days until break I will start studying tomorrow.
Punctuate it without a period or comma.
I have two days until break; I will start studying tomorrow.
The main idea of a paragraph is typically backed up by...
supporting details
We can't stay up to/too/two late on a school night.
Too
When two or more characters are engaged in conversation in a text, it is called...
dialogue
During this stage, events occur that make the conflict more complicated.
rising action
Correct the following: I am late but I can not get a detention.
I am late, but I can not get a detention.
Which is not the author's purpose:
A-entertain
B-inform
C-persuade
D- antagonize
D-Antagonize
The coach showed us how to/too/two score a goal.
to
The blank in a piece of writing refers to what the text is mainly about.
central idea
The end of the story is called...
resolution
Punctuate the following: If i am late to school then you will be late too.
If I am late to school, then you will be late too.
Logical conclusions based on textual evidence are called
Inferences
The dog chased its/it's tail.
its
What tone does not use I, my,me
Objective tone
This comes directly after the climax in the story.
Falling Action!
Punctuate the following: Yesterday was fun because we got to play soccer at school.
The blank in a piece of writing refers to what the text is mainly about.
central idea, main idea
Megan is meeting her their/there/they're.
there
Another word for a turning point in a story is called
climax
Introducing the time and place in a story.
Setting
Correct the following: There will be a time and place but not now.
No correction
Blank can allow a reader to infer mood and tone. This also includes denotative and connotative meaning of words. It is also called diction.
Word choice