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Parts of Speech
Types of Sentences
Paragraph Structure
Vocabulary
Literary Terms
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A person, place, or thing
What is a noun?
100
A sentence that connects two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction
What is a compound sentence?
100
The statement of the main idea/argument of your essay: includes the topic and the opinion
What is a thesis statement?
100
the bad guy
What is a villain?
100
Events that lead up to the climax
What is rising action?
200
A word that describes things
What is an adjective
200
A sentence that connects a subordinate clause to an independent clause
What is a complex sentence?
200
The first sentence of every body paragraph
What is a topic sentence?
200
the act of betraying your country
What is treason?
200
The narrator is the author telling the story from his/her point of view
What is 1st person narration?
300
A word that describes verbs and adjectives
What is an adverb
300
Example: She walked to school.
What is a simple sentence?
300
The last sentence of every body paragraph; sums up your main point
What is a concluding statement?
300
to kick someone out of the country
What is exile?
300
Moral lesson of the story
What is a theme?
400
A word that shows direction or location
What is a preposition
400
Example: Tommy played the violin while he watched T.V.
What is a complex sentence?
400
The first paragraph of any 5-paragraph essay; sets up the focus for your topic
What is the introduction paragraph?
400
a ruler who abuses his power and goes against his people (dictator)
What is a tyrant?
400
Direct comparison between two things
What is a metaphor?
500
A word that connects two things
What is a conjunction
500
Example: I like apples, but I do not like pears.
What is a compound sentence?
500
This usually comes right before the conclusion paragraph in a 5-paragraph persuasive paper; shows the other side of the argument
What is a counter-argument?
500
doubting that there can be an ultimate knowledge of something, like God
What is agnostic?
500
a reference to something famous or well-known
What is an allusion?