Vocabulary
Grammar
Writing
Persuasion
Literature
100
Flesh eating animal
What is a carnivore
100
Change the noun "athlete" into an adjective.
What is "athletic."
100
What's wrong with the sentence: "Because I saw you."
It is a fragment (dependent clause)
100
The three persuasive appeals
What are ethos, pathos, and logos
100
Oedipus was born where
What is Thebes
200
Nonchalant and carefree
What is cavalier
200
Change the noun "beauty" into an adverb.
What is "beautifully."
200
What is missing in the sentence: "Since our coach gave us a pep talk we performed better."
Comma after dependent clause: "Since our coach gave us a pep talk, we performed better."
200
After you grab the attention of your audience, how should you proceed with your persuasion?
Establish a need, satisfy the need, visualize the future, and call to action.
200
Name the chronological order of a knight, page, and squire
page, squire, knight
300
To ponder; to reflect
What is to ruminate
300
The word "Jim" in the sentence: Jim went to the store, so he could cook dinner.
What is an antecedent.
300
When writing a business letter, the line that begins with "Dear So and So:" is called...
What is a salutation.
300
Which type of appeal is "doctor recommended"
Logical (logos)
300
Example of a metaphor
Something is something
400
Root meaning "next to"
What is "para"
400
The word "Jenni" in the sentence: "My teammate, Jenni, is a fast runner.
What is an appositive.
400
The signature block of a business letter.
What is a closing
400
Which type of appeal is "It's now or never!"
Emotional (pathos)
400
Example of a simile
Something is like something
500
Root meaning "through"
What is "per"
500
Change the verb "act" into a noun.
What is "action"
500
Name the error in the sentence: "We went to the store, that was down the street."
Omit the comma before "that." "We went to the store that was down the street."
500
What's wrong with this sentence in a persuasive piece: "Homework is stupid, so we shouldn't have any. Teachers are mean for making us do so much work."
It is an opinion; it establishes prejudice; and reveals bias.
500
Make up a sentence with alliteration
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.