Formal English
The different "parts" or "chunks" of a formal text, which set its different ideas apart and create structure.
paragraphs
The title of the trilogy of books by Suzanne Collins about heroine Katniss Everdeen and her life in District 12, in an unidentified futuristic time and age
The Hunger Games
A more formal word for "missing" or "gone", starting with the letter A.
absent
The verb form of "intention".
to intend
They need to take care of themselfs.
themselfs -> themselves
The term for when two words are joint together to save space (can't, don't, I've etc.), which should be avoided in formal English.
contractions
Swedish author and playwright who is responsible for such classic works as The Red Room, Miss Julie and The Father.
August Strindberg
An English word for the Swedish word "grav". (PS. I'm not looking for the word "grave")
tomb
When you make an adjective out of the noun "efficiency" you get this word.
efficient
My friend's dog Max had it's yearly vaccination yesterday.
it's -> its
The first sentence of a new paragraph, which acts like a "summary" for what the whole paragraph is about.
Topic sentence
A famous dystopian novel by George Orwell, which is about a future where dictator "Big Brother" rules the people and where everyone is being watched by surveillance cameras all the time.
1984
The English word for the short memorable text you publish in newspapers when someone has died.
obituary
The noun form of "rely".
reliance
There were horses, pigs, sheep, cows on the farm.
There were horses, pigs, sheep and cows on the farm.
Words or phrases like "However", "On the other hand", "Firstly", "In addition to that" are called...?
Linking words/phrases or transitional words/phrases
The first black woman to ever win the Nobel Prize in literature, who wrote classics as Sula and The Bluest Eye.
Toni Morrison
Something that is without flaws or errors is also called...? (Starts with an "I")
impeccable
If you make an adverb out of "happiness", you get this word.
happily
My brother can neither walk or crawl.
or -> nor
The grammatical term for terms and expressions like "turn up", "look out" and "run away", which should be avoided in formal English.
Phrasal verbs
The name of the most famous current Japanese author, who has published works such as "Kafka on the Shore", "Norwegian Wood" and "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running".
Haruki Murakami
Another word for when you make an obvious overstatement. For example if you say "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!".
hyperbole
The noun form of "renew".
renewal
Meg laid in the hammock all day.
laid -> lay