the form of a word after all of it's prefixes and suffizes have been removed
What are root words?
100
the use of two negative words when only one is needed (ain't never, don't need no)
What is a double negative?
100
punctuation marks that show someone's exact words ("Don't hit your sister!" Mom yelled.)
What is quotation marks?
100
a genre made up of books or stories that are about real people or events
What is nonfiction?
100
the place in which a story happens ( A story about the French Revolution takes place in Paris.)
What is setting?
200
the part of a word that comes before its base (pre, post, non, anti)
What is a prefix?
200
a word, phrase, or sentence that gives an order
What is a command?
200
punctuation marks that put two words together to make a contraction or show possession (you're, Marty's, Mother's Day)
What is an apostrophe?
200
brief stories made up by an author
What is a short story?
200
a story that is told through the eyes of the main character
What is first person?
300
the part of a word that comes after its base (ing, ion, ly)
What is a suffix?
300
a sentence that contains more than one main clause but is not separated by punctuation or a conjunction (Mary took her dog for a walk and then did laundry and then made dinner for her family Mary had a long day.)
What is a run-on sentence?
300
punctuation marks that make sentences into questions (Where did the cat go?)
What is a question mark?
300
a genre of stories made up by the author
What is fiction?
300
the technique an author uses to make readers feel like they know the character
What is character development?
400
the letter that begins a sentence or a proper noun
What is a capital letter?
400
a particular person, place or thing (Harry, Smithsonian Institute)
What is a proper noun?
400
a talk someone gives out loud to an entire class (a book report, a poetry recital)
What is an oral presentation?
400
a genre of stories that are intended to deliver a moral ("Hansel and Gretel")
What are fairy tales?
400
descriptions of sounds, smells, tastes, sights, and textures (The room smelled like soap and perfume.)
What is sensory details?
500
the individual sounds that words are made of (re/ne/go/ti/ate)
What is syllables?
500
a pronoun that represents a person in a sesntence (Marla and I went to her beach house.)
What is a personal pronoun?
500
punctuation marks are used to introduce lists or direct quotations (Gene needs theses things for football practice: shoulder pads, a helmet, a mouth guard, and cleats.)
What are colons?
500
a genre of stories that are intended to be performed
What are plays?
500
the technique an author uses to make readers feel excited about what will happen next in the story