Grammar
Terms
RANDOM
What is This?
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100
These words have similar or even the same meaning Cold, Chilly Frozen, Icy Warm, Hot
What is Synonyms?
100
This conversation between people. It is what characters say!
What is Dialogue?
100
Dogs, Cats, People, London, River, Person, toys
What is Nouns?
100
Writing explains, defines, clarifes, or give information about a topic.
What is Expository?
200
A mark that used to link two complex thoughts into a complex sentence.
What is a SEMICOLON ;
200
These works are complete opposites of each other! Example: Hot- Cold Good- Evil
What is Antonyms?
200
An expression commonly used by one group of native language speakers. Example: Bobby is on fire; he scored a 100 on his final exam!
What is Idiom?
200
Barked, Growled, Struck, Ran, Bullied
What is Verbs?
200
Writer's Statements about the Meaning importance of details and examples.
What is Commentary?
300
Third Person point of view pronouns.
What is He/She, They, It, and Them
300
This is the literal meaning of the word. Example: BOBBY IS ON FIRE. Bobby burned to death.
What is Denotation?
300
The central message author writes and conveys.
What is the THEME?
300
Evidence, Facts, stats,
What is Claim Evidence?
400
Answers the question how and in what way. The suffix ly is usually added to end of the word. EXAMPLE: Quick + ly = Quickly. Adjective + ly = ?
What is Adverb?
400
Something that helps put the events of a story in order.
What is Sequence?
400
Float like a butterfly Sting like a bee Rip "Ali"
What is Simile?
400
The song's upbeat melody DANCED across the evening air.
What is Personification?
400
A type of literary genre that tells a a fictional story? Example: Walk Two Moons.
What is Novel?
500
Singular subject go with plural verbs He walks to school. Plural subject get singular verbs They walk to school. This is called?
What is SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT?
500
First person autobiographical story.
What is Personal Narrative.
500
What descriptive language does this simile use? Bob's car smell likes old pizza, socks, and Boogers. I can see the crusty windows. I can feel the scratchy old paint. When you sit inside you can taste how bad the air smells. The word part his his radio sounds like a static trapped inside heavy metal.
What is Sensory Language?
500
Daren decided to explore the spooky house! He said, " I think it is a good idea that we split up to cover more ground." Daren was later found dead.
What is Foreshadowing?
500
A secondary plot that occurs along with a main plot.
What is Subplot?