Sentence and Paragraph Basics
What is a subject
Doing something or about which something is being said
What does a fragment not include?
a complete thought.
What is a noun?
Person, place, thing, or idea.
What are good transition words that help us move clearly from one point to the next?
finally, first, after, next, also, even though
What is theme?
Main message or lesson learned from story.
What is a predicate?
Says something about the subject
Comma and conjunction
Semicolon
Period.
what is the present tense of walk
walks
What punctuation should follow a sentence that declares a statement.
period
What is first person point of view?
narrator tells story and uses I or we
What are modifiers?
Change or add to the meaning of the subject or predicate?
Give me two words that are negative.
None, no
What is a verbal
part verb/noun or part adjective/adverb
What is one example of a hook?
question, statistic, surprising fact, flashback, dialogue
What is introduced in the exposition?
setting and characters.
True or False: if subject is singular, verb must be singular
True
How do you make an adjective a comparative adjective?
Add er
What should be in my conclusion?
Lesson learned, an idea for the audience, reflection
What was the climax of the Lightning Thief
Fight with Ares
What is an adjective clause?
Subordinate clause that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.
What type of verb should these indefinite pronouns have?
each, either, neither, one, everyone, anyone, everybody, and somoebody
What is the past participle of began.
begun
How can I avoid rambling sentences?
don't include to many ands or buts
When citing evidence, I need to do three things. What are these three things?
state the author, article title, paragraph #.