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Potpourri
100
These modify nouns and describe them
What is an adjective
100
A word expressing action, existence, or occurrence
What is a verb
100
A Japanese verse form of three unrhymed lines of 5,7,5 syllables, respectively
What is haiku
100
A story or account
What is narrative
100
When a letter is underlined three times, it indicates it needs this
What is capitalization
200
These are words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs and by expressing time, place, manner or degree.
What is an adverb
200
A verb that functions chiefly as a connection between a subject and a predicate
What is a linking verb
200
A rhymed nonsense poem of 5 lines where the first, second and fifth lines rhyme and the 3rd and 4th lines rhyme. AABBA
What is a limerick
200
Writing that is not based on absolute certainty or positive knowledge but on what seems true, valid, or probable
What is opinion writing
200
When a ^ is used, it indicates to do this
What is add something
300
A word that connects a noun or pronoun to another element of a sentence
What is a preposition
300
Designating a noun that names a specific individual, place, etc.
What is a proper noun
300
The rhythmical flow and phrasing in language
What is cadence
300
The name of moving from one paragraph to the next with flow and understanding
What is transition
300
These are used to indicate dialogue
What are quotation marks
400
A word used in place of a noun
What is a pronoun
400
A group of words, not a full sentence or clause, conveying a single thought
What is a phrase
400
The repetition of a sound at the ends of two or more lines
What is rhyme
400
The decisive turning point of the action; the highest point
What is the climax
400
This is punctuation used before a long quotation, explanation, example, series, and after the salutation of a formal letter
What is a colon
500
A word used to connect words, phrases, or clauses
What is a conjunction
500
A clause that can function as a complete sentence
What is an independent clause
500
The feeling of a recurring beat or accent
What is rhythm
500
The practical lesson of a story. The significance or meaning (like a fable)
What is a moral
500
These are used when you rename the subject of a sentence
What are commas