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Grammar
Parts of Speech
Word Meanings
Writing
Elements of Lit
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best
What is the correct way to say goodest?
100
Modifies a noun, pronoun.
What does an adjective do in a sentence?
100
Changes it to a noun.
What does the suffix -ment do to the verb astonish?
100
Writing that explains.
What is expository writing?
100
A feeling of unease, waiting for an outcome.
What is suspense?
200
Connects 2 sentences together.
What does a coordinating conjunction do?
200
A word that takes the place of a noun.
What is a pronoun?
200
It makes it mean that it is a 'bad' practice.
What does the prefix mal- do to th word malpractice?
200
Writing that convinces the reader to believe the same as the author.
What is persuasive writing?
200
Use words/paragraphs around a word to try to figurre out the meaning of an unknown word.
Why and how do you use contex clues?
300
It is a short sentence with a subject and verb.
What is a simple sentence?
300
A word tyhat modifies a verb or another adverb. (ex.-well)
What is an adverb?
300
give breath
If -spir means breath, what is the meaning of respirate?
300
A short story or one time when...
What is an anecdote?
300
It's asking author's purpose, or why the passage was written.
What does a question mean when it asks for the purpose of a passage?
400
Proper nouns name specific things and are capitalized. Common nouns are general and are not capitalized.
What is a the difference between a proper noun and a common noun?
400
A word that usually shows action in a sentence. What the subject does.
What is a verb?
400
A true stroy about a person's life written by that person (sometimes referred to as memoirs)
What is an autobiography?
400
A manual
What is an example of technical writing?
400
It is the struggle or problem in the story.
What is conflict?
500
A sentence that has two or more verbs and one subject.
What is a compound predicate?
500
to do again.
What does the prefix re- mean when it's added to a word?
500
Writing that is factual, may include pictures.
What is a news report?
500
By the character's actions, what they say, what others say about them, and how they look physically.
How do you decide what a character in a story is like?