EOC Term Definitions
EOC Term Examples
Miscellaneous
Commas
Miscellaneous Grammar
100

What the writer intends to accomplish by writing the text; the action the writer intends for the reader to take

What is purpose?

100

Every two lines in a stanza end with the same syllable sound.

What is rhyme scheme?

100

President Trump's age

What is 71 years?

100

Where should the comma go in the following sentence:

When I go to see Infinity Wars I will not be dressing up as the Hulk.

What is after "Wars?"

100

The following is a ____________________ sentence:

After we went to prom, we went to the Huddle House, and we each had a waffle.

What is Compound-Complex?

200

A meaning that has come to be associated with a word, besides its dictionary definition.

What is connotation?

200

Some of the __________________(s) of Night are the effects of cruelty, Anti-Semitism, and awareness of genocide.

What is theme?

200

The name of the actor who plays the Black Panther in the 2018 film

Who is Chadwick Boseman?

200

Where do the commas go in the following sentence?

Yes we will go to the mall after lunch but first we will buy gas.

What is after "yes," after "lunch," and after "first?"

200

What type of punctuation would we need after "items?"

When you go to the store, we need the following items mothballs, a snake trap, and a shotgun.

A colon :

Colons can be used after a COMPLETED thought to set-off a list or explanatory idea.

300

The literal definition for the word, as you would find in the dictionary.

What is denotation?

300

Long, flowing sentences; the use of  colorful diction; and lots of detail are all unique features that can make up a writer's _____________________.

What is style?

300

The singer who performed the halftime show at the 2018 Superbowl

Who is Justin Timberlake?

300

On September 11 2001 the Twin Towers fell in New York City New York.

On September 11, 2001, the Twin Towers fell in New York City, New York.

300

What type of punctuation do we need after "outside" if we leave the rest of the sentence as is?

We wanted to go outside however, it was raining.

Semicolon

400

A reference to something well-known or famous within a text

What is allusion?

400

In "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," Angelou uses light-hearted ___________________ to describe the free bird, such as "float," "freedom," and "soft."

What is diction?

400

The rapper recorded as "most rich" according to a 2014 survey

Dr. Dre

400

We went to California first; New Mexico second; and Arizona last.

We went to California first; New Mexico, second; and Arizona, last.

400
What is wrong with the following sentence?


If one goes to New York City, they can see a Broadway play.

Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

500

Conversation between characters or people

What is dialogue?

500

To “kick the bucket” is an example of an ___________________ that means “to die.”

What is idiom?

500

The highest grossing film of all time

What is Gone with the Wind?

500

"When I want your advice" retorted Jack "I will ask for it."

"When I want your advice," retorted Jack, "I will ask for it."

500

How many grammatical errors are in the following sentence?

If you arrive before I do your going to see a nice chair their in the back, please get it for me.

4

Comma after "do," wrong form of "your," wrong form of "their," comma splice error