Grammar and Conventions
What is a complete sentence?
subject + verb + complete thought
What is the theme of a story?
The "wind whispered through the trees" is what?
Personification
What does infer mean?
to make a logical guess using evidence
What does persuade mean?
to convince a reader
What is a fragment?
An incomplete sentence
What is the climax?
The turning point/most intense moment
"Her smile was as bright as the sun" is what?
Simile
A word with a similar meaning
what does inform mean?
to teach or explain
What punctuation ends a question?
Question mark ?
What is the resolution of the story?
How it ends
"Time is a thief" is what?
Metaphor
A hint in the text that helps define a word
what does entertain mean?
to amuse or tell a story?
What is a run-on sentence?
Two sentences joined incorrectly (to many subjects / verbs)
What part introduces characters and setting?
Exposition
Repetition of beginning sounds is called?
Alliteration
What does connotation mean?
Emotional meaning of a word
What is the purpose of an argumentative essay?
to persuade using reasons and evidence
What is the correct form: their/there/they're
Their = ownership
There = place
They're = they are
How is theme different from the main idea?
Theme = life lesson
Main idea = what the text is mostly about
Words that imitate sounds are?
Onomatopoeia
What is an antonym?
A word with the opposite meaning
What text feature helps explain information visually?
graphs, chart, diagram, etc.