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Commas
Pronouns
Rhetorical Devices
Figurative Language
Hodge Podge
100
"After I learn how to put a comma in a sentence, I will ace TCAP."
What is AAAWWUBBIS?
100
The noun that the pronoun refers to
What is the Antecedent?
100
When you repeat initial consonant sounds in words
What is Alliteration?
100
"My love for you is a wildfire - I can't control the burning passion in my soul"?
What is Metaphor?
100
First Person Point of View
What is the point of view when you use the "I, we" voice?
200
"I have worked hard all year, so I know that I will ace TCAP."
What is FANBOYS?
200
Someone, somebody, something, anyone, anybody, anything, no one, nobody, nothing, everyone, everybody, everything, one, neither, each, another, much, either?
What are Singular Indefinite Pronouns?
200
When you make a short, informal reference to a famous person or event?
What is Allusion?
200
"You're as beautiful as the sunset"
What is Simile?
200
The Toulmin Model
What is the argument model that focuses on claim, warrant, support, and rebuttal?
300
"Pausing briefly for a rest, I worked my way through all the questions."
What is Participial Phrase?
300
The point of view which uses the "you" voice
What is Second Person Point of View
300
When you start successive phrases, clauses, or sentences the same way?
What is Anaphora?
300
"The tires screeched and groaned as I swerved to avoid the platypus"
What is Onomatopoeia?
300
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
What are the three types of persuasion?
400
"For breakfast I ate eggs, bacon, and toast."
What is Commas in a Series?
400
The case you use when the pronoun is the subject of the verb and when the pronoun follows a linking verb
What is Subjective Case?
400
When you ask a question that you don't want answered?
What is Rhetorical Question?
400
"You're so sweet, sugar gets jealous"
What is Personification?
400
Gerund
What is an -ing word used as a noun? Example: Eating is my favorite activity.
500
"I aced the TCAP test, the finest test in the nation."
What is Appositive?
500
When you use an apostrophe with a possessive pronoun
What is never, ever, ever?
500
An extreme exaggeration
What is Hyperbole?
500
"Our love is like a mirage, tricking me into believe it's real"
What is Simile and Personification?
500
Infinitive
What is using "to" in front of a verb, thus creating a noun? "To sleep in is my favorite past time."