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The force (a person or item) that tries to stop the main character from achieving a goal is called
What is the antagonist
100
The pretty girl sang a sweet song. The simple subject of this sentence is
What is girl (the simple subject is the main noun/pronoun)
100
The part of speech that names a person, place, thing, or idea/concept is called
What is noun
100
Name this text structure Carrots, a root vegetable, that is usually orange, purple, red, white, or yellow in color, with a crisp texture. It can be eaten in a variety of ways. One way it can be eaten is raw, but the Eater should remember to wash it first because Raw carrots carry harmful bacteria. In addition To tasting good, carrots improve vision and digestive problems.
What is listing
100
The five domains of the PA Writing include focus, organization, style, and conventions. The domain that is missing is
What is content
200
Tommy pushes Sally into a pile of mud on their way to the school bus. Sally decides to slash the tires on his bicycle. Sally's MOTIVE for doing this is most likely that she is
What is seeking revenge
200
The yo-yo was stuck in the tree. The complete predicate of this sentence is
What is was stuck in the tree (complete means the entire predicate starting with the verb)
200
An apple fell from the tree; the girl rubbed her head. Find the pronoun.
What is her
200
The detail that focuses on the central idea of a text is called
What is main idea
200
The use of vivid, visual descriptive details that appeals to our five senses
What is imagery
300
The three parts of setting are:
What is time, location, and environmental conditions (such as furniture, weather, dialect/accents, and clothing)
300
An incomplete thought that is missing either a subject or predicate is called
What is fragment
300
Finally, the desk tumbled like an avalanche. Name the adverb in the sentence.
What is finally (how something is done, when something is done, to what extent something is done)
300
UNPACK is a strategy for answering open-ended responses. Name three of the letters.
What is underline important concepts, number the question, plan your response, answer all parts, check the text, and know your assessment
300
A thesis statement has five required parts. Name the part that shows the opinion or perspective of the writer
What is the action/position
400
The point of view where we know the perspective of only one character (the narrator is not the character) is called
What is third person limited
400
Name this sentence type: After chasing each other around the yard, the dog and cat collapsed on the grass. (simple, compound, complex, compound-complex)
What is complex (the baby sentence is the dependent clause - after chasing) and (the adult sentence is the independent clause - collapsing)
400
SCUBA-D is a vocabulary strategy. Name each part.
What is sound it out, check the context, use visuals, break it apart, ask, and dictionary
400
This text feature compares large amounts of data in a visual way
What is a chart
400
The words that show movement from one idea to the next for the purpose of organizing writing is called
What is transitions
500
Define man .vs. society
What is the conflict where the character has to deal with the pressures and unfairness of the world around him
500
Bill walked to the store he went to the movies Explain how to revise this run on.
What is add punctuation (a period to make two sentences or a semi-colon to combine two sentences) or add a conjunction (and)
500
There are many reasons a person should shop at Walmart. First, the prices are unbeatable. For example, a roll of toilet paper costs on average 50 cents cheaper than local competition. Also, the customers are treated with dignity and respect. Managers want to make sure that every customer is happy when they leave. This passage uses this type of text structure
What is listing
500
Linze screamed so loud, people in Canada heard her. This type of figurative language is called
What is hyperbole