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What is it called when you take another person's words or ideas without giving them credit?
plagiarism
Name two things that should always be capitalized.
sentence beginnings, the pronoun "I," and proper nouns
An academic paragraph should start with a __________________ that uses key words from the prompt.
topic sentence
Name three of the FANBOYS.
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What is a compound sentence?
when two sentences are squished together with a comma and a FANBOYS in between
How are main idea and theme different?
The main idea is what mainly happens in a story, but the theme is the lesson that the author is teaching you.
What is a theme?
the lesson the author is trying to teach you; the moral of the story
What is the true story of someone's life, written by someone else?
biography
Which genre includes real historical elements but contains made-up elements as well?
historical fiction
Which genre features advanced technology and/or futuristic settings?
science fiction
Which genre features made up characters, a modern-day setting, and events that could really happen?
realistic fiction
Which genre features only facts?
nonfiction
Define the word "genre."
the type of story, book, music, movie, etc.
What happens during the falling action of a story?
the conflict lessens; the author ties up loose ends
What happens during the climax of a story?
the conflict changes sharply for better or worse
What happens in the rising action of the story?
the conflict grows worse and worse
In terms of plot, what is the initiating event?
the event that starts the conflict
"It was so cold that the penguins wore heavy coats" is a _________________.
hyperbole
"The apples had rosy cheeks," is an example of ____________________.
personification
"Home is heaven," is an example of a ________________________.
metaphor
"Marley was as dead as a doornail." Which type of figurative language is this?
a simile
What is a metaphor?
when you compare two unlike things; doesn't use "like" or "as" to compare
What is a simile?
when you compare two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is a hyperbole?
an extreme exaggeration
What is personification?
when you make an animal or object seem human
Name two antonyms for the word "cool."
hot, warm, temperate OR terrible, unpopular, uncool
Name two synonyms for the word "cool."
chilly, frigid, frosty OR neat, nifty
What is an antonym?
a word with the opposite meaning as another word
What is a synonym?
a word with the SAME meaning as another word
What do we mean when we ask what a word's origin is?
A word's origin refers to where and when it was first used.
What is the suffix in the word "ungrateful"?
ful
What is the prefix in the word "ungrateful"?
un
What is the main difference between a root and a root word?
BOTH are the building blocks of words, but a root WORD can stand alone and still make sense. A root can't stand alone.
What word part is added to the end of a word to change that word's meaning?
suffix
What word part is added to the front of a word to change that word's meaning?
prefix
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