Unit 2 Vocab Quiz

What is a phrase?

• A complete thought composed of a subject and predicate.

• A group of words that does not contain a subject and predicate.

• One of two parts of a sentence; the part about which something is being said.

• One of two parts of a sentence; the part that says something about the subject of the sentence.

What is a sentence?

• A complete thought composed of a subject and predicate.

• A group of words that does not contain a subject and predicate.

• One of two parts of a sentence; the part about which something is being said.

• One of two parts of a sentence; the part that says something about the subject of the sentence.

What is a subject?

• A complete thought composed of a subject and predicate.

• A group of words that does not contain a subject and predicate.

• One of two parts of a sentence; the part about which something is being said.

• One of two parts of a sentence; the part that says something about the subject of the sentence.

What is a predicate?

• A complete thought composed of a subject and predicate.

• A group of words that does not contain a subject and predicate.

• One of two parts of a sentence; the part about which something is being said.

• One of two parts of a sentence; the part that says something about the subject of the sentence.

What is a paragraph?

• A collection of related sentences in a text that discusses a single topic.

• The subject of a piece of writing.

• The thesis statement or main point that forms the basis for an argument within a text.

• The opening of a piece of writing that grabs the reader’s attention, establishes the main idea/thesis, and explains how the writing is going to develop.

What is a topic?

• A topic is a type of fruit.
• A topic is a subject of a piece of writing

• A topic is a type of clothing.
• A topic is a type of vehicle.

What is a claim?

• A claim is a statement or assertion that something is false or fictional.
• A claim is the beginning part of a sentence

• The thesis statement or main point that forms the basis for an argument within a text.

• A claim is a statement or assertion that someone is guilty

What is main/central idea?

• The concluding sentence in a paragraph.

• The author's explicit text evidence.

• The author's theme.

• The author’s central thought; the topic of a paragraph.

What is an introduction

• An introduction is a summary of the main content.
• An introduction is a conclusion of a piece of writing.
• An introduction is a section at the end of a piece of writing that wraps everything up and restates the author's point.

• The opening of a piece of writing that grabs the reader’s attention, establishes the main idea/thesis, and explains how the writing is going to develop.

What is a conclusion?

• A conclusion is a paragraph at the end of your writing where you make predictions and write about new opinions you have about the author's writing.

• A conclusion is a process of gathering evidence or facts.
• The final section of a piece of writing that provides a sense of completeness for the reader and re-emphasizes the main points.

• A conclusion is a prediction about future events.