“If he weren’t so rude, I’d be glad to __________ with him on the project,” I said. “But I don’t think I can work with someone who always behaves in such a __________ manner.”

“A person has to expect a little accidental bumping and pushing in a crowded bus,” I observed to my companion. “It’s just not possible to avoid __________ another passenger when the center aisle is __________ with people.”

It isn’t wise to give very young children toys that will break easily. They need playthings that are __________ because they haven’t yet learned to handle fragile items _______________.

He was a man of great energy and __________. In no time at all, he rose from relatively humble beginnings to the very __________ of power.

If you are careless with your money, you will always be penniless. But if you are __________, you may be able to __________ a sizable personal fortune.

The clownish __________ of cartoon characters, both animal and human, have won the hearts and __________ of many generations of delighted children.

The first part of the plot that gives the audience the basic information about the conflict is called the ___________________.

Once the conflict in a story is set in motion, the events that occur are called the _____________________.

The events following the climax of a story are called the _________________ .

The last event in the plot of a story is called the ______________.

The point of greatest tension in the plot of a story is called the ___________ .

The ___________________ is the struggle between opposing forces in the plot of a story.

The main message or lesson of the story is called the _____________ .

The time and place of a story is called the ____________.

A ___________ is a form of literature meant to be performed by actors in front of an audience.

Unspoken directions about how a drama is to be performed are called

In a drama, ______________ are the words spoken by the characters.

The term ___________ can name a situation in which the audience knows something that a character doesn't know.

Greek and Latin Roots

What is the Latin Root for “mother”?

What is the Latin Root for “water”?

What is the Greek Root for “life”?

What is the Latin root for "born"?

Which line below contains the correct coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS)?

What are three times you should use proper capitalization?

Denotation means

Connotation means

A run-on sentence is:

A comma splice is created when

A sentence fragment is:

What is the sentence structure of the following sentence:

The man who has no imagination has no wings.

A quote is

When introducing a quote, you should

Introducing Quotes

When using a complete sentence to introduce a quote in writing, what must be at the end of the sentence before the quote?

When you include the author's last name in the quote introduction, you only need to cite the __________________.

You can place _______________ around words that you change to make the grammar from the quote introduction match the quote.

A ___________________________ states what an essay is about and gives the reader an idea of what information will follow.

A good thesis is

In the following thesis statement, what is the topic?

The Boston Tea Party was a significant act of civil disobedience that galvanized Americans around the issue of taxation without representation and helped spark the Revolutionary War.

When writing an introduction paragraph for an informational essay, how should the paragraph be arranged?

In writing, what is the purpose of the concluding paragraph?

In essay writing, the first sentence of each body paragraph is called the_____________________.

In a descriptive essay, all of the following are included in a body paragraph EXCEPT

__________________ and ________________ bring ideas together in an essay.

The ___________ hooks readers and encourages them to keep reading an essay.