What is the primary purpose of the conclusion paragraph in a personal essay?

Which text does this summary describe:

It is set in Buenos Aires and it centers around a brother and his sister. The brother is the narrator and is unnamed, his sister is Irene and two live in a large family home, that has been in the family for generations. Irene and her brother are in their forties and have never been married. Irene was engaged a couple of times, and her brother was going to be married, but his future wife died before they could set the date, so the two of them live alone in the big house. They spend their days cleaning and then doing what makes them happy. Irene knits all day and the brother loves to read. One night he hears a noise that makes him believe that part of the house is being "taken over", so he locks up that part of the house.

Read the following passage:

John sat in the classroom and drew pictures of the Tatakai Fighting Warriors in his notebook while his teacher lectured about biology or something. He didn't really know for sure. The last thing he remembered her saying was that there would be a test tomorrow. His heart jumped. He went home to study for the test, but he was soon drawn to his Game Box. He played Tatakai Fighting Warriors long into the night. When his alarm clock rang the next day, he was too tired to hit the snooze button, so he let it beep for about 20 minutes before he got up and went to school. As she had promised, the teacher has prepared a test. She reviewed the testing procedures and directions with the class and then passed out the test. John looked at his test and scratched his head…

Predict what is most likely to happen next?

Making an inference is another term for making a prediction.

A word's denotation is the emotional meanings or associations with that word.

Think about the words: shack, house, and mansion. Does shack have positive, negative, or neutral connotation?

The dictionary definition of "annihilate" is "to destroy completely." Does this represent the word's denotation or connotation?

I'm using the word "peace" to describe a white dove. Is peace a white dove's connotative or denotative meaning?

The definition of diction is:

The definition of syntax is:

How would you describe the diction of this sentence: "Tiptoeing through the mist in the deserted alley, I heard someone behind me."

Which of the following best describes the mood in the sentence: "Tiptoeing through the mist in the deserted alley, I heard someone behind me."

In Gothic literature what effect might short sentences and sentence fragments have on a text?

What is one mood that is common to Gothic literature?

How would you describe the tone of "House Taken Over."

A complete sentence contains a subject and a verb.

An independent clause is a part of a sentence that can stand on its own to make sense.

A dependent clause is a part of a sentence that can stand on its own to make sense.

A single independent clause is a:

One independent clause and one or more dependent clauses is a:

Two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction is a:

Two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses is a:

"Madeline wanders in a distant hallway." What kind of sentence is this?

"Madeline wanders in a distant hallway because she was trying to find a hiding spot." What kind of sentence is this?

"Madeline wanders in a distant hallway and looks around." What kind of sentence is this?

"Madeline wanders in a distant hallway and looks around because she was trying to find a hiding spot" What kind of sentence is this?

What are the types of organization for a compare and contrast essay? Check all that are correct.

When you write a compare/contrast essay using point-by-point organization each body paragraph will provide the similarities and/or differences about two topics on a single subject.

Suffixes come at the beginning or end of a root word?

Prefixes come at the beginning or end of a root word?

What is a preposition? Check all that apply.

What makes up a prepositional phrase? Check all that apply.

Which word is the object of the preposition? "The massive fountain in front of the library has three bronze figures of lions?" (in front of)

This sentence has a misplaced prepositional phrase? "All the dust is making me cough in the air."

What does it mean to synthesize information? Check all that apply.

What is the main subject of this Gothic infographic?

An end rhyme is formed by words:

An internal rhyme is formed by words:

Look at this stanza from "The Raven," what kind of rhyming does it include? Check all that apply.

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore —

While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,

As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.

“ ’Tis some visiter,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door —

Only this and nothing more.”

A foot is another word for a meter in poetry.

What are some words that represent end rhyme in this stanza from "The Raven":

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore —

While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,

As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.

“ ’Tis some visiter,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door —

Only this and nothing more.”

Each of the lines in a stanza of "The Raven" start with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed. Each pair of unstressed/stressed equals a foot. How many feet in a line from "The Raven."

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore —

While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,

As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.

“ ’Tis some visiter,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door —

Only this and nothing more.”

Rhyme scheme is a pattern created by end rhyme. You add an alphabetical letter to each rhyming sound.

What is the rhyming scheme in the first stanza of "The Raven?"

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore —

While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,

As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.

“ ’Tis some visiter,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door —

Only this and nothing more.”

Is this sentence missing a subject or a verb? "Loved reading Gothic literature."

A sentence that is missing either a subject or a verb would be called:

A sentence that has more than one complete sentence that are incorrectly punctuated as one:

Where would I put the punctuation to separate this run-on sentence into two sentences: “We read dozens of short stories and novels we read even more than that.”

Out of the two underlined words, which word is the pronoun: "Elsie left early because she had practice."

A pronoun's antecedent is the who or what the pronoun is referring to. True or false?

Do the pronoun and antecedent agree in this sentence: “Both do a good job in their office.” Their is the pronoun and both is the antecedent.

Is this the correct use of the colon? “The restaurant serves pizzas in three sizes: small, medium, and large.”

What are the rules of a colon? Check all that apply.

Which words are pronouns? Check all that apply.

Does this sentence use a dash correctly? “Aneeka was the person the only person who told—the truth.”

What are the rules of a dash? Check all that apply.

What are the rules of a semicolon? Check all that apply.

Between which two words in the sentence would be the correct place to put a semicolon? “We’ve lost WiFi again a technician is on the way.”

What are some of the characteristics of a Gothic novel? Check all that apply

What are the characteristics of Magical Realism? Check all that apply.

What literary genre would mostly describe "House Taken Over?"

What is one re-occurring theme in the story "The Fall of the House of Usher?"