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Flashcards by Jenny Johnson, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jenny Johnson
almost 3 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| an author's pen name | pseudonym |
| having first letters or sounds alike | alliterative |
| sentence that states central idea of paragraph | topic sentence |
| involves sounds made and syllables accented | pronunciation |
| form of humorous verse, usually five lines | limerick |
| two or more sentences joined by a comma | comma splice |
| suggested, not stated | implied |
| logical progression of facts or ideas | sequence |
| in order of time or occurance | chronological |
| author's name is unknown or not given | anonymous |
| True/False? In the English language each letter of the alphabet has only one sound | false |
| True/False? When you read aloud from the Bible, you should be able to pronounce all of the words correctly | true |
| True/False? When you read silently, whether you can pronounce the words correctly does not matter | false |
| True/False? Edward Lear's name is often associated with the limerick | true |
| True/False? "Tongue twisters" are not only fun, but they are also a helpful aid to correct pronunciation | true |
| True/False? "Nonsense" literature is especially associated with the English language | true |
| True/False? The same word will be pronounced the same way, regardless of its meaning or part of speech | false |
| True/False? Adding many irrelevant facts to a paragraph makes it ore interesting | false |
| True/False? A word that is commonly mispronounced is frequently misspelled as well | true |
| True/False? Scattering exclamation marks through your writing makes it more exciting | false |
| fragment | incomplete |
| function | purpose |
| interrogation | question |
| auxillary | helping |
| climax | highest point |
| anecdote | short, lively story |
| persuade | win over to belief |
| flaw | fault or defect |
| irrelevant | not to the point |
| coined | invented |
| The pseudonym of Charles L. Dodgson is ________________ | Lewis Carroll |
| An imperative sentence may be punctuated by _________, __________, and ___________ | period exclamation mark question mark |
| The topic sentence is usually the first sentence in a __________ paragraph. | deductive |
| A form of humorous verse, probably named after a city in Ireland, is the __________ | limerick |
| Lines that repeat the same first letter or sound are _________ | alliterative |
| Lines that have the same ending sounds | rhyme |
| Lines with a strong beat or accent have | rhythm |
| When the author's name is not known or given, the written item is | anonymous |
| The most serious and most common sentence errors are (Hint: there are 3) | fragments run-ons comma splices |
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