Lit terms list 3

What is a claim?

• A punctuation mark used to introduce information

• A statement in which a writer presents an assertion as truthful

• A group of words that contains a subject and a verb

• A grammatical mood used in conditional sentences

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

What does a clause contain?

• A punctuation mark

• A struggle between two opposing forces

• A subject and a verb

• An implied meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the climax in a narrative?

• The beginning of a story

• The highest point of tension or drama

• A group of authors writing together

• A sentence with two independent clauses

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is collaboration in writing?

• A punctuation mark

• A grammatical mood

• A form of writing by a group of authors

• A sentence with a dependent clause

Tags

CCSS.W.8.5

CCSS.W.8.6

What is the purpose of a colon?

• To connect two independent clauses

• To introduce information after an independent clause

• To express a proposition dependent on a condition

• To imply a meaning beyond the literal

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

What is a complex sentence?

• A sentence with two independent clauses

• A sentence with one independent and at least one dependent clause

• A sentence with three sets of subjects and verbs

• A sentence with an implied meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is a compound sentence?

• A sentence with a subject and a verb

• A sentence with two independent clauses

• A sentence with a struggle between forces

• A sentence with a grammatical mood

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is a compound-complex sentence composed of?

• Two independent clauses

• At least three sets of subjects and verbs

• A single independent clause

• A punctuation mark

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is the purpose of using the conditional mood in language?

• To state facts

• To express actions contingent on certain conditions

• To describe past events

• To join sentences

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

What does conflict refer to in literature?

• A punctuation mark

• A struggle between two opposing forces

• A grammatical mood

• A sentence with a dependent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D