Punctuation Puzzle
Across
- 5. used after a list at the beginning of a sentence
- 6. the author's reason for writing the text
- 8. marks used to signify when someone is speaking
- 10. the amount of time for the Reading test
- 11. the amount of questions on the Reading test
- 13. the way an author organizes the text
- 14. to make an educated guess
- 16. another word for when a character "changes" throughout the text
- 19. a comparison using "like" or "as"
- 20. used to separate items in a list
- 22. referencing a past event or memory
Down
- 1. word a semicolon goes before this and a comma goes after
- 2. the length of time for the English test
- 3. if used with a comma, it can combine two sentences
- 4. used before a list at the end of a sentence
- 7. used to combine two complete sentences
- 9. the author's universal message from the text
- 12. the feeling or attitude that the text gives off
- 15. the problem in the text
- 17. the turning point in the text, most suspenseful moment
- 18. used in-between two back-to-back adjectives
- 21. the amount of questions on the English test