Descriptive and Expository Writing Review

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Across
  1. 4. When Billy Weaver first came in, he thought that this animal and a dog were really alive.
  2. 10. an explanation for where you were during a crime; Mary’s was the grocer
  3. 11. Giving human qualities or characteristics to non-human things or animals.
  4. 12. The opening section of a piece of writing that provides an overview or sets the stage for what is to come.
  5. 14. a seemingly sweet and loving housewife who gets away with murder
  6. 15. A polite or mild word or expression used in place of a harsh or direct one.
  7. 16. a very nervous young man who was convinced that he saw ghosts
  8. 19. A group of words that forms a complete sentence and can stand alone because it expresses a complete thought
  9. 22. The main noun or pronoun that the sentence is about; it usually performs the action described by the verb.
  10. 23. A figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things, suggesting that they are the same.
Down
  1. 1. A figure of speech that compares two things using the words "like" or "as."
  2. 2. A situation where there is a difference between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs.
  3. 3. a young woman who is very good at making up fantastic stories on a moment’s notice
  4. 5. Frampton Nuttle thought he was seeing these paranormal beings and so he fled in terror
  5. 6. Clause A group of words that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it does not express a complete thought.
  6. 7. The action word in a sentence that tells what the subject is doing.
  7. 8. This young man was the latest victim of this harmless-seeming serial killer
  8. 9. The closing section of a piece of writing that summarizes the main points and often provides a final thought or opinion.
  9. 10. Words that describe or modify nouns, giving more information about them.
  10. 13. Words that imitate the sound they represent, such as "buzz," "hiss," or "moo."
  11. 17. Words that describe or modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, indicating how, when, where, or to what degree something happens.
  12. 18. A figure of speech in which two seemingly contradictory terms are combined, like "jumbo shrimp" or "deafening silence."
  13. 20. an animal whose leg was used as a murder weapon
  14. 21. Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.