Across
- 2. The thesis must always tie to the .
- 5. Words that are trite are often .
- 7. Mark only slept for three hours last night, he has red eyes, a sluggish look, and is struggling to focus in class. It's reasonable to infer that Mark is .
- 9. Sometimes words can appear like they have similar but they really do not.
- 10. Phrase We will go to the party. “Will go” is what part of speech?
- 14. First we went to the park. Then we went to the movies. Finally we went home. This is an example of?
- 15. We went to the park, and ate. The following underlined words are a because they don't have a simple subject.
- 16. Inferences can not be made off of details that are not stated exactly.
- 19. The words beautiful, handsome, attractive, and pretty all have the same .
- 21. The reason in which something is said or written.
- 22. The metaphor “words cut like a knife” indicate that our words if not chosen carefully could cause just as much as a knife.
- 24. The explanation can easily sound if it repeats ideas from previous parts of the paragraph.
- 25. notes.
- 26. The dedication of the students led to their success. Dedication is what part of speech in this sentence?
- 27. The explanation is one of the most important parts of each paragraph. What is another word for "important"?
- 28. The term “ants in his pants” is a statement that is .
- 31. The people were fair when they voted. Find a synonym for fair.
- 32. "Yuck, I hate broccoli!" Based on the diction, what word could be used to describe the tone?
- 34. When using TSF your evidence must provide details that connect to your thesis.
- 37. The metaphor "Maria is a chicken" indicates that Maria is scared. What is another word for “scared”?
Down
- 1. A poor vocabulary can indicate lack of .
- 3. Authors sometimes utilize a smart vocabulary to challenge their readers. What is another word for “smart”?
- 4. Amy was thankful for everything her friends had done for her. Find a synonym for “thankful”.
- 6. An inference that is not based on solid evidence is a .
- 8. Anna was compassionate, she understood how I felt. Find a synonym for compassionate.
- 11. Inferences are made based on details.
- 12. When analyzing a sentence, the order of operations first begins with the prepositional phrases.
- 13. Inferences must contain sufficient in order to be proven.
- 17. A house is a building in which people live in, but a home is the residence of a person, family or household. The words house and home have different meanings.
- 18. We had fun. “Fun” can be considered a term.
- 20. Andrew was always a positive individual, even when seemed like loss was the only option. Find a synonym for positive.
- 23. Tone words are used to express the writer’s .
- 29. An author's choice of words.
- 30. She was honest about her feelings. Find a synonym for honest.
- 33. Clark got a C on her previous algebra test. It's reasonable to infer that Clark did not
- 35. “There” is almost always an .
- 36. “It’s raining cats and dogs” is a metaphor to when it is raining a lot. What term is often used to indicate this?