Review: Mrs. Baxter's ELA Class

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Across
  1. 2. person, place, thing, or idea
  2. 4. sentence the first sentence of a paragraph that gives the main idea in that paragraph
  3. 5. sentence that has one+ independent clause and one dependent clause
  4. 7. a noun that names a specific person, place, thing or idea
  5. 10. a group of words with a subject and verb
  6. 13. describes or modifies a noun
  7. 14. a clause that can stand alone as a sentence
  8. 15. describes or modifies a verb, adverb, or adjective
Down
  1. 1. the first paragraph of an essay; introduces main idea (thesis) and gives background/context
  2. 3. the last paragraph of an essay; recaps ideas and main points and leaves reader with something important
  3. 6. a clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence
  4. 8. the main idea or thesis of an argument; you can back it up with evidence
  5. 9. a sentence that has 2+ independent clauses and is linked by a comma + conjunction or a semicolon
  6. 11. words, facts, ideas from another source that can be verified
  7. 12. the opposing side's viewpoint
  8. 16. an action or state of being