Unit One

Question 0

Main idea

Answer 0

The topic around which the entire paragraph is organized

Question 1

Paragraph

Answer 1

A group of related ideas that relate to one main idea

Question 2

Topic sentence

Answer 2

States the main idea of the paragraph and is usually the first or second sentence

Question 3

Supporting sentences

Answer 3

Sentences that help explain details about the main idea

Question 4

Clincher sentence

Answer 4

The concluding sentence, pulls together the proceeding swntences by emphasizing the main idea

Question 5

Exclamatory sentence

Answer 5

Makes an exclamation, !

Question 6

Declarative sentence

Answer 6

Makes statement, .

Question 7

Imperative sentence

Answer 7

Makes a command, .

Question 8

Interrogative sentence

Answer 8

A question, ?

Question 9

Narrative paragraph

Answer 9

Uses chronological order to tell or relates a sequence of events

Question 10

Expository paragraph

Answer 10

The writer seeks to reveal information about certain subject

Question 11

Descriptive paragraph

Answer 11

creates an accurate image of the subject by including sensory details + adjectives

Question 12

persuasive paragraphs

Answer 12

try to persuade you to have a certain opinion or take a certain action

Question 13

simple sentence

Answer 13

a sentence with one independent clause- no dependent clause

Question 14

compound sentence

Answer 14

a sentence with two independent clauses and no subordinate clauses

Question 15

complex sentence

Answer 15

contains one independent clause and at least one subordinate clause

Question 16

compound- complex sentence

Answer 16

a sentence with two or more independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause