Question

Match the description to the term.

1. serious nonfiction writing meant to inform or convince
interrupters
2. comma, semicolon, colon
nonfiction
3. French word for essay
thesis statement
4. often humorous
end marks
5. gives ideas or opinions to be proven
fiction
6. form or type of literature
essai
7. Thurber and Emerson
linking marks
8. period, question mark, exclamation point
English essayists
9. Addison and Steele
informal essay
10. comma, dash
formal essay
11. made up; not real
American essayists
12. factual
genre

Answer 1

Here are the matches for the descriptions to the terms:

1. serious nonfiction writing meant to inform or convince - **formal essay**
2. comma, semicolon, colon - **linking marks**
3. French word for essay - **essai**
4. often humorous - **informal essay**
5. gives ideas or opinions to be proven - **thesis statement**
6. form or type of literature - **genre**
7. Thurber and Emerson - **American essayists**
8. period, question mark, exclamation point - **end marks**
9. Addison and Steele - **English essayists**
10. comma, dash - **interrupters**
11. made up; not real - **fiction**
12. factual - **nonfiction**