Active or Passive Voice
Elements of Plot
Conflict
Pronouns
Verbals
100

If the sentence's subject performs the action, the sentence is written in the active voice.

What is active voice.

100

The beginning of the story.  The main character and the setting is introduced.  Gives background information.

What is the exposition?

100

The struggle or problem the main character encounters.

What is the conflict?

100

Refer to people, places, things, and ideas.  Examples include I, me, you, your, they, us and it.


What is personal pronoun?

100

A verb that acts as an adjective.

What is a participle?

200

What voice is the following sentence written in?

The pilot landed the plane.

What is active voice?

200

The most intense/exciting part of the story.  A major event occurs where the main character must face the source of the conflict.  It can be the turning point of the story.

What is the climax?

200

An external conflict between a character and an element of nature or an animal.

What is person vs nature?

200

Pronoun that points out a specific person, place, or thing.  This, that, these and those are examples.

What is demonstrative pronoun?

200

What type of verbal is used in the following sentence?

Organizing an event is a huge responsibility?

What is gerund?

300

If the subject of the sentence receives the action, the sentence is written in the passive voice.

What is Passive Voice

300

Consists of the events that lead up to the climax.  It comprises the largest part of the story and the main character’s problem (or conflict) is revealed.

What is rising action?

300

A struggle with one’s own thoughts or feelings (something inside).

What is an internal conflict?

300

Pronouns that are formed by adding "-self" or "-selves" to certain personal pronouns.

What is a reflexive pronoun?

300

A verb that acts as a noun and is formed by adding -ing to the verb.

What is a gerund?
400

What voice is the following sentence written in?

The plane was landed by the pilot.

What is passive voice?

400

When the tension settles and the story begins to move toward the ending.  The part of the story after the climax.

What is falling action?

400

An external conflict between a character and injustices in society.

What is person vs society?

400

Pronouns used then asking a question.  What, who, whom, which, and whose are examples.


What is interrogative pronoun?

400
A verb that acts as a noun and is formed by combining "to" + the verb.

What is an infinitive?

500

What voice is the following sentence written in?

The construction worker heard the noise.

What is active voice?

500

The conclusion of the story where the problem is solved.  Any remaining issues are resolved.  The story usually ends in a way that satisfies the reader.

What is the resolution?

500

A struggle with an outside force.

What is an external conflict?

500

Pronouns that do not refer to a specific person, place, or thing.  Some examples are another, both, everyone, most, no one, and several. 


What is indefinite pronoun?

500

What type of verbal is used in the following sentence?

My mom loves to watch old movies.

What is an infinitive?

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