Verbals and Their Uses
Study to show thyself approved.
INF
ADV
Dogs are social animals, cats are independent animals.
RO
Harriet Beecher Stowe, who was a devout Christian, wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852.
Harriet Beecher Stowe, a devout Christian, wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852.
Ridicule of human folly with the purpose of correcting it.
satire
Who introduced the detective story?
Edgar Allen Poe
Benaiah was given the job of sweeping the gym floor before each basketball game.
GER
N (O.P.)
In the western sky.
FRAG
When he was in the Army, he was a commander in the eighth infantry.
In the Army, he was a commander in the eighth infantry.
The attitude of the narrator toward his subject or audience.
tone/mood
Who used the surprise ending?
O. Henry
Information concerning the field trip will be sent home tomorrow.
ADJ
When I am home for the holidays, I enjoy visiting with my family.
S
When we were shopping at the supermarket, we saw our friend.
Shopping at the supermarket, we saw our friend.
The meaning of a story
theme
Who was the first AMERICAN short story writer?
Washington Irving
We turned in our completed forms at the front desk.
PART
ADJ
Shortly after dinner, I went to bed.
Adverb
Noun
The SR-71 spy plane could fly as fast, if not faster than, a rifle bullet.
The SR-71 spy plane could fly as fast as, if not faster than, a rifle bullet.
POV - All-knowing author as narrator
Omniscient POV
Who wrote "The Unerring Instinct"?
Thronton Wilder
Carson likes to run a mile every night.
INF
N (D.O.)
The tear was streaking downward and across her face.
Adverb
Preposition
The Hope Diamond is one of the most valuable gems in the world, if not the most.
....if not the most valuable.
POV where the author presents characters without comment.
Objective POV
Who wrote "Town Poor"?
Sarah Orne Jewett