Linking Verbs
This type of verb connects the subject of a sentence with a subject complement, often describing a state of being.
Linking Verb
This tells you who is telling the story. It can be "first person," "second person," or "third person."
What is point of view?
This is what the story or passage is mostly about, and it tells you the central or most important point.
Main Idea
This is a shorter form of two words, like "can't" for "cannot" or "won't" for "will not."
contracton
his is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses together in a sentence, like "and," "but," or "or."
What is a conjunction?
This type of verb connects the subject of a sentence to more information about the subject, like "is," "are," "was," or "were."
Linking verb
This point of view uses pronouns like "I" or "we" to tell the story from the perspective of a character within the narrative.
What is first-person point of view?
These details in a story or passage help explain or support the main idea, but are not the main idea themselves.
What are supporting details?
This contraction is formed by combining the words "do" and "not."
Don't
This conjunction is used to show contrast between two ideas, like in the sentence "I wanted ice cream, but I didn't have any money."
What is "but"?
This linking verb is used to express the past tense of "is," as in "They were happy yesterday."
What is "were"?
This point of view uses the pronoun "you" to directly address the reader, creating a sense of immediacy or involvement.
What is second-person point of view?
This is when you look at how two things are the same.
What is comparing?
This contraction is formed by combining the words "is" and "not."
What is "isn't"?
This conjunction is used to add one idea to another, like in the sentence "I like pizza and pasta
What is "and"?
This linking verb is commonly used to describe someone's current condition or state, as in "She is tired."
What is "is"?
If the narrator is telling the story about someone else and uses words like "he," "she," or "they," this point of view is being used.
What is third-person point of view?
This is when you look at how two things are different.
What is contrasting?
This contraction is made from the words "they" and "are."
What is "they're"?
This conjunction is used to show choices, like in the sentence "Would you like tea or coffee?
What is "or"?
This linking verb is used with plural subjects and is the present tense form of "be."
What is "are"?
In this point of view, the narrator only knows what one character is thinking or feeling.
What is third-person limited point of view?
This type of word is used to show the differences between two things, like "but" or "however."
What is "both"?
This contraction is made from the words "I" and "am."
What is "I'm"?
This conjunction is used to show a result or a reason for something, as in "She studied hard, so she passed the test."
What is "so"?