Archetypes
This hero archetype goes on a journey or quest.
What is the hero?
In the sentence “She is singing a song,” “is” is what kind of verb?
What is a helping verb?
In “He kicked the ball,” what is the direct object?
What is the ball?
“He,” “she,” and “they” are what kind of pronouns?
What are personal pronouns?
“I,” “we,” and “they” are examples of this case.
What is the subjective (nominative) case?
This character helps the hero by giving advice or tools.
What is the mentor?
In the sentence “They have finished the project,” what is the main verb?
What is finished?
In the sentence “Maria reads books,” what part is the direct object?
What is books?
“Myself” is what type of pronoun when used for emphasis?
What is an intensive pronoun?
“Me,” “him,” and “us” are examples of this case.
What is the objective case?
This character is a constant obstacle or main rival to the hero.
What is the villain or shadow?
Identify the helping verbs: “We should have gone earlier.”
What are should and have?
True or False: Direct objects receive the action of the verb.
What is true?
“Who,” “which,” and “that” are examples of what type of pronoun?
What are relative pronouns?
“My,” “his,” and “their” show ownership. What case are they?
What is the possessive case?
This archetype offers temptation to distract or harm the hero.
What is the temptress?
True or False: A verb phrase can have more than one helping verb.
What is true?
Identify the direct object: “The dog chased the squirrel up the tree.”
What is the squirrel?
“I made it myself.” What kind of pronoun is myself in this sentence?
What is an intensive pronoun?
Identify the correct pronoun: “Between you and ___, I prefer coffee.”
What is me?
This archetype represents a vulnerable character, often female, who needs rescuing and whose danger motivates the hero to act.
What is the Damsel in Distress?
In the sentence “She might have been waiting outside,” what is the complete verb phrase?
What is might have been waiting?
Choose the sentence with a direct object:
A) She ran quickly.
B) She ran the race.
What is B: She ran the race?
Identify the reflexive pronoun: “The cat cleaned itself after the meal.”
What is itself?
Identify the case of the pronoun in the sentence: “She gave her dog a treat.”
What is subjective (She), possessive (her)?