Verb types
What four verb types have we learned about?
Action Verbs - Transitive & Intransitive
Linking Verbs
Helping Verbs
What point of view includes the word "you" in it?
Second person
What type of characterization uses STEAL traits?
Indirect
Identify the conjunctions and their parts in the sentence:
We needed a place to study, so we packed up our things and went to the library.
"so" & "and" - Coordinating
1.What is added to a verb to make it a gerund?
2.What do gerunds function as?
Double or nothing: Provide an example sentence properly using a gerund and identify your gerund for the class.
1. -ing
2. Nouns
What are subject complements?
Words that go after linking verbs and help describe the state of being of the subject.
What is the difference between tone and mood?
tone - how the author feels about their subject (what they're writing)
mood - how the reader feels
What is the most intense part of the story?
The climax
He went for a swim.
What part of speech is the word swim.
Noun
Convert the following sentence into a sentence with a gerund.
She loves to swim.
She loves swimming.
Identify the action verb in the following sentence. Tell me if it's transitive/intransitive. If transitive identify the D.O.
Ally and Marsha questioned Mr. Morris about his fabulously decorated sweater.
Intransitive
Mr. Morris answers the question: "Questioned Who?" not "Questioned What?"
This is an example of what type of conflict? Is this internal or external?
Emily can't decide whether to go to the mall with friends or have dinner with her grandparents.
Internal - Person vs. Self
Label this type of conflict: An alien becomes a new student at school but because she looks different other students bully her.
Character vs. Society
This part of speech shows relationships between words such as location.
Double or Nothing: Name all 8 parts of speech
Prepositions/Prepositional Phrases
Double or Nothing: Nouns, Pronouns, Adjective, Adverbs, Verbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections
Identify the participle or gerund. Tell me what it's describing or what it's noun function is.
The broken heater made it cold inside.
Broken - Participle
Describes heater
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence:
In the morning, Gabby could have been looking over her notes for the test.
Could, have, been - are all linking verbs for the main verb "looking"
Define what it means for a character to be static. Double Points if you can provide an example and convince me and your classmates.
A character that does not go through change.
Define what it means for a character to be round. Double points if you can provide an example and convince me and your classmates that it's a round character.
Multiple complex sometimes conflicting traits. Layered personality like a real person.
Replace the nouns (including proper nouns) with pronouns:
Freddie! Leave the pen on the desk!
You! Leave it/that on that/it!
Identify the participle phrase or gerund phrase. Tell me what it's describing or what it's noun function is.
Waking to the buzz of the alarm clock, Fred groaned because it was Monday.
Waking to the buzz of the alarm clock - Participle
Describes Fred
Identify the linking verb(s) and the subject complement(s) in the sentence. Tell me if the subject complements are PA or PN.
Yesterday, the cookies tasted delicious, but now they are moldy.
Tasted - Delicious (PA)
Are - Moldy (PA)
Define third person limited point of view.
Double or nothing: Provide an example of a book with this POV that we did not read in class.
Getting the inner thoughts and feelings of one character while not getting the inner thoughts and feelings of the rest. Narrated by someone who is not in the book.
What literary device is portrayed in the sentence:
When he looked up at the clear blue sky, he knew all would be okay.
Symbolism
Sky symbolizes peace/calm in chaos
What part of speech is "back" in this sentence?
"I ain't going back to jail!"
Adverb - place
Identify the participle or gerund. Tell me what it's describing or what it's noun function is.
She was crunching caramel corn during the entire movie.
Crunching - participle
it/this/that trick does not work
Predicate adjective - comes after a linking verb