Story Elements
What story element gives the place and time of the story?
setting
What is a declarative sentence?
statement
What is a group of words that can be a sentence all on its own?
independent clause
What kind of sentence is the following:
I went to school yesterday.
simple
What are letters added to the beginning of a word to make a new word called?
prefix
What story element tells who is in the story?
What is an interrogative sentence?
question
What is a group of words that can not be a sentence on its own?
dependent clause
What kind of sentence is the following?
Because it is cold outside, I wore my winter coat to school.
complex
What are letters added to the end of a word to make a new word called?
suffix
What story element tells the details, problem, and solution?
plot
What is an exclamatory sentence?
show excitement
What is a sentence that has one subject and one predicate, and is an independent clause?
a simple sentence
What kind of sentence is the following?
My dad works, but my mom stays home with me.
What is the word a prefix or suffix added to called?
root word
What story element tells the lesson taught in the story?
theme
What is an imperrative sentence?
What kind of sentence is made up of 2 or more independent clauses put together with a FANBOYS word and a comma?
compound sentence
What kind of sentence is the following?
I wore my PJ's to school during Spirit Week.
How many things are you comparing when you use the suffix -est?
3 or more
What does the topic sentence of a story tell?
what the story is all about / the main idea
What are the 5 parts of a sentence?
capitalization, subject, predicate, punctuation, complete thought
What kind of sentence is made up of 1 dependent clause and 1 independent clause put together with a subordinating conjuction?
a conplex sentence
The school year is almost over, and I am going to the beach this summer.
How many things are you comparing when you use the suffix -er?
2