Mystery Part 1
What is included in a story's exposition?
Characters and Setting
What is the name of the detective in our mystery stories?
Sherlock Holmes
What is the verb in this sentence, and what type of verb is it? Gabby kicks the soccer ball in the net.
kicks / action
Identify the nouns in the following sentence: Ms. Hayes was reading a cool book about ecosystems.
Ms. Hayes, book, ecosystems
Pronouns take the place of _________.
nouns
Who is the creator of Sherlock Holmes?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The reason someone commits a crime.
motive
What is the helping verb in this sentence? Brandon is throwing the football.
is
Identify the nouns in the following sentence: Christopher Columbus went to Portugal because he was extremely interested in the sea and ships.
Christopher Columbus, Portugal, sea, ships
What pronoun is missing? George likes sports, and ____ also likes to watch games.
he
What is the name of a clue that is designed to mislead you?
a red herring
In what country did the Sherlock Holmes mysteries take place?
England
What is the helping verb in this sentence? Emily has finished all of her homework in math class.
has
Identify the nouns in the sentence: Jeopardy requires your team to play together.
Jeopardy (proper) / team (common)
Provide an example of a possessive pronoun!
his, her, our, yours
What type of snake killed Julia in "The Speckled Band?"
swamp adder / adder
In "The Speckled Band," what was Grimsby Roylott's motive for killing his stepdaughters?
money / inheritance
What is the verb in the sentence, and what type of verb is it? We have a lot of homework tonight.
have / action
Identify the nouns in the sentence and label them as COMMON or PROPER! Grimsby Roylott was a cold, greedy old man.
Grimsby Roylott (proper) / man (common)
What term is the noun that a pronoun replaces?
antecedent
In "The Speckled Band," where did Dr. Grimsby Roylott practice medicine before returning to England?
India
What is Sherlock Holme's address?
221b Baker Street
What is/are the helping verb(s) in the sentence? Molly will have read a lot of books.
will have
Identify the nouns in the sentence and label them as common or proper: In 2018, the cutest baby was born; she was named Evelyn.
2018 (proper) / baby (common) / Evelyn (proper)
Provide two examples of 2nd person pronouns!
you, your