Sentences
This type of sentence declares something.
Declarative
The babble of babies brings joy to my ears.
Alliteration
basketball court, San Francisco, Cleopatra, or self-preservation.
Noun
What two words make up don't?
do not
The outcome of the story; it is how things end up or turn out for the characters.
Resolution
All sentences must have these two parts.
A subject and a predicate.
My brother is taller than a skyscraper.
Hyperbole
Pronoun
What are the past, present, and future tense of "help"?
helped, help, will help
Suspense builds and the problem becomes more complicated.
Rising Action
Is this a complete sentence:
The dog was.
No, it's an incomplete sentence
My heart jumped when my daughter entered the room in her wedding dress.
Personification
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What is the abbreviation for junior?
Jr.
The turning point in the story.
Climax
This type of sentence typically ends with an exclamation mark.
The children could not play baseball because it was raining cats and dogs outside.
Idiom
to, since, at, under
Prepositions
What is the error here?
She writes in her journal until her dog interrupted her.
Change "writes" to "wrote"
OR
Change "interrupted" to "interrupts"
Introduces the characters, describes, the setting, and establishes the problem in the story.
Exposition
What are the four types of sentences?
declarative, exclamatory, imperative, and interrogatory
The loud silence of the night keeps him awake.
Oxymoron
quietly, always, softly
Adverb
What is the error?
I took my brothers Max and Ray to the park, and he played on the swing
The events that happen after the climax.
Falling action