Adverb or Adjective?
Helping or Linking
Prepositional Phrases
Narrative Techniques
Mixing it Up
100

What is the adverb in this sentence:

She quietly walked down the hallway.

quietly

100

What is the helping verb in this sentence:

I am going to the concert after I eat my dinner.

am

100

A preposition shows the relationship between a ____ or a ____ and another word in the sentence.

noun/pronoun

100

Definition: conversation between characters, shown with quotation marks.

Word:???

dialogue
100

In what part of the plot diagram will we find the setting?

exposition
200

What is the adjective in this sentence:

The gray cat ran across the street.

gray

200
What is the linking verb in this sentence:

This tea tastes really bitter.

tastes

200

Identify the preposition in this sentence:

The garbage can is beside the fence.

beside

200

Definition: the speed at which a story moves forward

Word:???

Pace or Pacing

200

In third person limited point of view, whose thoughts can the narrator reveal?

only one character's thoughts

300

An adjective modifies what parts of speech?

nouns and pronouns
300
What is the MAIN action verb in this sentence:

As I walked down the street I noticed a dog staring at me from a window.

noticed

300

Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence:

The car drove around the track three times and then stopped.

around the corner

300

Which point of view allows the narrator to know everything about all the characters?

third person omniscient

300

What is the function of the adjective "dangerous" in this sentence:

Dally had a dangerous reputation.

It modifies the noun 'reputation'.

400
An adverb modifies what parts of speech?

verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs

400

What word is modifiying the action verb in this sentence:

When we went to the store, I quietly sat and waited for my mom to check out at the register.

quietly - adverb modifying sat/waited

400

Identify the 2 prepositional phrases in this sentence:

Mr. White finished his meal after the presentation and then he walked to his car.

after the presentation

to his car

400

Definition: the organized sequence of events that makes up a story, book, movie, or play

Word:???

plot
400

Identify the dependent clause in this sentence:

When we went to school, the principal cheerfully greeted us.

When we went to school

500

Identify the adverb and adjective in the following sentence:

While she was softly singing, the doorbell rang and startled the young lady.

softly - adverb

young - adjective

500

Identify the helping, linking, and action verbs in this sentence:

She is becoming a runner who sprints daily.

is - helping (helps becoming)

becoming - linking (connects She to runner)

sprints - action (shows physical action)

500

Which one of these words is NOT a preposition:

it

of

after

during

it

500

What are the 5 parts of a plot diagram?

Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

500

Identify the independent and dependent clauses in this sentence:

After reading "The Outsiders", we all watched the movie and ate popcorn.

After reading "The Outsiders" - Dependent clause

we all watched the movie and ate popcorn - Independent clause

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