Grammar Essentials
A noun or pronoun performing the action in a sentence.
What is a subject?
A system where the government has total control over every aspect of life.
What is totalitarianism?
The visionary pig who inspires the rebellion.
Who is Old Major?
The setting of the story.
What is a farm in England?
The process by which an author reveals the personality of a character.
What is characterization?
A sentence with two independent clauses joined by a conjunction or semicolon.
What is a compound sentence?
A classless society where property is publicly owned.
What is communism?
The hardworking but naive horse.
Who is Boxer?
The initial conflict that starts the rebellion.
What is the rebellion against Mr. Jones?
The central idea or message in a story.
What is theme?
A group of words that cannot stand alone as a sentence because it lacks a complete thought.
What is a dependent clause?
An economic system where the means of production are owned and regulated by the community.
What is socialism?
The pig who represents idealism but is exiled.
Who is Snowball?
The climax where Napoleon expels this character.
Who is Snowball?
The most important concept in a text.
What is the main idea?
A sentence with at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
An economic system where individuals own and control property and businesses.
What is capitalism?
The propaganda-spreading pig.
Who is Squealer?
The resolution where the pigs become indistinguishable from this group.
Who are humans?
The author’s attitude toward the subject.
What is tone?
Two or more independent clauses joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions.
What is a run-on sentence?
In Animal Farm, Napoleon’s leadership represents this form of government.
What is totalitarianism?
The careless and abusive farmer.
Who is Mr. Jones?
The event where the Seven Commandments are established.
What is the rebellion?
The step in the plot where the rebellion begins.
What is the rising action?