English Review

Plot Diagram

100

This is the part of the plot diagram that tells the reader the setting, the characters, and the basic information that we must know to read the story.

What is the exposition?

200

This is the part of the story that starts the rest of the story. It is the first point of controversy or action that creates the rest of the action.

What is the conflict?

300

This is the part of the story where things are wrapped up. The story comes to a close and we know what happens in the end.

What is the resolution?

400

This is usually enhances the conflict; seen as the inciting incident.

What is the rising action?

500

This is the part of the story that has the most intensity and is usually the turning point for the main character.

What is the climax?

Punctuation

100

This type of punctuation ends a statement sentence.

What is a Period?

200

When you are really excited, you should end the sentence with this.

What is an exclamation mark?

300

This punctuation shows when a character is speaking to someone.

What is a quotation mark?

400

This punctuation is used to introduce a series of items, a quotation, or an explanation.

What is a Colon?

500

This punctuation joins two independent sentences together that are closely related.

What is a semicolon?

Parts of Speech

100

The word or words in a sentence that expresses an action or state of being.

What is a verb?

200

A word that names a person, place, or thing.

What is a noun?

300

A word or phrase that expresses feeling and is not related to other parts of a sentence.

What is an interjection?

400

A word that describes the verb or adjective in a sentence.

What is an adverb?

500

A word that shows ownership or a relationship between two things.

What is a Possessive noun?

Sentence Types

100

Sentence that gives a command.

What is Imperative?

200

A sentence consisting of one independent clause, with a single subject and predicate.

What is Simple?

300

This sentence combines two independent clauses with a conjunction.

What is Compound?

400

This sentence has one independent clause and one dependent clause.

What is Complex?

500

This sentence usually consists of two independent clauses and one dependent clause.

What is Compound-Complex?

Random

100

Language that appeals to the senses; creates a picture

What is Imagery?

200

A story's main message or lesson.

What is Theme?

300

The way the story makes the reader feel while reading it.

What is Mood?

400

A comparison using like or as.

What is a Simile?

500

This punctuation is used to separate ideas, dialogue from the speaker, and to separate a city and state.

What is a comma?