Parts of Speech
Structures, purposes, & patterns
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Name that Dress-up
Short stories and openers
200
This type of conjunction includes for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
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coordinating conjunctions?
200
This purpose is indicated by a question mark.
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the interrogative purpose?
200
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Ethical lawyers competently provide legal services to clients.
200
She marched across the road.
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a strong verb?
200
This is the name for the people in a story.
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the characters?
400
This replaces a noun in order to avoid repetition.
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a pronoun?
400
This sentence structure includes one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
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a complex sentence structure?
400
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The bored woman wants to go on a cruise to have something to do.
400
She quickly walked across the road.
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an -ly adverb?
400
Name this opener:
Bravely, the knight risked his life to defend the king.
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an -ly opener (#3)?
600
These modify verbs, adjectives, or adverbs.
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adverbs?
600
It's the pattern of this sentence:
Jesus made me a crown.
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S-Vt-IO-DO?
600
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Mindy and BJ are friends and comedy writers.
600
She walked across the massive road.
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a quality adjective?
600
This is the problem, want, or need of the main character in the story.
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the conflict?
800
These answer the questions:
what kind? how many? which? or whose?
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adjectives?
800
This purpose always has an "understood" you as the subject.
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the imperative purpose?
800
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Sue left school early because she felt sick, but her mother brought her back because she had forgotten her Latin book.
800
She walked across the road, which wasn't busy, to get to the other side.
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a who-which clause?
800
This is the turning point of the story, or the event that leads to the conflict being solved.
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the climax?
1000
These relate a noun or pronoun to another word.
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prepositions?
1000
This structure includes a FANBOY and at least two independent clauses.
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the compound structure?
1000
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When the train goes through, the windows noisily rattle, and the whole house shakes.
1000
She walked across the road because she was dressed like a chicken.
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a because clause?
1000
Name this opener:
Feeling tired, he stopped for a quick rest.
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an -ing opener (#4)?