Parts of Speech
This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
This is the central character around whom the main story revolves.
Who is the protagonist?
This part of the plot introduces the main characters, setting, and initial conflict.
What is the exposition?
This punctuation mark is used at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a statement.
What is a period?
How old is Mrs. Files?
What is: 38 years old.
This part of speech describes or modifies a noun or pronoun, often providing more detail about it.
What is an adjective?
This is the time and place where a story occurs.
What is the setting?
This is the stage in the plot where the tension builds as characters face increasingly difficult challenges.
What is the rising action?
This punctuation mark is used to separate items in a series or to clarify meaning in a sentence.
What is a comma?
Where did Mrs. Files go to college?
What is: The University of Toledo
This part of speech expresses action or state of being and can be either a main verb or an auxiliary verb.
What is a verb?
This is the sequence of events that make up the story, from beginning to end.
What is the plot?
This is the turning point of the story, where the main conflict reaches its highest intensity.
What is the climax?
This punctuation mark is used to indicate a strong emotion or to emphasize a point in an exclamatory sentence.
What is an exclamation mark?
What child rank is Mrs. Files?
(As in First Child, Middle Child, Youngest Child, Only Child).
Middle Child
This part of speech connects words, phrases, or clauses, and includes words like "and," "but," and "or."
What is a conjunction?
This is the person or force that opposes the protagonist and creates conflict in the story.
Who is the antagonist?
This part of the plot follows the climax and leads to the resolution, as conflicts begin to resolve.
What is the falling action?
This type of sentence includes a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought.
What is a simple sentence?
Where did Mrs. Files get married?
What is: Kentucky
This part of speech modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, often ending in "-ly."
What is an adverb?
This is the struggle or problem that drives the narrative forward, often between characters or within a character’s mind.
What is conflict?
This is the final part of the plot where the story's conflicts are resolved and the narrative concludes.
What is the resolution?
This grammatical mistake occurs when a sentence is missing either a subject or a predicate, making it incomplete.
What is a sentence fragment?
What is Mrs. Files favorite food OR favorite Beverage?
You MUST get at least one correct.
What is: Vegan Egg Rolls and Root Beer Float