Unit 1: Parts of Speech
"badly" is an example of what part of speech?
adverb
The boy jumped and skipped in the rain.
"jumped and skipped" is what type of predicate?
-simple
-compound
-complete
compound predicate
What is the formula for complex sentence?
DC, IC or ICDC
a story/narrative in poetic form
ballad
What are the five elements of plot?
Identify the preposition:
I am going to the store.
to
Identify the direct object.
I gave Rosie the flowers.
flowers
I want to go to the movies; however, I have to study for exams.
compound sentence
repetition of vowel sounds
assonance
A character who undergoes a change in the story is called a ...
dynamic (or round) character
Verbs: Transitive or Intransitive?
They laughed uncontrollably.
intransitive
Identify the indirect object.
I gave Rosie the flowers.
Rosie
It began to rain as we walked to class.
complex
poetry that does not rhyme or have measurable meter
What are the three types of irony?
verbal
situational
dramatic
This, That, These, and Those
These are examples of what kind of pronouns?
demonstrative
What four questions do the indirect object answer?
for who
to what
for what
Dependent clauses usually begins with what part of speech?
subordinating conjunctions
"From forth the fatal loins of these two foes..."
is an example of what poetic device?
alliteration
tone
Dissect the sentence by identifying each part of speech.
Kate sat her chair next to Anna's orange coat.
Kate (noun)
sat (verb)
her (pronoun)
chair (noun)
next (preposition)
to (prep)
Anna's (noun)
orange (adj)
coat (noun)
compound subjects and compound predicates are joined by what part of speech?
conjunction
Give an example of a compound-complex sentence.
Answers will vary.
"Don't act like a Scrooge!"
is an example of what poetic device?
Hint: not simile...
allusion
What point of view limits the author to be omniscient to the minds of one or two characters?
third person limited