Parts of Speech
Interjection
What are the two parts of a sentence?
subject and predicate
What do we call giving human characteristics to nonhuman things?
personification
The main character of a story is called the ________.
Protagonist
The person who writes the script for the play is called the _________.
playwright
Which word in the following sentence is an adverb?
James ran quickly down the hall.
Quickly
Identify the complete subject in the following sentence.
Our fantastic soccer team won a regional championship this season.
Our fantastic soccer team
What do we call a phrase that has a second meaning that doesn't match the literal meaning?
Idiom
Where and when the story takes place is the _______.
Setting
Look at the following line from a script.
Maria: (walking past the window) How can you be so calm when everything is falling apart?
Walking past the window is an example of what?
Stage directions
What kind of verb (action, linking or helping)is used in the following sentence?
The moon was full last night.
Linking
What is the simple predicate of the following sentence?
My family attended a play at church.
attended
California: state
France: ___________
country
Think of the story, "The Three Little Pigs." What would you say is the theme of the story?
Hard work pays off, Be prepared, think ahead
Any other answer Mrs. Hensley calls correct.
Acts and Scenes
Which kinds of adjectives compare three or more things?
Superlative
What is wrong with the following sentence?
We was all very tired and hungry after the long road trip.
Was should be were
What is the allusion in the following sentence?
I'm no Grinch, but sometimes I get annoyed by all the Christmas decorations.
Grinch
Brian Robeson from Hatchet can be described as a round and dynamic character. Why would we describe him this way?
He changed throughout the story and we know a lot about him
The play, "Romeo and Juliet" ends with the death of both main characters. What do we call this type of play that shows the downfall of the hero?
tragedy
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.
Becca ran into the woods.
into the woods
List ALL the errors in the following sentence.
You might not no that albert einstein wasnt always seen as brilliant.
capitalize albert einstein
apostrophe in wasn't
What is the idiom in the following sentence AND what does it mean
After studying for hours, I felt like the math test would be a piece of cake.
piece of cake; it will be easy
Name the five parts of plot.
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Name the three purposes why dramas are written.
to entertain
to express serious ideas
to teach or inspire