This is a type of verb that expresses a state of being.
What is a linking verb?
100
This is composed of a story's time and place.
What is the setting?
100
This is the action of the sentence. It can express a state a being, a physical action, or a mental action.
What is a verb?
100
An action has happened in the past and may be continuing into the present.
What is the present perfect?
100
I ran home and changed my clothes. (ran, changed)
What are the verbs in this sentence?
200
The part of speech that modifies verbs and adjectives.
What is an adverb?
200
Pony's struggle with his identity - being both a "greaser" and a successful kid - is an example of this literary element.
What is an internal conflict?
200
This is a noun or pronoun that shows about whom or what the sentence is.
What is the subject of a sentence?
200
Something will happen or exist before a specific time in the future.
What is the future perfect?
200
Sarah was sitting by the water. (by the water)
What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?
300
This is a word that connects or holds together.
What is a conjunction?
300
The conflict in a story or novel is decided at this time. It is the most emotional or suspenseful moment!
What is a climax?
300
This shows relationships and one of its components is an object.
What is a prepositional phrase?
300
I had been, You had been
What is the past perfect form of the verb "BE"?
300
Sarah was sitting by the water yesterday. (yesterday)
What is the adverb in this sentence?
400
This part of speech can do anything a noun can do.
What is a pronoun?
400
In The Outsiders, we learned that it is wrong to judge others based on wealth and appearance. The life lesson told here is an example of this literary element.
What is theme?
400
This is the part of a sentence that helps action and linking verbs.
What is a helping verb?
400
This is the conjugation of the verb be in the future tense.
What is "will be"?
400
There were several birds in the sky. (sky)
What is the object of the preposition?
500
These are the parts of a prepositional phrase.
What are the preposition, the object of the preposition, and any modifiers?
500
This narrator tells the story from his limited point of view and uses the pronoun I.
What is a first person narrator?
500
This part of the sentence can be an adverb, an adjective, or an article. It changes or enhances the meaning of a word.