Noun Jobs
This is who are what the sentence is about.
Subject
A part of speech that names a person, place, or thing.
Noun
The beginning of the story; introduces the setting and characters.
Exposition
A part of speech that shows action or a state of being.
Verb
An expression that does not literally mean what it says, but has an understood meaning.
Idiom
This job "renames" the subject.
Predicate Nominative
A part of speech used in the place of noun or nouns.
Pronoun
The primary problem or issue in the story.
Conflict
A part of speech that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb.
Adverb
A comparison of two unlike things; usually using “like” or “as”.
Simile
Follows a PV and tells who or what the subject is acting on.
Direct Object
A part of speech used to describe a noun or a pronoun.
Adjective
A series of events that complicates the plot and creates suspense, interest, and tension.
Rising Action
What the sentence tells us about the subject.
Predicate
A phrase or description that isn't literally true but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.
Metaphor
A noun or pronoun after the preposition.
Object of the Preposition
A part of speech used to show the relationship between certain words in a sentence.
Preposition
The highest point of tension in the story.
Climax
Helps the main verb by adding more information.
Helping Verb
A comparison that gives human characteristics to something non-human
Personification
The noun that receives the direct object itself.
Indirect Object
A part of speech that joins words, phrases, or clauses.
Conjunction
The ending of the story and the conflict is completely resolved.
Resolution
Connects the subject to the predicate by expressing a state of being.
Linking Verb
A hint or a clue an author gives to suggest something that may happen later in the story
Foreshadowing