Verbs
TRUE or FALSE
Verbs are always action words.
FALSE
Is the following sentence written correctly?
The dogs ran around, and played in the yard all day.
No
No comma is needed since it's not two sentences
Fill in the blank:
A compound sentence contains two ______________.
independent clauses
What do we call the main character of a story?
protagonist
What are all the verbs in the following sentence?
Although the dog ate his dinner, he still begged at the table.
ate, begged
Is the following sentence written correctly?
All the boy's brought there computers to class.
No
No apostrophe needed in boy's
There should be their
TRUE or FALSE
This is a compound sentence:
Jody and Steve ate ice cream.
FALSE
What is the dependent clause in this sentence?:
The game will be cancelled unless it stops raining.
unless it stops raining
What is the resolution of a story?
The ending
What are all the verbs in the following sentence?
I earned an A on my English test since I had been studying a lot.
earned, had, been, studying
Is the following sentence written correctly?
We ate a lot of food, because we were hungry.
No
No comma before because
T/F
This is a compound sentence:
Soccer is played everywhere; I played soccer in England.
True
While we are learning to jump rope, they are learning to juggle.
When a character's personality doesn't change much from the beginning of the story to the end, they are known as what kind of character?
static
What are all the verbs in the following sentence?
We can go to the movie today and get popcorn and have fun if we finish our homework assignments.
can, go, get, have, finish
Is the following sentence written correctly?
They're going to separate their binders from your binders at the beginning of class.
Yes
Fill in the blank:
My favorite actor was in a TV show last night__________ I didn't get to watch it.
, but
,and
;
What do we call the moment in the story where the reader knows how the conflict will be resolved or what will happen as a result of the inciting event?
Climax/high point
What is the minimum number of verbs you can have in a compound-complex sentence?
3
What should be done, if anything, to make the following sentence correct?
It's good that all the players on their team were at practice; and the coaches were happy too.
Change the semicolon to a comma
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Put the following story elements in the correct order that they happen in a story:
rising action
resolution
exposition
falling action
inciting event/conflict
climax/high point
exposition
inciting event/conflict
rising action
climax/high point
falling action
resolution