What are Nouns?
Person, place, thing, idea, or quality.
What is a verb?
A verb describes what the subject of the sentence is doing thinking, saying, or its state of being. It also shows any action in a sentence.
What is a complete predicate?
The main verb or verb phrase and all the words that describe it.
What is a compound sentence?
Two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS).
What is genre?
A concept that says something about the actual piece of writing. A example is historical fiction.
What is a proper noun?
Specific person, place, or thing that needs to be capitalized.
What is a action verb?
Action verbs are used to show thoughts and physical actions.
What is a simple subject?
The main noun or pronoun that tells who or what the sentence is a bout.
What are coordinating conjunctions?
Conjunctions are the part of speech used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause.
What is plot?
The organized sequence of events that make up a story.
What is a common noun?
It is a general noun that does not need capitalized.
What is a linking verb?
A verb that shows a relationship between the subject of the sentence and another noun or adjective that describes or renames it.
What is a simple predicate?
The main verb or verb phrase that tells what the subject is doing.
What is a run on sentence?
When two or more sentences are joined together without proper punctuation or conjunctions.
What is Exposition?
The beginning of a story where the characters are introduced. We also learn about the setting and we are introduced to the main character.
What is a singular noun?
It is only one.
What are helping verbs?
Verbs that assist the main verb in certain tenses and sentence structures.
What is a simple sentence?
One independent clause (Subject and a predicate working together to express a complete thought).
What is a sentence fragment?
It is part of a sentence that can not stand alone.
What is setting?
Where the story takes place.
What is a Plural noun?
It is more than one.
What is a complete subject?
All the words that tell who or what the sentence is about.
What is a clause?
A subject and a predicate working together to express a thought incomplete or complete.
What is form?
In literature form gives a identifiable shape to a piece of writing. A example is novel.
What is Inciting Incident?
The event that causes or encourages the conflict and is the catalyst for the rising action.