Subordinate Clauses
What is the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
If you win the award, I will buy you a new video game.
If you win the award.
Define "characters."
Characters are the beings in the story. They can be main or minor.
What are the pronouns for first person?
I, me, my, we, us
When do you use "I?"
When the person SPEAKING is DOING the action
What are sensory details?
Details using the five senses: see, hear, smell, taste, touch, and feel.
What is the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
Since the sun is shining, we will go to the beach.
Since the sun is shining.
Define "setting."
Setting is where the story takes place, it can include time, location, and abstract ideas such as culture.
What are the pronouns for second person?
you, your, yours
When do you use "ME?"
When the person SPEAKING is RECEIVING the action DIRECTLY or INDIRECTLY
To create a more vivid picture so the reader can connect to the story.
What is the subordinate clause in the following sentence?
After the project is complete, we will play a game.
After the project is complete.
Define "plot."
What happens to the story, it ties the beginning to the end.
What are the pronouns for third person?
He, she, they, them, character names
The teacher told him and ______ to get to class.
What is the plot of the most recent show you've watched?
answers vary
What is the subordinate clause in the following sentence?
Choose a dog for whomever you want.
For whomever you want.
Define "theme."
Theme is the moral of the story. It is the message it is trying to teach us.
Define Third Person Objective
Third Person Objective is when the narrator does not know any thought or feelings of the characters. The narrator is just commenting on actions.
My friends and ________ had a great weekend.
I
TRUE or FALSE: Subordinate clauses can stand alone
FALSE
Define "subordinate clause."
A subordinate clause cannot stand alone. It has a subject and a verb, but is not a complete sentence.
Tell me what the theme was of Goldilocks OR The Three Little Pigs.
answers will vary
Define Third Person Omniscient AND Third Person Limited.
In Third Person Omniscient, the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters. In Third Person Limited, the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of ONLY ONE character.
My friend gave my mom and ______ tickets to the show.
me
TRUE or FALSE: Subordinate clauses have a subject.
TRUE. They also have a verb!