This part of a sentence tells us who or what the sentence is about.
What is a subject?
100
This is the most intense and exciting part of the story. It is a turning point for the main character in the story.
What is the climax?
100
This is the time and the place of the story.
What is the setting?
200
This part of a sentence tells us what the subject of a sentence does or is.
What is a predicate?
200
This is the beginning of the story, when we are introduced to the main character, setting, and conflict.
What is the exposition?
200
This is a fancy word for a story. It can be found in a novel, play, TV show, movie, or commercial.
What is a narrative?
300
The subject of a sentence contains this part of speech.
What is a noun?
300
This is the also known as the end or conclusion of the story. Traditionally, the problems in the story have all been solved by this point.
What is the resolution?
300
This word describes the sequence of events in a story.
What is a plot?
400
The predicate of a sentence contains this part of speech.
What is a verb?
400
This is the part of the story where the drama, excitement, and conflict finally calms down, and things return to normal.
What is the falling action?
400
This is a word for the main character in a story.
What is a protagonist?
500
The part of speech that applies to the words "is," "am," and "are."
What is a verb?
500
This is the part of the story where an antagonist really begins to develop conflict, and things begin to get interesting and challenging for the protagonist.
What is the rising action?
500
This is a word for the "bad guy" in the story. He or she (or it) creates conflict that affects the main character, especially during the rising action.