Nouns
This simple noun type represents only one of a person, place, or thing.
What is a singular noun?
This type of verb describes something that is physically or mentally happening.
What is an action verb?
This type of sentence is used to make a statement.
What is a declarative sentence?
This part of a narrative contains the biggest event and usually confronts the main conflict.
What is the character who opposes the hero or creates the conflict?
What is an antagonist?
This type of noun demonstrates that something has ownership over something else, and uses an apostrophe.
What is a possessive noun?
"The sunset is beautiful." contains the word "is" which is an example of this type of verb.
What is a linking verb?
This type of sentence is used to ask a question, and ends with a question mark.
What is and interrogative sentence?
This word describes the opening act of a narrative, which usually introduces characters/setting/plot.
What is "exposition"?
What is an account of a person's life written by that person?
What is autobiography?
"Schoolbooks" is an example of this type of noun.
What is a plural noun?
This type of verb assists the main verb in providing more context about when it is happening. Some of these verbs include: be, are, am, have, and has.
What is a helping verb?
This sentence type is used to express strong emotion, followed by an exclamation point.
What is an exclamatory sentence?
This word is used to describe anything spoken by a character within a narrative.
What is "dialogue"?
This character is generally the main character that a story follows.
What is a "protagonist?"
In the sentence,
"My friend, the basketball player, showed me a few pointers yesterday."
the bold portion represents this type of phrase.
What is an appositive phrase?
What is present tense?
This sentence type makes a command or request without asking a question.
What is an imperative sentence?
These two terms define the buildup to a main event in a narrative, as well as the events that take place after the main event.
What are "rising action" and "falling action?"
This is an introductory sentence in formal/argumentative writing which presents and author's primary purpose for writing.
What is a "thesis statement?"
Identify the nouns in the following sentences:
"The cat had a thought about stealing the milk, but later decided it was a bad idea. "
What is library?
This word is the primary word used to assist a verb and create the future tense.
What is "will"?
These two types of clauses are defined as being either a complete thought on their own, and being UNABLE to complete a thought without another clause.
What are Essential Clauses and Subordinate Clauses?
"I looked around the corner, and noticed that someone was watching me. I slowly walked through the old mansion in anticipation of something terrifying."
This excerpt is an example of this point of view.
What is "first person point of view"?
Alfred Hitchcock argues this point about what you should NOT do when creating suspense for an audience.
What is "puzzling" or "confusing the audience"?