Nouns
The complete subject:
With a flick of her wrist, the naturally talented young wizard turned the water in the glass into fresh orange juice.
What is the naturally talented young wizard?
The type of verb underlined: I worried too much about the outcome of the job interview.
What is an intransitive verb?
The verbal that can function as an adjective, adverb, or noun
What is an infinitive?
A struggle between opposing forces
What is conflict?
The part of the plot when the characters are introduced
What is the exposition?
The collective noun in the sentence: The swarm of bees buzzed around my head while I tried to run away from them.
What is swarm?
The type of verb that uses an indirect object
What is a transitive verb?
The gerund in the sentence:
Going for a walk, Jenny attempted writing a song in her head.
What is writing?
The type of characterization that shows a character's personality
What is indirect characterization?
The type of character of the protagonist in this paragraph: At the start of the school year, Amara was the kind of student who shrank into her hoodie whenever a teacher called on her, her voice barely above a whisper. She avoided eye contact, stuck to the edges of the cafeteria, and never raised her hand, convinced that invisibility was safety. But by spring, something had shifted—maybe it was the poetry club, where she discovered her words could light up a room, or maybe it was Ms. Jensen’s quiet encouragement. Whatever the cause, Amara had changed. She now walked the halls with her head high, spoke with clarity and confidence, and even ran for student council. The timid girl who once feared being seen had grown into someone unafraid to take up space.
What is a dynamic character?
The compound noun in the sentence:
The receptionist input the information into the database to be saved for the company's records.
What is database?
The predicate nominative in the sentence:
When Bernadette was extremely young, her mom became an award-winning scientist.
What is scientist?
The function of the noun infinitive:
We tried to be on time, but it was almost impossible to leave at six o'clock and drive to the restaurant.
What is a direct object?
The element of plot that could say "and they all lived happily ever after."
What is the resolution?
The type of figurative language:
“The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees.
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.”
What is a metaphor?
The indirect object in the sentence:
Octopi help boats to remove barnacles with the suction on their tentacles.
What is none?
The predicate adjective in the sentence:
When Bernadette was extremely young, her mom became an award-winning scientist.
What is young?
The function of the gerund:
The whining puppy with a wagging tail tried to jump on us when we entered the room by running.
What is the object of the preposition?
The type of character that does not change throughout a story
What is a static character?
The type of figurative language: “The lawn started at the beach and ran toward the front door for a quarter of a mile, jumping over sundials and brick walks and burning gardens…”
What is personification?
The abstract, common, collective noun in the sentence:
The committee showed great determination in reaching a decision.
What is committee?
The auxiliary verb in the sentence?
We have already given you our completed paperwork.
What is have?
The adverb participle in the sentence:
The broken vase was smashed by the screaming children when they stomped through the living room, laughing loudly.
What is laughing?
The other name for a story's resolution
What is a denouement?