Grammar: Parts of Speech
What is a noun? What is a verb? Provide an example of both.
A noun is a person, place, or thing. A verb is an action or state of being. Examples may vary.
What punctuation can be found at the end of a sentence? (Hint: there are three kinds).
What are the three things every effective story must have?
Character(s), setting, and plot
What is personification? Provide an example.
When a nonhuman thing is described like it is human. Examples may vary.
What is a symbol? Provide an example.
Something that represents something else. Examples may vary.
What is a pronoun? Provide three examples.
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. Examples may vary.
Explain at least two different ways to use a comma correctly in a sentence. Bonus points for additional ways.
Answers may vary.
What is the term for the main problem characters face in a story?
What is a simile? What is a metaphor? Provide examples.
A simile is a comparison between two things using "like" or "as." A metaphor is a comparison between two things that does NOT use "like" or "as." It usually uses a linking verb. Examples may vary.
What is a theme? Provide an example.
A theme is a lesson or message from a story/piece of media. Examples may vary.
What is an adjective? What is an adverb? Provide examples of both.
What is a signal phrase? Provide a sentence that uses one (make sure to have proper punctuation).
A signal phrase is a phrase that leads into or out from a quotation. It often indicates the speaker. Examples may vary.
What is a plot diagram? What are its parts?
(Draw picture). Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
What is alliteration? Provide an example.
Alliteration is the repetition of beginning sounds in a sentence/phrase/paragraph. Examples may vary.
What is the term for the main character? What is the term for the main villain/source of conflict?
Protagonist. Antagonist.
What is a conjunction? Provide three examples.
A conjunction is a word that connects/links words, phrases, or clauses. Examples may vary.
What is a semicolon? When do we use it? Provide an example.
A semicolon (;) is a punctuation mark that separates two related complete thoughts. Examples may vary.
What is point of view? What the different kinds of point of view? Provide examples of each.
POV is the perspective a story is told from. POV can be first person, second person (rare) or third person. In first person, the narrator is a character in the story, In second person, the reader is directly addressed. In third person, the narrator is not a character in the story. Examples may vary.
What is a hyperbole. Provide an example.
A hyperbole is an exaggeration for dramatic or humorous effect. Examples may vary.
What are the three main purposes in writing? Explain them.
What is a preposition?
A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between other things in the sentence (usually in space or time, but not always). Examples may vary.
What punctuation marks can follow an interjection? Provide examples.
Comma or exclamation point. Examples may vary.
What is the difference between third person limited and omniscient narration?
In third person limited, the narrator has insight into one character, and in third person omniscient, the narrator has insight into all characters.
What is the term for a word that sounds like the noise it makes?
What does chronological mean? Give an example of chronological storytelling and non-chronological storytelling.
Chronological means arranged in the order that events actually took place in time. Examples may vary.