Stargirl
Simple, Compund, or Complex Sentence
Literary Terms/Grammar
Parts of speech
Stargirl PT. 2
100

Stargirl is written using what type of narration?

First-person

100

The men marched through the snow. 

simple

100

Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses. 

Imagery 

100

Which part of speech is Marley in the sentence below? 

Marley waited patiently for the train.

Proper noun

100
This character is the wise mentor stock character. 

Archie Hapwood 

200

This character is the only student at MAHS who remains a true friend to Stargirl despite her eccentric personality

Dori Dilson 

200

The explorers fought the blizzard, and they never gave up. 

compound

200

Comma splice, run-on, fragment, grammatically correct sentence?  

My research resulted in three useful articles, I will use them as evidence for my thesis.

comma splice

200

Which part of speech is waited in the sentence below? 


Marley waited patiently for the train.

verb 

200

This character is Leo's best friend the co-creator of Hot Seat. 

Kevin

300

True or false: Stargirl and Leo attend the Octotillo ball together. 

False 

300

Although you are weak, we can get through this together. 

complex

300

The main message, lesson, or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work.

Theme

300

Which part of speech is patiently in the sentence below? 

Marley waited patiently for the train, but it never arrived.

adverb 

300

True or false: After winning the oratorical competition, a great mob of students await Stargirl at school to congratulate her. 

False 

400

What is the setting? 

Mica, Arizona (desert landscape) 

400

Brynn bought an ice cream cone, but she dropped it in the parking lot. 

compound
400

Comma splice, run-on, fragment, grammatically correct sentence?

I sat at the back of the room the teacher called on me. 

run-on 

400

Which part of speech is "but" in the sentence below? 

Marley waited patiently for the train, but it never arrived. 

conjunction 

400

Where was Stargirl's "kind deeds" workshop located? 

In a shed in Archie's backyard 

500

Write a theme statement about conformity or nonconformity (as they relate to the events in Stargirl). 

Ms. Toerne will decide! 

500

After she bought an ice cream cone, Lauren went to the park. 

complex 

500

Comma splice, run-on, fragment, grammatically correct sentence? 


Studying hard for two hours. 

Fragment

500

Which part of speech is upset in the sentence below? 

Marley was upset. 

adjective 

500

This character says to Stargirl: "You ruin everything." 

Hillari Kimble