Clauses and Phrases
This is made up of a single independent clause.
What is a simple sentence?
To ruin or destroy completely
What is devastate?
The time and place (or when and where) of the story.
What is setting?
This large Thanksgiving day parade debuted in 1924.
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Known as the Golden State.
What is California?
This is made up of two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.
What is a compound sentence?
Having nothing to do with the subject; unimportant, useless.
What is irrelevant?
The universal message of the story.
What is theme?
Americans prepare 46 million of these for Thanksgiving each year.
What is turkey?
The largest city in the world.
What is Toyko?
This is made up of an independent clause and a dependent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
Sneaky; not frank or honest.
What is devious?
A struggle between two opposing forces in a story.
What is conflict?
The President of the United States does this to a turkey every year.
What is pardon?
Boba Fett is a character in this series.
What is Star Wars?
A group of words that contains a subject and a predicate.
What is a clause?
A person who goes before others and opens the way for them to follow.
What is a pioneer?
Language used to create images in the mind of the reader.
What is imagery?
This country celebrates Thanksgiving in October.
What is Canada?
This event is 26.2 miles long.
What is a marathon?
And, but, or, or so are examples of this.
What is a conjunction?
To sink to a lower level.
What is subside?
This gives the audience hints or signs about the future.
What is foreshadowing?
What is 1621?
Mr. McNamara's son
Who is Jasper?