character's struggle outside of self, for example, being picked on by bullies
What is external conflict
100
a group of words that make sense, beginning with a capital letter, containing a subject and main verb, and ending with a period, exclamation mark, or question mark
What is a complete sentence
100
a word that takes the place of a noun or nouns; examples-he, she, me, you
What is a pronoun
200
expresses an action or a state of being
What is a verb
200
inner struggle of a character
What is internal conflict
200
the time and place in which the story's action occurs
What is setting
200
a sentence that is used to ask a question (?)
What is interrogatory
200
a spoken word, phrase, or sound that expresses sudden or strong feeling; examples: Oh!, My!
What is an interjection
300
modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
What is an adverb
300
during this part of the novel, the conflict or main problem is introduced
What is exposition
300
the feeling or atmosphere of a story
What is mood
300
when a sentence has at least two parts, either one of which can stand by itself (in other words, two independent clauses), but the two parts have been smooshed together instead of being properly connected
What is a run-on
300
joins words or groups of words; examples: and, but, when, or...
What is a conjunction
400
shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to some other word in a sentence; examples: above, over, through, in, across, between...
What is a preposition
400
the underlying message or "big idea" that the author wants the reader to remember; not the subject of a story, but what the story means
What is theme
400
the high point of the story; it is the main event or danger
that the character faces
What is climax
400
when you neglect to insert a main clause (subject, verb) somewhere between the capital letter at the beginning and the end mark concluding the word group
What is a fragment
400
a noun formed from a verb by adding -ing; example: the verb "travel" is a _______ in the sentence, "Traveling is fun."
What is a gerund
500
a noun formed from a verb by adding -ing
What is a gerund
500
this part of the story us sometimes referred to as
the denouement, which is French for "to untie"
What is resolution
500
following the climax, the story begins to slowly
wind down; shows the result of the actions or decisions the
character has made
What is falling action
500
a type of sentence that states a command, request, or direction; the subject is always "you," even though it may not be expressed in the sentence
What is imperative
500
a verbal--often preceded by the particle "to"--that can function as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb; example: in the sentence, "To sleep is the only thing Eli wants," the ________"sleep" functions as a noun because it is the subject of the sentence