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Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech 2
Parts of Speech 3
Elements of Short Stories
Elements of Short Stories 2
100
names a person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
100
A word that joins two words, phrases, and sentences together
What is a conjunction?
100
a general name
What is a common noun?
100
the action or order of events in a story
What is the plot?
100
when the problem is resolved
What is resolution?
200
Takes the place of a noun.
What is a pronoun?
200
A word that expression strong feelings or emotions
What is an interjection?
200
a type of noun that shows ownership
What is a possessive noun?
200
the problem in a story
What is conflict?
200
the events leading up to the climax of the story
What is rising action?
300
a word showing action or state of being
What is a verb?
300
A word that shows location or time relationships between words
What is a preposition?
300
a word that names a specific person, place, thing, or idea
What is a proper noun?
300
the people, animals, or other beings in a story
What are characters?
300
the events immediately following the climax and leading to the resolution or end of the story
What is falling action?
400
a word that describes a noun or pronoun
What is an adjective?
400
The boy walked quickly down the hall. What part of speech is the word "quickly?"
What is an adverb?
400
a verb that helps the main verb
What is a helping verb?
400
the beginning of the story
What is exposition?
400
the time and place of a story
What is setting?
500
A word that describes a verb, an adjective, or adverbs
What is an adverb?
500
Tika's purse is under the table. What part of speech is the word "under?"
What is a preposition?
500
a verb that joins the subject to the rest of the sentence
What is a linking verb?
500
the turning point in a story
What is climax?
500
the message in a story
What is theme?