Name That Part of Speech
a person, place, or thing
NOUN
She went to school to take her algebra English, and history tests.
INCORRECT
(comma needed after "algebra")
Double Jeopardy
Is the following clause dependent or independent?
"Even though I didn't know"
DEPENDENT
Introduces characters, setting, and basic situation.
EXPOSITION
a type of story that teaches a moral, usually with talking animals
FABLE
an action word
VERB
If you're going to the store, can you pick up some milk?
CORRECT
Dependent or Independent
"I need a jacket."
INDEPENDENT
Climax
a long narrative poem that often involves a hero on a long journey who battles mythical beings and creatures
EPIC
describes a noun
There's a lot of water on the floor I should get a mop.
INCORRECT
(fused sentence)
COMPOUND or COMPLEX?
If you could go anywhere, where would you go?
COMPLEX SENTENCE
Man VS Self is a type of _____________ conflict.
INTERNAL
A story about a man that really saved his kingdom from famine, but whose story has grown in details over generations of retelling it is an example of a ____.
LEGEND
ADVERB
Double Jeopardy
After doing everything she could for the little bird; she had to release it back into the wild.
INCORRECT
(comma, not semicolon)
It's raining outside, and I don't want the dog to get wet.
COMPOUND
central idea, message, or lesson
THEME
This type of story seeks to explain things, like where the stars came from.
MYTH
a word that shows a nouns position - may show time, location, or spatial relationship
PREPOSITION
It's going to be a great day, and I'm excited to have your help.
CORRECT
What type of sentence is this???
When Jenny went to Chicago, she visited her mother, and she took her to the museum.
Compound-Complex
Man VS Nature is a type of ____________ conflict.
EXTERNAL
a story about a larger-than-life character who does impossible and exaggerated things
Tall Tale