Parts of Speech
These adverbs compare how verbs are accomplished.
Ex: Adam studied longer for the test than Sam did.
What are comparative adverbs?
Amanda worked hard to improve her grades, and her determination showed on her next report card.
The above is this type of sentence.
What is a compound sentence?
He likes to go to the movies on the weekend.
The above phrase, "to go," is this type of verbal.
What is an infinitive phrase?
In this type of conflict, the character is opposed by another character or character(s) in the story.
What is man vs. man?
What is the adverb in the following sentence?
Rainstorms seldom come to the valley.
What is seldom?
Despite the bad weather, our family decided not to postpone our weekend trip up north.
The above is this type of sentence.
What is a simple sentence?
Driving downtown during rush hour can be quite challenging.
The above phrase is this type of verbal.
What is a gerund?
In this type of conflict, character is in conflict with some force in the natural world (an animal, a storm, extreme cold, etc.)
What is man vs. nature?
These six conjunctions spell out FANBOYS, a mnemonic device that helps students remember coordinating conjunctions.
What is For, And, But, Or, Yet, and So?
After he considered his options, he decided save his money for something he wanted more.
The above is this type of sentence.
What is a complex sentence?
Climbing to the mountain peak, the hiker had an ideal view of the valley below.
The above phrase is this type of verbal.
What is a participial phrase?
In Romeo and Juliet, the two main characters go against their family's wishes in order to be together. As Juliet says, "my only love sprung from my only hate." These words represent this type of conflict.
What is man vs. society?
These are pairs of connecting words, such as either/or, neither/nor, etc.
What are coordinating conjunctions?
After Ally recovered from her illness, she wanted to start cycling again, but the rainy weather prevented her from going outdoors.
The above is this type of sentence.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
Matt traveled to Italy and Spain to learn more about art history.
"To learn" in the above sentence is this type of infinitive phrase.
What is an adverbial infinitive phrase?
In "The Aleph," the narrator strongly dislikes Carlos, although they have a surface friendship and seem to get along. Carlos, likewise, seems to think himself superior to the narrator. This kind of conflict is illustrated by the two characters' interactions.
What is man vs. man?
Mike bought himself a new video game with the money he had saved from his allowance.
Himself is this type of pronoun.
What is a reflexive pronoun?
While cycling on mountain trails, she would often see new plants and animals, and she was excited to learn more about them.
The above is this type of sentence.
What is a compound sentence?
Summer was the best time to start his reading plan.
"To start" in the above sentence is this type of infinitive phrase.
What is an adjectival infinitive phrase?
These are three types of conflict suggested by the following lines from Romeo and Juliet:
“From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents' strife.”
What are man vs. man, man vs. fate, and man vs. society?