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Plot
Irony
Subject/ Verb Agreement
Pronoun/Antecedent
Combining Sentences
100
The sequence of event in chronological order.
What is Plot
100
The difference between what is expected and reality.
What is Irony?
100
Number and person
How must subjects agree with their verbs?
100
The word that the pronoun refers to or replaces.
What is An antecedent?
100
It has two or more main clauses and no subordinate clauses.
What is A compound sentence?
200
The problem in the story.
What is Conflict?
200
When ones says one thing and means the opposite.
What is Verbal irony?
200
The growing threat to America's wild animals is a national problem. Focus word: threat
What is the subject?
200
Gender and number
How must antecedents and pronouns agree?
200
A sentence that contains one main clause and at least one subordinate clause.
What is A complex sentence?
300
Time and place of the story.
What is Setting?
300
When you expect one thing to happen but the opposite happens?
What is Situational irony?
300
There are three excellent and unusual restaurants in my neighborhood. Focus word: restaurants
What is The subject?
300
Nominative, objective, possessive
What are the three cases of pronuns?
300
A sentence that contains two main clauses and at least one subordinate clause.
What is A compound-complex sentence.
400
Exposition, rising actions, climax, falling actions, resolution
What are the five stages of plot?
400
This occurs when the readers know something that the characters do not.
What is Dramatic irony?
400
Wildlife remains a rich and vital part of our national heritage. Focus: remains
What is The verb?
400
Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are also famous for their poetry. Focus word: their
What is The possessive pronoun?
400
The audience cheered, and the smiling cast returned for an extra bow.
What is A compound sentence?
500
The introduction of the main characters, setting, and conflict of a story?
What is The exposition?
500
When Amy spilled coffee all over the report that she spent hours completing, she replied, "Isn't this just great!".
What is Verbal irony?
500
Barbara Jordan' years in the U.S. Congress have given her unique perspective on American politics? Focus: in the U. S. Congress
What is an intervening prepositional phrase?
500
The oysters and clams are becoming endangered because of oil spills in their habitats. Focus: oysters and clams
What is The antecedent?
500
Campers need fuel for cooking, but they should use stoves that require no wood.
What is A compound-complex sentence?