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Parts of Speech
Parts of a sentence
Clauses and Sentence Types and Purposes
Vocabulary
Literary Elements
100
Describes a noun
What is an adjective
100
The "who" or "what" of the verb
What is a subject
100
It contains a subject and a verb, and can also stand alone
What is an independent clause
100
A person who questions the validity or authenticity of something purporting to be factual
What is a skeptic
100
When the opposite of what is expected occurs in literature
What is irony
200
Is used to replace nouns or itself in a sentence
What is a pronoun
200
What the subject is doing or being
What is a predicate
200
It has a subject and a verb, but can not stand alone
What is a dependent clause
200
a marketplace or shopping quarter, especially on in the Middle East
What is a bazaar
200
The descriptions provided in order to introduce readers to a character
What is characterization
300
Shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another noun in the sentence.
What is a preposition
300
a group of words that begin with a word to tells where a noun or pronoun are in regards to another object
What is a prepositional phrase
300
A sentence consisting of one independent clause
What is a simple sentence
300
a feeling of vexation (anger), marked by disappointment or humiliation
What is chagrin
300
Comparing two things using like or as
What is a simile
400
Tells how, when, where, or to what extent (how much or how long)
What is an adverb
400
Answers the question what or whom after an action verb
What is a direct object
400
Consists of a sentence with two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
What is a compound-complex sentence
400
having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one’s merits, importance, etc,; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
What is the definition for modest
400
A problem that occurs within a character in a piece of literature
What is an internal conflict
500
What part of speech is the word "less" acting as in the following sentence: Women form less than half of the group.
What is an adverb?
500
Answers the question to whom or to what or for whom or for what after the direct object
What is an indirect object
500
A sentence that gives a command
What is an imperative sentence
500
weariness from bodily or mental exertion
What is fatigue
500
The two types of 3rd person narration provided
What is limited and omniscient