Sentence Types
Vocabulary Trivia
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Story Elements
Critical Vocab Power
100
Has one independent clause with a subject and a verb.
Simple Sentence
100
The perspective from which a story is told, such as first person (using “I”), third person limited, or third person omniscient.
Point of View
100
What was the theme of Button Button?
Greed doesn't pay !!!
100
This is the order of events in a story, including beginning, middle, and end.
Story Plot
100
This word means being very bold or daring, sometimes in a way that surprises others.
Audacity
200
Joins two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction like “and” or “but.”
Compound Sentence
200
My brother, who lives in New York, is visiting us next week.
The museum, filled with ancient artifacts, attracts many tourists every year.
The italicized words are examples of what type of phrases.
Non-restrictive phrase
200
Who bought the cubed-sized buttons to the Lewis'?
Mr. Stewart
200
This is the part of a story that introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation to help the reader understand what’s happening at the beginning.
Exposition
200
To do something with a lot of passion or strong feelings is to do it this way.
Vehemently
300
This sentence has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause connected by a subordinating conjunction like “because” or “although.”
Complex Sentences
300
When the actual outcome of a situation is the opposite of what is expected or intended.
Situational Irony
300
How much money did Norma get for pressing the button ?
50,000
300
What is it called when an author gives hints about what will happen later in the story?
Foreshadowing
300
When you mock or make fun of someone, you are showing this.
Derision
400
This sentence combines two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
Compound-Complex Sentence
400
A literary device that creates a feeling of anticipation, excitement, or anxiety about what will happen next in a story, keeping the reader engaged.
Suspense
400
Tried to stop his wife from pressing the button
Authur
400
The type or category a story belongs to, like mystery or fantasy, is called this.
What is a genre ?
400
Someone who says one thing but does another is being what?
Hypocritical
500
Paragraph:
The school announced a new recycling program. Students were excited, and many signed up to help. Because the program benefits the environment, the principal gave a speech. The students organized teams, but some found it hard to remember to recycle every day.
Question:
Which sentence types are present in this paragraph? Identify each sentence as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex.
1. Simple sentence (one independent clause)
2. Compound sentence (two independent clauses joined by “and”)
3. Complex sentence (one independent clause + one dependent clause starting with “Because”)
4. Compound sentence (two independent clauses joined by “but”)
500
A word that connects a dependent clause to an independent clause, showing relationships like cause, time, or contrast (because, although, if, when, etc).
Subordinate Conjunction
500
Part 1: What was the effect of Norma pressing the button?
Part 2: Who was killed after she pressed the button?
Part 1: If anyone pressed the button, someone was to die but no one knew who would be killed
Part 2: Her Husband
500
When you use clues from the story plus your own thinking to figure something out, you are making this.
What is an inference!
500
To bother or annoy someone is to do this.
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