The leading character in a story is called the

The character that opposes the protagonist is called the

When I was a child, I used to go to the seaside for the holidays.

(Beatrix Potter, "Tale of Little Pig Robinson")

The alien captain grabs you by your neck and throws you against the wall. The red veins in his large yellow forehead are pulsating. He bares his fangs to you and says, "Where is the key?" You can feel him loosen his grip just enough for you to talk. You think that he is staring you in the eyes, but it is hard to tell. His eyes are like the eyes of flies. "Well, where is the key?" he repeats. You take a big gulp.

Igor swung the scythe. Stalks of grain fell at his feet. He felt a pain in his shoulder but he continued working. After he cleared a whole row, he walked the row length, picking up the fallen grain stalks and throwing them in a sack. His shoulder was really bothering him. "Igor, come on in and eat!" a voice cried. He recognized the voice as his wife. "I'll be right there, Sylvia!" he shouted back. He had no intentions of stopping now though. He decided that he would slice and bag another row.

What is the POV? "The library was full of students studying for their final exams. Robert and Rome were studying for math. William and Tiana were studying for science."

After school on Wednesday, Brendan found out that he made the baseball team. Which of the following could be the cause for Brendan making the baseball team?

Themes are universal because ...

She sobbed for hours trying to think of a way out of having to tell her father she wrecked her new car. After stewing over it for quite some time, she called her father on his cell phone. "Thank you," he said. What is the theme?

Lucy is a superhero. There is an evil villain approaching Lucy's small-town of Gray. Lucy hears of this news, and she instantly begins training so she can defeat him.

What theme can we take away from this summary of a story?

Identify the compound sentence:

Choose the correct conjunction to complete the compound sentence:

Thaina want to lose weight, ..... she eats chocolate everyday.

A(n) ________ clause can’t stand on its own as a sentence.

Which of these is a simple sentence?

A compound sentence is:

Read the following sentence:

Michayla and Dean are excited to go back to school.

Identify the subject.

How do you create a complex sentence?

What do you need to have a sentence?

In a simple sentence, what is a subject?

Is the following a complete sentence?

My cat was stuck in a tree.

Which of the following is a dependent clause?

I paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides.

What type of sentence is this?

Anything was better than this, for I could not bear those hypocritical smiles no longer.

What type of sentence is this?

If you think me mad, you need to listen to my whole story first.

What type of sentence is this?

The dog growls when he is angry. What kind of clause is underlined in the example sentence given?

The hourglass will run out if the wizard does not soon return with his potion. What kind of clause is underlined in the example sentence given?

The bed and breakfast was charming. What kind of clause is underlined in the example sentence given?

Simple sentences are independent clauses.

A dependent clause is not a complete thought.

Which one of these is NOT an example of an unreliable narrator?

A narrator whose actions don't match his words is not considered unreliable because we can see what he is doing so we know he's not telling the truth.

Which are 1st person words