I would say that all scenarios that are not too complex could be a basis for a short story, but also in principle, you could shorten and simplify any story to make a short story out of it!
So there is no clear distinction.
But among the options, the better candidates are:
a championship basketball game in which a new player is the star
a family mix-up over selecting a birthday present for Dad
the mysterious disappearance of a cake from the pantry
The other options are potentially too complex.
Answer:
1. A person whose job is acting is an actor.
2. A video shop is a place that you can rent some films.
3. Dan’s sister, who lives in Hollywood, is an actress.
4. My father’s car, which he bought in 1991, is still working.
5. Frankenstein (or the Modern Prometheus), which is a horror book, was written by Mark Shelley.
6. Stephenie Meyer is the author whose books were made into film adaptations, twilight saga.
7. The most popular animation films are from the Walt Disney pictures whose main character is mickey mouse.
8. Birdman, whose director is Mexican, won the Oscar for the best film.
9. This is the year that the last part of the hunger games will release.
10. Eddie Redmayne, who won an Oscar for the best actor, is the pro- tagonist of the theory of everything.
Answer:
Mrs. Jenkins pulled a compact from her purse and checked her makeup.
Explanation:
The noun compact refers to a small case with makeup and a mirror. This is the only sentence in which compact is used as a noun, and it is used correctly as it is referring to the makeup device. The other sentences use compact as an adjective and a verb.
