Sentence Types
"We are definitely not panicking about the upcoming test."
Is this a declarative, imperative, interrogative, or exclamatory sentence?
Declarative.
A clause is a group of words that contains a _____ and a _____.
Subject and verb.
"I love reading and writing, I'm also really crazy about grammar."
Is this sentence punctuated correctly? Why or why not?
Comma splice.
Me, you, him, her, we, them.
Which of these pronouns is not objective?
We.
"We thought the essay would be easy we were mistaken."
Identify the error or write correct.
Fused sentence.
Which sentence type(s) contain(s) at least two independent clauses?
Compound and compound-complex.
A prepositional phrase always begins with a preposition and ends with a(n) _________ or __________.
Noun or pronoun.
Which type of punctuation can connect two clauses without a conjunction?
A semicolon.
Nominative pronouns act as the _______ of a sentence.
Subject.
"One of the students in the classes sing whenever they are conjugating."
Identify the error or write correct.
Incorrect subject-verb agreement.
How many dependent clauses does a compound-complex sentence have?
At least one.
"The grammar test, a suspiciously easy assessment, flew by."
This sentence includes a(an) ___________ phrase.
Appositive phrase.
Add a comma when a(n) _________ clause comes before a(n) ___________ clause.
Add a comma when a dependent clause comes before an independent clause.
Are "they" and "you" singular or plural?
Either.
"The sleepy student crams for the test under their desk."
Identify the error or write correct.
Correct!
"I kind of like P.E., and I absolutely adore my English class; nevertheless, I yearn for nap time."
Is this sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex?
Compound.
"They like hiding behind the tennis courts."
This sentence includes a(n) _______ phrase.
Prepositional phrase.
"The bell rang, however, students had not finished taking the test."
Is this sentence punctuated correctly? Why or why not?
Comma splice.
"The gum is ours."
What type of pronoun is in this sentence?
First-person plural, and posessive.
"By not preparing for the test or battle."
Identify the error or write correct.
Fragment.
"Because of the massive, complicated test, we are studying."
Is this sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex?
Simple.
The addition of the conjunction "yet" turns an independent clause into a(n) ____________.
Trick question! It's a coordinating conjunction, so it doesn't turn an independent clause into a dependent clause.
"Afterwards most of her peers celebrated by flipping their desks."
There needs to be a ______ after ______ because it is a(n) ____________.
There needs to be a comma after "afterwards" because it is an introductory element.
Which of the following demonstrates pronoun agreement in the third person?
#1: "While students study, they should hide the answers."
#2: "While students study, you should hide the answers."
#1: "While students study, they should hide the answers."
"Each of the gum clumps under the desk disappear by the end of the class period, which is alarming."
Identify the error or write correct.
Incorrect subject-verb agreement.