Parts of Speech
Sentence Structure
Vocabulary
Punctuation
Miscellaneous
100
A word that modifies a noun or pronoun.
What is an adjective?
100
This type of sentence may have a compound subject or a compound predicate, but it comprises one independent clause.
What is a simple sentence?
100
A special kind of adjective (a, an, the).
What is an article?
100
Correctly punctuate the following sentence: I cheered on the Broncos not the Ravens.
What is I cheered on the Broncos, not the Ravens.
100
Identify the type of sentence. Jessica and Michelle love going to dances and watching movies.
What is a simple sentence?
200
The girl is over there playing with her friend. What is the antecedent in the sentence?
What is "girl"?
200
A clause contains this that a phrase does not. You must be specific.
What is either a subject or predicate, but not both?
200
A group of words made up of a subject and predicate; can stand alone.
What is an independent clause?
200
Correctly punctuate the following sentence: We ask therefore that you pay the bill immediately.
What is We ask, therefore, that you pay the bill immediately.
200
Name the part of speech for the word "Ouch" in the following sentence. Ouch! It's not fair to give a guy a shot down there.
What is an interjection?
300
A word that expresses a relationship between nouns or pronouns.
What is a preposition?
300
This is what follows a linking verb in a sentence. Name both options.
What is an adjective or a noun phrase?
300
A word that helps the main verb to express action or make a statement.
What is a helping verb?
300
This is used mostly for emphasis in a sentence.
What is a dash?
300
What part of speech is the word "playing" in the following sentence: The teenager loved playing quarterback for the school team.
What is a gerund?
400
Adding -ing to a verb will make it a noun. It often acts as the subject in the sentence.
What is a gerund?
400
This is the simple subject in the following sentence: Study for your exams in order to pass the class.
What is you (understood).
400
It is comprised of a dependent clause and two or more independent clauses.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
400
This punctuation symbol is used by itself to join two independent clauses that are closely connected in thought and structure.
What is a semicolon?
400
This part of speech is often used to begin a dependent clause.
What is a subordinating conjunction?
500
A word that does not show action but connects the subject with a noun or adjective.
What is a linking verb?
500
This is the predicate in the following sentence: Am I expected to actually study for the exam?
What is am expected?
500
A verbal form used as an adjective.
What is a participle?
500
Correctly punctuate the following sentence: You are I am sure telling the truth.
What is You are, I am sure, telling the truth.
500
The words gerund, participle, and infinitive are grouped together and known as this.
What is a verbal?
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