English Vocabulary
What is a sentence fragment?
An incomplete sentence.
What is the difference between a possessive apostrophe (ex: Susan's car) and a contraction (They're going)?
Possessive apostrophes show ownership.
Jason's car exploded.
Contractions are two words joined by an apostrophe.
They're on their way over.
(they + are)
Write one sentence in which you correctly use all of the following:
1) a semi-colon
2) a comma
3) a FANBOYS word
Answers will vary
Botany is surely the more gentler of sciences.
a. NO CHANGE
b. the most gentle of
c. the gentler of
d. the gentlest in the
B: the most gentle of
When five minutes are left on the test, what should you do?
Either answer is acceptable:
1. Do not leave ANY blank! Start guessing!
2. review your answers
Are you sure???
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What does a Dependent Clause need to be a complete sentence? AND what conjunction does it often use?
MUST join an independent clause to be a complete sentence
Correctly use the following:
semi-colon
colon
dash
Answers will vary
Break down this sentence into its independent and dependent parts.
After the end of the world, I ate nothing but fries.
After the end of the world (Dependent)
I ate nothing but fries (independent)
Break down this sentence into its independent and dependent parts AND name the type of sentence:
I wanted to drive my car in the middle of the road, but a police car was right behind me.
I wanted to drive my car in the middle of the road (independent)
but (compound)
a police car was right behind me (independent)
Compound sentence
What is Mrs. Morris Daughters Name
Isabella
REALLYYYYYY???
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What are the two necessary parts for a sentence or independent clause?
Subject + predicate (aka verb)
Add the semicolon
I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time.
2. Semicolon
I love to write papers; I would write one every day if I had the time.
Is the sentence below correct? Explain your answer
Either Jared or our parents will lend us their car.
If one singular and one plural antecedent are joined by or, either ... or, or neither ... nor, the pronoun agrees in number with the closer antecedent.
Either Jared or our parents will lend us their car.
The pronoun their agrees with the plural antecedent “parents.”
Edna Gellhorn’s “Walkless-Talkless Parade”
In 1916, as the Democratic Party’s national convention met in St. Louis, Missouri, to nominate candidates for the presidency and vice-presidency and to establish a platform, a set of positions on issues.
A. NO CHANGE
B. while
C. when
D. OMIT the underlined portion.
D. OMIT the underlined portion.
The best answer is D because the other choices insert subordinating conjunctions (as, while, when), which create sentence fragments. This choice offers the only complete sentence.
What is a preposition
in, at, on, of, to, by, with, around, between, and against.
A preposition is a word or group of words that connects nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words in a sentence.
Hmmmm..... someone likes to live on the wild side!
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Give an example of a:
Simple Sentence
Compound Sentence correctly using a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS).
Simple: I ran home
Compound: I ran home, and I ate pasta
Correctly use a colon in a sentence where the part after the colon is NOT a complete sentence.
Answers will vary
How old is Mrs. Morris
26
The challenge to start to begin to make timely progress toward removing the threat of nuclear war is the most important challenge in international relations today.
A: NO CHANGE
B. to begin making
C. to begin the making of
D. of beginning the making of
B: to begin making
(eliminate unnecessary repetition).
What is The third point on plot mountain
rising action
You're really something, you know that?
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Define a Noun, Verb, Clause, and Subject
Noun: a person, place, thing, or idea.
Verb: an action or state of being
Clause: Part of a sentence that includes one subject and one verb
Subject: Refers to what the sentence is about, it contains the main noun. It is the main topic of the sentence
How many years has Mrs. Morris been a teacher?
3. 1 year in high school, 2 in midde school
What is a verb? Not the action
state of being
What is Mrs. Morris two degrees in?
2!
1 in english 1 in teaching
If you finish your test early, what should you do?
Review your answers and make any corrections you need to
Winner takes all?
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