Phrases
Clause Types
Sentence Structure
Usage
Composition
100

Put this on the bed, please.

prepositional (adv)

100

When the storm finally passed, we continued the hike.

adv.

100

The class finished the warm‑up, and the room grew noticeably quieter.

compound
100
Both the kids and Jonathan (is/are) coming.
are
100

The two types of outlines

topical and sentence

200

Smiling brightly, Jenny ran through the door to share her good news.

participal (adj)

200

The student who won the contest thanked her teacher afterward.  

adjective

200

Although the directions were clear, several students hesitated, and the teacher waited patiently.

compoud-complex

200

There (has/have) never been many people who could do it.

have

200

the sentence that gives your essays direction 

thesis

300

She loved jogging on her way home.

gerund (noun)

300

I never understood why the directions were written so vaguely.  

noun clause (DO)

300

The lantern flickered in the cold wind and soon went out.

simple

300

Seventy-five dollars (was/were) not enough for the ticket.

was

300

The information on the card catalog that tells you a book's location in the library

call number

400

The person to watch carefully is the man standing by the bus stop.

infinative, adj.

400

Although the bell had already rung, the class stayed silent.

adv.

400

When the timer buzzed, everyone immediately put their pencils down.

complex

400

Jenna and (he/him) are my cousins.

he

400

The most important sentence in a paragraph

topic sentnece

500

Trish, shaking with fear, slowly walked across the fence.

part (adj)

500

The book that you recommended turned out to be fantastic.  

adj.

500

The puppy barked and scrambled toward the open gate.


simple

500

The one you are looking for is (she/her)

her

500

A brief composition that states the main idea of a longer piece of writing

summary

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