Conjunctions
Subject-Verb Agreement
Prepositions
More Conjunctions
Wild Card
100
A conjunction is a ________, a word that connects (conjoins) parts of a sentence.
What is joiner? Bonus: What are the three types of conjunctions?
100
When your subject is singular, the verb must be...
What is singular? Remember that a singular subject requires a singular verb and a plural subject requires a plural verb.
100
Prepositions are the words that indicate __________.
What is location?
100
A subordinating conjunction comes at the beginning of a subordinating or ________ clause and establishes the relationship between the clause and the rest of the sentence.
What is "dependent"? Example: Beatriz refused to quit studying for Business English because she wanted to make an "A" in the class. Bonus: Can a dependent clause stand alone as a complete sentence?
100
A ________ ________ is when two or more verbs work together as one verb.
What is a verb phrase? Bonus: Provide an example of a verb phrase.
200
FANBOYS is a funny movie, and it is also an acronym for these coordinating conjunctions:
What are: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so?
200
The number of a subject is not usually changed by a _______ following the subject.
What is a phrase? Example: The woman with the laptop computers is named Brenda.
200
A preposition can show location in ______ as well as physical location.
What is time? Example: The students played Jeopardy during class. The "What's Your Number" workshop will be held at lunchtime.
200
Name three common subordinating conjunctions.
After, although, as, as if, if, if only, in order that, now that, though, till, unless, until.
200
The plural of editor in chief
What is editors in chief?
300
The comma is always correct when used to separate two independent clauses connected by a ____________ _____________.
What is a coordinating conjunction? Examples: Kristiana is a student in the Nursing Assistant program, and she is enrolled in the POFT 1301 class. Juan works an early morning shift, but he always arrives at class on time.
300
The easiest way to determine subject-verb agreement is to figure out the ________ ________.
What is the simple subject?
300
The formula: Preposition + Optional Modifiers + Noun, Pronoun, or Gerund can be used to form a __________ __________.
What is a prepositional phrase. Example: Next year Below the surface Top of the head Under the hood In the ventilation system
300
A __________ conjunction combines with other words and always travels in pairs.
What is a correlative conjunction? Remember that they join various sentence elements. Examples: Whether you win or lose, this Jeopardy game is still the most fun you'll have in any of your classes. Not only will POFT 1301 help you become a better writer but it will also enhance your value as an employee.
300
A word used in place of a noun that stands for a person, place, thing, or idea
What is a pronoun?
400
The indefinite pronoun _____ can be singular or plural.
What is "none"?
400
Use the correct preposition in the following sentence: I visited my best friend ___ the hospital.
What is in?
400
The word ____ is used as a conjunction to connect a subordinate clause to a preceding verb.
What is "that"? Alex knew that reading for class was important to maintain a good grade. It is important that you understand the meaning of a word before using it in a sentence.
400
For this question, identify the correct verb for the sentence. Each of the job applicants (were/was) given ten minutes to speak to the president of the company.
What is was? Bonus: Identify the simple subject.
500
Name the conjunction in this sentence. Neither the size nor the color of the envelopes is correct.
What is nor?
500
Identify the simple subject in this sentence. Remember this should be done in the form of a question! Brendan's snoring was so loud that it distracted everyone in class from the exciting pronoun reference lecture.
What is "snoring"?
500
Identify the prepositional phrases in the following sentence: Francis Macomber had, half an hour before, been carried to his tent from the edge of the camp in triumph on the arms and shoulders of the cook, the personal boys, the skinner and the porters. Note: The sentence is used from Ernest Hemingway's short story "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber."
What are: to his tent, from the edge, of the camp, in triumph, on the arms and shoulders, of the cook?
500
Conjunctive adverbs such as __________, nevertheless, consequently, and "as a result" are used to create complex relationships between ideas.
What is "however"? Example: Jesse is majoring in Digital Media Design Technology, however he must also take general academic courses to complete his degree.
500
"Whose" is the ________ form of a word, while "who's" is a _______.
What are possessive and contraction? Bonus: Use each correctly in a sentence.
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