Structure Squad
The organization of clauses in a sentence.
What is the structure of a sentence?
That part of the sentence about which something is being said.
What is the subject?
The verb voice used when a verb expresses an action performed by the subject.
Extra 100 points: give an example in a sentence
What is active verb voice?
Expresses a complete thought like a sentence.
What is an independent clause?
(Green) Spring burst over Galilee.
Label Galilee.
What is an OP (object of the preposition)?
What is a simple sentence?
That part of the sentence which says something about the subject.
Verb voice used when a verb expresses an action received by the subject.
Extra 100 points: give an example in a sentence
What is passive verb voice?
A group of words that does contain both a subject and a verb.
What is a clause?
(Green) In sudden realization, Daniel sprang to the door.
Label sprang.
What is a verb intransitive?
Consists of at least two independent clauses joined together by a coordinating conjunction.
What is a compound sentence?
A noun or pronoun located between the transitive verb and direct object that tells to or for him the action is being done and who is receiving the direct object.
What is an indirect object?
What is a verbal?
A group of words that does not contain both a subject and a verb and may be used as a single part of speech.
Extra 100 points: give an example
What is a phrase?
(Green) Can you repay love with vengeance?
Label love.
What is direct object?
Consists of one independent clause and at least one subordinate clause.
What is a complex sentence?
A noun (or pronoun) directly beside another noun which explains or identifies it.
Extra 100 points: give an example in a sentence
What is an appositive?
"To" added to a verb, used as a noun, adjective, or adverb.
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What is an infinitive?
Does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone.
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What is a subordinate clause or dependent clause?
(Green) When he lifted his head, Jesus was gone.
Label the entire subordinate clause.
What is when is the subordinating conjunction, he is the subject pronoun, lifted is the verb transitive, his is the adjective, head is the direct object?
Consists of at least two independent clauses and at least on subordinate (dependent) clause.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
Used to call upon a person and is set off by one or more commas.
Extra 100 points: give an example in a sentence
What is a noun of direct address?
A verb form used as an adjective, and most often ends in -ed, -en, or -ing.
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What is a participle?
Parts of a prepositional phrase. There are 3.
Extra 100 points: Part of speech that a prepositional phrase functions as.
What is a preposition, it's object, and any modifiers that may exist between them?
Extra 100 pts: what is an adverb or adjective?
(Green) He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
Label the entire sentence.
Extra 200 points: diagram it correctly
(On blue paper)
(Pink) Name this sentence structure:
The boys and girls in Grammar Class are all extremely smart although only one team will win this Jeopardy game.
What is Complex structure?
Follows the direct object and renames what the direct object has become as a result of the action of the verb.
Extra 100 points: give an example in a sentence
What is an object compliment noun?
A present participle verb form used as a noun.
What is a gerund?
(Orange) List the number of phrases and clauses (both independent and dependent) in this sentence:
He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
One independent clause, one dependent clause, 2 phrases
(Green) He could see Jesus far down the street, already half hidden by the people who always gathered wherever he went.
Label the entire sentence.
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