Subjects and Verbs
Identify the simple subject (S) and the main verb (V) of the following sentence. Choose the correct answer below.
Words engage the mind to pursue the gift of learning.
subject= words
verb=engage
Mark true or false for the following statement:
A clause is a group of related words containing a subject and a verb.
True
Which sentence structure does this sentence follow?
Regardless of the time of day in the mountains during the winter, skiers find the cold, frigid temperatures necessary to keep the mounds of snow perfect for skiing.
simple
Choose the correct pronoun to fill in the blank.
A gray shark, seemingly suspended in the middle of the large tank, looks frozen with _____ mouth slightly open.
its
True or false:
A prepositional phrase always ends in a preposition.
False
The investment it takes to increase and then improve one's hobbies ____ important to one's mental health.
is
How many dependent clauses are in the following sentence:
His problem was that he had never been to the her game before, but it was the biggest disappointment of last season that the women's team did not make it to the final four.
2
Identify the sentence structure of the following sentence:
While Dobby was talking on his phone, he did not notice the raccoons directly in his path, but when one of them screeched, Dobby yelled and dropped his phone.
compound-complex
Due to the pandemic, the effects of isolation on ____ victims _____ catastrophic.
its/are
When a prepositional phrase functions as an adverb, it usually answers the questions:
Identify the error in the sentence construction:
A few of the lies makes the person look positive in their social circles and in society while most of the other lies supports other personal aims like control.
subject-verb agreement
Identify the underlined subordinate clause in the following sentence as an adjective, adverb, or noun clause.
The city’s electoral commission adjusted the voting process so that every vote would count.
adverb
What kind of sentence structure requires a coordinating conjunction and a comma but has no dependent clauses?
compound
A chameleon can give ____ tasty meals of unsuspecting insects.
itself
In the following sentences, identify the word the italicized prepositional phrase modifies.
At the end of the day, the corporation announced that it was in conversation with the courts over a lawsuit.
announced
Read the sentence. Which of the phrases from the list is the complete verb phrase?
As of last September, Mary would have been working for the hospital for five years if she had not resigned.
would have been working
In the following sentences, determine whether the underlined section is or is not a clause.
After we stopped at the station to get supplies and fuel, we headed out for the long journey.
It is a clause!
While Dobby was talking on his phone, he did not notice the raccoons directly in his path, but when one of them screeched, Dobby yelled and dropped his phone.
Choose the list of subordinate conjunctions below that signal dependent clauses in the sentence above.
While & when
Identify the antecedent for the italicized pronoun.
A thought or idea is something of the soul's or the heart's imagination, which needs words in order to take shape.
thought or idea
How many prepositions are in this sentence? (0-9)
Kara's plan was to take advantage of the low cost of airline tickets and plan a big trip for the upcoming year.
3
Identify the following sentence as active or passive.
Some instructors require their students to turn their papers in electronically.
active
In the following sentence, determine the relationship between the two clauses.
While the caretaker was busy making meals, the children practiced their reading.
time
Identify the sentence structure of the following sentence:
While you were checking on the current status of our voter registration, I wrote the necessary checks.
complex
In the end everything comes down to what ___ has inside that was passed down from ___ elders and what ____ experiences and is exposed to in ____ environment and lifetime.
one . . . one's . . . one . . . one's
Identify the function of the underlined prepositional phrase.
The cat chased a rat with long whiskers down the dark alley.
Adjective