Sentence Types
"We are definitely not panicking about the upcoming test."
Is this a declarative, imperative, interrogative, or exclamatory sentence?
Declarative.
A clause is a group of words that contains a _____ and a _____.
Subject and verb.
"I love reading and writing, I'm also really crazy about grammar."
Is this sentence punctuated correctly? Why or why not?
Comma splice.
Nominative pronouns act as the _______ of a sentence.
Subject.
"We thought the essay would be easy we were mistaken."
Identify the error or write correct.
Fused sentence.
Which two sentence types contain at least two independent clauses?
Compound and compound-complex.
A prepositional phrase always begins with a preposition and ends with a(n) _________ or __________.
Noun or pronoun.
A _______ can connect two independent clauses on its own.
Semicolon.
Me, him, her, us, them.
These are examples of __________ pronouns.
Objective pronouns.
"One of the students in the classes sing whenever they are conjugating."
Incorrect subject-verb agreement.
"I kind of like P.E., and I absolutely adore my English class; nevertheless, I yearn for nap time."
What type of sentence is this?
Compound.
"The grammar test, which was surprisingly easy, flew by."
This sentence includes a(an) ___________ phrase.
Appositive phrase.
Add a comma when a(n) _________ clause comes before a(n) ___________ clause.
Add a comma when a dependent clause comes before an independent clause.
Are "they" and "you" singular or plural?
Both.
"The sleepy student crams for the test under their desk."
Identify the error or write correct.
Correct!
How many dependent clauses does a compound-complex sentence have?
At least one.
"They like hiding behind the tennis courts."
This sentence includes a(n) _______ phrase
Prepositional phrase.
The bell rang, however, students had not finished taking the test.
Is this sentence punctuated correctly? Why or why not?
Comma splice.
"The gum is not theirs."
What type of pronoun is in this sentence?
Third-person possessive.
It could be singular or plural.
"By not preparing for the test or battle."
Identify the error or write correct.
Fragment.
"Because of the massive, complicated test, we are studying."
Simple.
The addition of the conjunction "yet" turns an independent clause into a(n) ____________.
Trick question! It's a coordinating conjunction, so it doesn't turn an independent clause into a dependent clause.
"Afterwards most of her peers celebrated by flipping their desks."
There needs to be a ______ after ______ because it is a(n) ____________.
There needs to be a comma after "afterwards" because it is an introductory element.
Which sentence demonstrates pronoun agreement in third person?
"Uh-oh, the classroom snake has escaped its cage."
"Yay, the classroom snake has escaped their cage."
Either works.
"The gum clumps under the desk disappears by the end of the class period, which is alarming."
Identify the error or write correct.
Incorrect subject-verb agreement.