Parts of Speech
Subject Complements
Verbals
Clauses
Potpourri
100
I'm just leaving A Hall now. There's no way I'm going to make it to English class by 1:01. What is/are the prepositional phrase(s)?
What is "to English class," "by 1:01"?
100
What is the direct object? "Steve and I enjoyed the concert."
What is "concert"?
100
All gerunds and in -ing and act as these.
What are nouns?
100
What are the two types of clauses?
Independent and Dependent (or Subordinate)
100
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word (there, they're, their) I always think _______ reaction at the theater is too dramatic, but I guess _______ entitled to _____ own opinion.
What is their, they're, their.
200
Mr. Eliot's account of his trip to Spain was so breathtaking that I literally passed out from lack of oxygen. What is/are the verb(s)?
was; passed out
200
What is the indirect object? "When my grandfather told us his stories, I was always spellbound."
What is "us"?
200
Participles function as this part of speech.
What is adjectives?
200
What is the dependent clause? "Even though my mother keeps hassling me, I can't help but watch more Netflix."
What is "Even though my mother keeps hassling me"?
200
What are the prepositional phrases in the following sentence? "On my way to the concert, I accidentally bumped into the car in front of me."
What are "On my way", "to the concert," "into the car," in front," "of me".
300
While I thought about lunch, I could hear my stomach grumble, and I had to make my way through the library and conservatory to get to the kitchen. How many conjunctions are there?
What is three?
300
What is the predicate adjective? "Even though Indian food is my favorite, I like an occasional pizza, too."
What is "favorite"?
300
What is the gerund? (Give word and which gerund it's functioning as.) "My favorite summer activity is swimming in the pond near my house."
What is "swimming" and it's a gerund.
300
The noun clause below is functioning as what? "I've decided to take my business to whichever dentist has the best price."
"whichever dentist has the best price" is a noun clause acting as an object of the preposition 'to.'
300
The following is an example of what type of sentence? After I take a nap, I like to find time to write in my journal about the day's events."
What is complex?
400
Name two relative pronouns
Possibilities: Who, Whom, That, Which, When, etc.
400
Find the subject complements and say whether it/they are a DO, IO, PA, or PN: "Harriet's recital was spectacular, but I left early and made dinner for the kids."
What is "spectacular" = PA "dinner" = DO
400
What is the verbal? (Give word and which verbal it's functioning as.) "Desiring information about her mother, Lily flees to Tiburon, S.C."
What is "Desiring information about her mother" is a participial phrase.
400
What is the dependent clause below, and what type of dependent clause is it (noun, adj, adv)? "The choice for MVP is a decision that we still have to make."
"that we still have to make" is an adjective clause modifying 'decision.'
400
What it the simple subject AND complete subject of the following sentence? "The short, blue, spiky-haired alien only wanted to shake hands with me, so I put down the broom."
Simple: alien Complete: The short, blue, spiky-haired alien
500
Name all the subordinating conjunctions: ISABUBUWAWA
If Since As Before Unless Because Until While After When Although
500
Find the subject complements and say whether it/they are a DO, IO, PA, or PN: "My sister is an excellent chef, but I wonder if she's as good as professional chefs."
"Chef" = PN "if she's as good as professional chefs."
500
What is the verbal(s)? (Give word and which verbal it's functioning as.) "Whenever I want to swim, I always end up fishing instead."
To swim=infinitive Fishing=gerund
500
What is the dependent clause below, and what type of dependent clause is it (noun, adj, adv)? "I always run an extra mile so that the zombies won't be able to catch me."
"that the zombies won't be able to catch me" is an adverbial clause answering 'why?'
500
How many subject complements are there in these sentences? After I kicked Jonathan the ball, he missed it and it landed in the garden, so he felt terrible. He then quit his job as a professional goalie.
Five: Jonathan (IO), ball (DO), it (DO), terrible (PA), job (DO).
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