Choose the Verb
He (set/sat) the book on the table.
What is set?
We went to the store and we bought some milk.
"STORE, AND..."
The main noun of the sentence
What is a subject?
What type of sentence is the following? The dog ran through the open field.
What is simple?
Marty planned to visit the Grand Canyon, Julius planned to visit Myrtle Beach.
What is a run-on?
The smoke raised/rose over the mountains.
What is rose?
Today is March 10 2009.
"...MARCH 10, 2009?"
Being verbs do this.
What is show existence?
What type of sentence is the following? Before I go to bed, I set my alarms for the next day.
What is complex?
Leah's hobby, making jewelry, gives her many hours of creative fun.
What is a sentence?
Please (lie/lay) the sweater on the couch.
What is lay?
Although I studied all night I wasn't ready for the test.
"...NIGHT, I..."
A sentence part that contains a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a sentence.
What is a dependent clause?
What type of sentence is the following? I want to go well on the PSSA, so I am going to make sure to try my hardest.
What is compound?
Rizzo, our new puppy, often trips over his own paws.
What is a sentence?
She needed to (sit/set) the table before the guests could (sit/set) down.
What is set and sit?
My brother who is six feet tall likes to play basketball.
"MY BROTHER, WHO IS SIX FEET TALL, LIKES..."
A verb that acts like something else.
What is a verbal?
I don't want to go to the store, yet I have no choice.
What is compound sentence?
What is a run-on?
The paintbrush is (lying/laying) by your pastel chalks.
What is lying?
We bought bananas apples oranges and limes.
"...BANANAS, APPLES, ORANGES, AND LIMES?"
A group of words that begins a sentence and is set off by a comma.
What is an introductory phrase?
After the students finish the test, they may sleep, or they may read a book.
What is compound-complex sentence?
For the many hours of service you gave above and beyond our expectations.
What is a fragment?