The following is this type of sentence:
Summer is right around the corner.
What is a simple sentence?
100
This is the simple subject of the following sentence.
Fast food is bad for you.
What is "Fast food"? (also accepted: "food")
100
The following is this part of speech:
you
What is a pronoun?
100
This is the tense of the following verb.
will shine
What is future?
100
This is the correct placement of a semicolon in the following sentence.
Math tests can be difficult they make me think too much.
What is between "difficult" and "they"?
200
The independent clauses in a compound sentence are usually joined with a comma and one of the FANBOYS. This is what FANBOYS stands for.
What are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so?
200
This is the simple predicate of the following sentence.
Fast food is bad for you.
What is "is"?
200
The following is this SPECIFIC part of speech:
American
What is a proper adjective?
200
This is the tense of the following verb.
has been shining
What is present perfect progressive?
200
This is what the following sentence error is called.
On my way to school.
What is a fragment?
300
A complex sentence, by definition, must have at least one of each of these things.
What are an independent clause and a dependent clause?
300
This is the prepositional phrase of the following sentence.
Fast food is bad for you.
What is "for you"?
300
This word is the preposition in the following sentence.
Many children are afraid to look under their beds.
What is "under"?
300
This is the type of verbal that begins the following sentence.
Getting good grades is important to me.
What is a gerund?
300
This is the spelling mistake in the following sentence. Tell how it could be corrected.
I should of gone to bed earlier last night.
What is "should of" should be "should have" or "should've"?
400
WRITING CHALLENGE:
Write a complex sentence.
Answers will vary.
Example:
When people chew with their mouths open, I want to scream.
400
WRITING CHALLENGE:
Write a compound sentence. Then, underline each complete predicate.
Answers will vary.
Example:
Saturday is my favorite day of the week, but Sundays can be fun, too. (complete predicates: "is my favorite day of the week" and "can be fun, too")
400
WRITING CHALLENGE:
Write a sentence (any type) that correctly uses a pronoun and an antecedent. Underline both of them.
Answers will vary.
Example:
Fans of Taylor Swift will probably enjoy her concert.
(antecedent: "Taylor Swift"
pronoun: "her")
400
WRITING CHALLENGE:
Write a sentence (any type) that correctly uses an infinitive. Underline the infinitive.
Answers will vary.
Example:
For some reason, my mom likes to call me at 6:30am while I'm driving to work. (infinitive: "to call")
400
WRITING CHALLENGE:
Write a sentence (any type) that correctly uses a colon.
Answers will vary.
Example:
These are my favorite foods: macaroni and cheese, sushi, and pizza.
500
WRITING CHALLENGE:
Write a compound-complex sentence. Underline the dependent clause(s).
Answers will vary.
Example:
I always enjoy going to the beach when it's summertime, but my vacation never lasts long enough. (dependent clause: when it's summertime)
500
WRITING CHALLENGE:
Write a complex sentence that also includes a prepositional phrase. Underline the dependent clause, and double underline the prepositional phrase.
Answers will vary.
Example:
I only like hot weather when there is a pool in the vicinity.
(dependent clause: "when there is a pool"
prepositional phrase: "in the vicinity")
500
WRITING CHALLENGE:
Write a sentence (any type) that correctly uses two adverbs in a row.
Answers will vary.
Example:
My sister acts very irresponsibly at times.
(adverbs: "very irresponsibly")
500
WRITING CHALLENGE:
Write a sentence (any type) that correctly uses a participle. Underline the participle.
Answers will vary.
Example:
A dedicated student almost always does homework. (participle: "dedicated")
500
WRITING CHALLENGE:
Write a sentence (any type) that correctly uses an appositive.
Answers will vary.
Example:
My friend, the one who lives in Harrisburg, has four children. (appositive: "the one who lives in Harrisburg")