Clauses & Phrases
Diagramming
What type?
Parts of Speech
Miscellaneous
100
What are the two types of clauses?
Independent and dependent
100
What is the subject in this diagram?
topic
100
Name the four types of sentences.
1. Simple
2. Compound
3. Complex
4. Compound-Complex
100
What parts of speech can an adverb modify?
Verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
100
True or False
Quotation marks are used to mark the title of major works.
False
200
What type of clause is this?
After everyone left
Dependent
200
What type of phrase can be diagrammed under verbs AND nouns?
Prepositional Phrase
200
What sentence type is this?
Mary had a little lamb.
Simple
200
What type of verb is this? (transitive or intransitive)
My friend passed his driving test.
Transitive
200
What is the acronym for coordinating conjunctions?
FANBOYS
Bonus +100 points if you name them all correctly!
300
Is this a clause or a phrase?
"by the Christmas tree"
Phrase
300
What type is verb is this?
Linking verb
300
What sentence type is this?
After he inherited the money, he bought a new house.
Complex.
300
Name all the adjectives in this sentence.
Her very good friend is kind.
1. Her
2. good
3. kind
300
Name the conjunction used in this sentence.
While my favorite color is purple, my brother has always preferred green.
While
Bonus +100 points: what is the name for that type of conjunction?
400
What does a clause have that a phrase doesn't have?
A subject AND a verb
400
Coordinating and subordinating conjunctions connect two clauses. What part of the diagram should the dotted line with the conjunction connect to?
The verbs in each clause.
400
What sentence type is this?
I need to buy a new coat, for the weather is turning cold.
Compound
400
Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence.
The students at Memorial must take a foreign language class.
"at Memorial"
400
Name the three articles.
The, a, an
500
How many clauses are in this sentence?
I'll buy some more cheese after work, and Jeremy will run to the grocery store for more paper plates before the party starts.
3
+500: Identify the type of each clause.
500
Name all the possible functions of a noun in a sentence diagram.
1. Subject
2. direct object
3. indirect object
4. object of the preposition
500
What type of sentence is this?
I should go to sleep when the movie ends.
Complex
500
What is the definition of an intransitive verb?
A verb that does not have a direct object.
500
What is the indirect object in this sentence?
Those gremlins give me the heebie jeebies.
me