Subjects
Predicates
Where should sentence be split?
Simple or Compound?
Definitions
100
Find the subject(s): Kyle likes the beach, and he often goes there with her brothers.
Kyle/he
100
Find the predicate(s): Mark rapidly rewrote his term paper the night before it was due.
rewrote
100
Split the sentence into two independent clauses: Jack didn't want help did he ask for it.
Jack didn't want help/did he ask for it.
100
Mazy will attend a new school soon.
simple.
100
In a compound sentence, a coordinating conjunction always comes right after a ____________.
comma
200
Find the subject(s): The student needed help with his homework, so he stayed after school.
student/he
200
Find the predicate(s): We will be there soon.
will be
200
Split the sentence into two independent clauses: I went to the Burlington Mall I had to buy a new backpack for school.
I went to the Burlington Mall/I had to buy a new backpack for school.
200
Mazy is going to Blue Hill, but Margaret will stay behind.
compound.
200
A ________ _________ is the "glue" that can be used to connect two independent clauses in a compound sentence.
coordinating conjunction
300
Find the subject(s): The old man quietly but powerfully recollected about the war.
man
300
Find the predicate(s): They tirelessly hiked up the rugged mountain.
hiked
300
Split the sentence into two independent clauses: She owned a car she didn't know how to drive it.
she owned a car/she didn't know how to drive it.
300
Sometimes things change, and can't change back again.
simple
300
An ___________ __________ is a group of words with a subject and predicate, that expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence.
independent clause
400
Find the subject(s): The figure skater performed his routine perfectly.
skater
400
Find the predicate(s): Evan evenly handed the cookies out to the children.
handed
400
Split the sentence into two independent clauses: Joe can wait for us at the entrance he can go in and find us a seat.
Joe can wait for us at the entrance/he can go in and find us a seat.
400
Last summer their friendship ended, but they became friends again in September.
compound
400
A _______ ________ is a sentence that has a coordinating conjunction and two independent clauses.
compound sentence
500
Find the subject(s): The expert surfer rescued his new surfboard, but he was unable to save his glasses.
expert/he
500
Find the predicate(s): The squirrel made it successfully to the other side of the road, but he dropped his acorns.
made/dropped
500
Split the sentence into two independent clauses: My grandmother always wins at card games she is an experienced card player.
My grandmother always wins at card games/she is an experienced card player.
500
Next summer might be better, or might be worse.
simple
500
What is the definition of an adverb? What questions do adverbs answer?
An adverb is a word that describes a verb. How, When, Where.
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