Vocabulary
the action of predicting something
prediction
________ are a very fast runner.
You
noun
A ______ is actually two complete sentences punctuated like one sentence. Two separate thoughts run into each other.
The _______ tells whom or what the sentence is about.
Required by law or rules
Mandatory
______ is a very bright young man.
He
A ______ noun names a particular person, place, thing or idea and begins with a capital letter.
Proper
The following is a __________: Ashe the Wimbledon singles title in 1975.
fragment
The ________ tells something about the subject.
predicate
Having the right to do or obtain something
Eligible
Please ask _____ if they are available for Monday.
them
concrete
The following is a _________: Asteroids are tiny planets they are sometimes called planetoids.
run-on
Was is the predicate in the following sentence?
George Washington wanted flags for the army.
wanted
certain to happen; unavoidable.
inevitable
________ of the teachers is staying after school for tutoring.
One
A ______ noun names an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic.
abstract
A complete sentence consists of what 3 things:
What is the subject in the following sentence:
Stories about time travel make exciting reading.
Stories
withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.
boycott
I need ______ day to finish the project.
List the common nouns in the following sentence:
Mark visited an interesting museum in Colorado last month.
museum; month
What is missing from the following fragment?
Was the first African American man to win the Wimbledon tennis championship.
the subject
Because of one mistake, the past is changed.
(Find the subject in the sentence above.)