Parts of Speech
Complete Sentences
Run-Ons & Comma Splices
Subject-Verb Agreement
Verb Tense
100
A word that names a person, place thing or idea
What is a noun
100
The basic unit of written communication
What is a sentence
100
This occurs when two complete sentences are joined without any punctuation
What is a run-on sentence
100
Subjects and verbs must match or __________ in number
What is to agree
100
How do you form the past tense of regular verbs
What is add -ed
200
It receives the action of the verb
What is an object pronoun
200
The word or words that a sentence is about
What is a Subject
200
This occurs when two complete sentences are joined by only a comma
What is a comma splice
200
it starts with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun
What is a prepositional phrase
200
How do you form the past tense of regular verbs ending in -y
What is change the -y to -I and add -ed
300
it refers to an antecedent and show that antecedent's ownership of something
What is a Possessive Pronoun
300
The subject of a sentence is _______________ in a prepositional phrase
What is NEVER
300
A group of words that's missing one or more parts of a complete sentence
What is Fragment
300
It has a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought
What is a dependent clause
300
What is the past tense of will
What is would
400
It explains the action or state of being of a noun
What is a verb
400
It contains two complete thoughts usually joined by a coordinating conjunction
What is a Compound Sentence
400
The acronym by which you remember the 7 coordinating conjunctions
What is FANBOYS
400
They refer to unspecified people or objects
What is an indefinite pronoun
400
What is the past tense of dive
What is dove
500
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What are the Coordinating Conjunctions
500
A compound sentence that also has one or more dependent clauses
What is a Compound-Complex Sentence
500
To fix a run-on or comma splice, you can add a dependent word called a ___________
What is a subordinating conjunction
500
present tense: I have, you have, he/she/it _____
What is has
500
What is the name of a group that acts as a single unit
What is a collective noun
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