What part of Speech
names a person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
The subject in the sentence--Jason's secretary answered the phone for him.
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
?
Gene ate so much food; I was sure he would burst.
names a person, place, thing, or idea
What is a verb?
The prepositional phrases in the following sentences--
This summer, I watched all of the old Monk episodes on Netflix.
What are
of the old Monk episodes
on Netflix ?
While roses are beautiful flowers, Victoria always preferred tulips!
No! I don't want to go to the park with you. "No!" is this part of speech.
What is an interjection?
The verb(s) in the following sentence--
Ava waltzed into the room and captured everyone's attention.What are
waltzed and captured ?
The punctuation that would best fix this sentence--
Mark is starting a new job he is going to be a freelance writer for a magazine.
The dependent clause in the following sentence--
Martin watched as the eggs boiled.
What is "as the eggs boiled" ?
Complex or Compound-complex?
Hondas and Toyotas are both great cars, but I prefer Hondas because their styles and features are better.
What is compound-complex?
Hondas and Toyotas are both great cars, (indep)
but
I prefer a Hondas (indep)
because of their styles and features are better. (dep)
It links words, phrases, and clauses as in
Jack AND Jill
What is a conjunction?
"to eat" is this in the following sentence...
The best method to correct this sentence--
Joseph is marrying a beautiful young lady from the Caribbean and I am sure she is also a dentist.
What is add a comma?
Joseph is marrying a beautiful young lady from the Caribbean, and I am sure she is also a dentist.
The man who is wearing the tan cap is my husband.
sentence type--s, cp, cx, cp-cx
In the middle of the night, troopers stormed the infantry men's bunkers; nonetheless,the infantry was able to escape.
I NEVER want to talk with you again!!!
"NEVER" is this part of speech.
What is an adverb?
The helping verb(s) in the following sentence--
Annette must have gone to the store, for she was not at home.
What is "must have gone"?
The pinto beans cooked for an hour however they were still hard when we tried to eat them.
What is add a semicolon and a comma?
The pinto beans cooked for an hour; however, they were still hard when we tried to eat them.
a. While Jonathan watched television Liam played video games.
b. Jonathan watched television while Liam played video games.
What is b?
b. Jonathan watched television while Liam played video games.
Correctly punctuate this sentence:
As I listened to the tick of the clock my stomach twisted and churned I could not help but wonder what the outcome of the jury trial would be.
As I listened to the tick of the clock , my stomach twisted and churned ; I could not help but wonder what the outcome of the jury trial would be.