What is a group of words with a subject and a verb that can stand alone.
100
The room had clothes everywhere and could be described as very _______.
What is unkempt.
100
True or false. Everyone goes through the writing process at the same pace.
What is false.
100
A simple sentence is made up of what components?
What is one independent clause.
100
What is a concrete noun?
What is a noun that you can physically touch.
200
With what type of words do dependent clauses typically begin?
What is a conditional word/preposition
200
Confident is an antonym for what word?
What is skeptical.
200
This is the part of the writing process where you put down all your ideas. It's messy. There are no rules.
What is prewriting or brainstorming.
200
What are the components of a compound sentence?
What is two independent clauses stuck together with a comma + conjunction.
200
What distinguishes a transitive verb from an intransitive verb?
What is a direct object. Transitive verbs have them, and intransitive verbs don't.
300
"While we were at church" what type of clause? Why?
What is a dependent clause because it has a subject and a verb and it cannot stand alone
300
Articulate has two definitions. How is the word used in the following sentence? "When talking about important matters, the President needs to be very articulate to make sure the people understand."
What is an adjective.
300
Describe the difference between "revising" and "editing", if there is a difference.
What is revising is making it better and editing is making it correct.
300
What is the "formula" for a complex sentence?
What is one dependent clause, a comma, and one independent clause.
300
Is the following sentence written in active or passive voice? "While we were on vacation, our house was being painted."
What is passive voice. The action is being done to the subject. The subject of the sentence is not performing an action.
400
What is the definition of a clause?
What is a group of words that has a subject and a verb.
400
True or false. Successful is a synonym for successor.
What is false.
400
The final stage of the writing process is called "final drafting". True or false. Correct the statement if it is false.
What is false. The final stage is called "publishing".
400
What are the components of a compound-complex sentence?
What is a dependent clause, a comma, an independent clause, a comma, a conjunction, an independent clause.
400
Identify the type of prepositional phrases in the following sentence: "He stretched out his arms to the crystalline, radiant sky."
What is an adverbial prepositional phrase. It is describing the verb - stretched.
500
Read the following sentences. Identify how many clauses there are and what type they are. "While the actors were performing on stage, the backstage manager was running around like crazy, and the actors were feeling sick from being nervous."
What is one dependent clause and two independent clauses.
500
Unhappy citizens might issue a _______.
What is a decry.
500
List the steps of the writing process in the correct order.
What is prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing.
500
Identify the type of sentence: "During his brief interview with Mr. Fogg, Passepartout had been carefully observing him." Justify your answer.
What is a simple sentence because the phrase at the beginning doesn't have a verb, so it cannot be considered a clause.
500
Look at the diagram on the board and read the following sentence. What word would fit in the starred blank?