We studied 6 different kinds of nouns. Which one is missing from the list below:
Concrete (common),
Proper,
Compound,
Plural,
Abstract
Collective
100
Name the two main kinds of verbs.
Action and Linking
100
We studied three different kinds of modifiers. Name all three.
Adjectives, Adverbs, and Prepositions (or prepositional phrases)
100
These words: Although, After, As, While, Until, Because, Before, If, Since, are all words that begin which kind of phrase using a comma?
Introductory Phrase
100
Which kind of writing tries to convince a reader to believe the same thing that the author believes.
Persuasive
200
Which kind of noun always needs a capital letter?
Proper
200
True or False: A simple predicate is another name for a verb.
TRUE
200
A, AN and THE are consider a special kind of modifier. What are they called?
Articles
200
If I have two sentences, joined with a comma and a conjunction, it is called a _______________ sentence.
Compound
200
What is another name for an independent clause?
A sentence
300
Reflexive pronouns always have the same endings. What is it?
self (or selves)
300
Another name for an auxiliary verb is ______________.
Helping Verb
300
What are two ways we can change a modifier to make it COMPARATIVE?
Add -er, more, or less
300
If I am writing dialogue and I want to show a pause in what the speaker is saying, I would use which punctuation mark?
An elipsis
300
What are TWO things a sentence MUST have to be a complete sentence?
Subject and Predicate (or verb)
400
Subject pronouns come at the beginning of the sentence. Object pronouns are usually at the end. Which ONE pronoun can do both jobs, and also work as singular or plural?
You
400
What is the verb phrase in this sentence:
The students will begin announcements after the bell.
will begin
400
What is the superlative form of the modifier: expensive
Most Expensive
400
This punctuation mark introduces a list of words in a sentence.
A Colon
400
We remember the list of conjunctions by what acronym (short cut abbreviation)?
FANBOYS
500
Which kind of pronoun shows ownership?
Possessive
500
Give another name for a linking verb.
state-of-being verb
500
Find the prepositional phrase in this sentence. The boy and his dog sat on the porch.
on the porch
500
What is the comma rule used in this sentence: My aunt, an avid reader, goes to the library every week.
An appositive phrase
500
"Wow! You are doing a great job!"
The word Wow! in this sentence is which part of speech?