Phrases
Sentence Types
Parts of a Sentence
Clauses
What is it?
100
In the sentence, "Running to the store will take ten minutes" running to the store is a ________phrase
What is a gerund?
100
A compound-complex sentence has ________independent clauses.
What is two?
100
Juliet is the sun and chases the moon away. What is the verb(s) in that sentence?
What is "is" "chases"?
100
true or false - regardless if it is a dependent or independent clause, it just needs a verb to be in tact
What is false? Each type of clause needs both a subject and verb.
100
This is a review for your final exam. "for your final exam" is a/an ___________phrase.
What is prepositional?
200
In the sentence "Running to the store, I tripped over a large rock" running to the store is a _____phrase
What is participial?
200
These formulas represent a ___________sentence. SV SSV SVV SSVV
What is a simple sentence?
200
Gnomeo and Juliet do not live in Verona, but Juliet and Romeo do! The subject(s) is/are:__________.
What is "Gnomeo and Juliet?"
200
Everything to the left of the comma is a/an __________clause: He ran to the store, but I stayed home.
What is independent?
200
The formula for this sentence is _________. Dickens satirizes the Guillotine, even though that is difficult to do, for the beheading of people is quite gruesome.
What is I D, c I?
300
I want to run quickly to the store. "to run quickly" is _________phrase
What is an infinitive?
300
The correct formula for this sentence is _________. Charles Darnay, also called Evremonde, was saved from The Barber by his doppleganger, Sydney Carton, even though Charles never really appreciated him.
What is I D? (note that the comma after Carton is a comma because of the appositive...)
300
KZ did not go to Philippines last semester. The verb(s) is/are ___________.
What is "did go"?
300
Sally climbed the tree after she found her sneakers. "after she found her sneakers" is a/an _________clause.
What is dependent?
300
Some people think running with scissors is fun! The word "running" is acting as the part of speech known as a/an ___________.
What is a noun? By the way, "running with scissors is fun" is a gerund phrase. Gerunds are words that end in ---ing but are not acting as verbs; they function as nouns.
400
I want to run to the store. "To the store" is a ____________phrase.
What is prepositional?
400
The formula for this sentence is_________. Rather than buy all of their groceries in one spot and flaunt a wad of cash, Miss Pross and Jerry Cruncher shopped all over the place, so they would not arouse suspicions that they were wealthy.
What is D, I,c I?
400
Running in a marathon is really tough on your body. The subject and verb of this sentence is_________.
What is "running in a marathon" as subject and "is" as verb?
400
Barbara ate many donuts, so she became fat. There are ________ dependent clauses in this sentence.
What is zero?
400
true/false --- there is a dependent clause in this sentence: We will miss KZ once she is gone.
What is true? "once she is gone"
500
The mascot, the large Bruin, is in the parking lot. "the large Bruin is _________phrase.
What is an appositive?
500
The formula for this sentence is __________. Some say that Madame Defarge is the most evil literary character in history; knitting does not calm her anxiety for killing.
What is I;I
500
The required courses for next year are posted. In this sentence, "required" is this part of speech _______.
What is adjective?
500
Becky and Brandon and Benny used to hang out together, but that all stopped when Benny found a new friend whose name did not start with the letter B. In this sentence, there is/are _____ dependent clause(s).
What is one? when Benny found a new friend whose name did not start with the letter B.
500
This is one of Mrs. Kavanaugh's favorite poems. (this won't be part of your final exam....just curious to see who remembers)
What is "The Highwayman" --- or if you said "The Red Wheelbarrow" that is ok, too. :)
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