These words can describe a state of being and come in many different varieties such as 'transitive', 'intransitive', and 'linking'.
What are verbs?
100
This is used by itself to separate two independent clauses.
What are semicolons or colons?
100
This is a clause that can stand by itself as a complete sentence.
What is an independent clause?
100
two or more independent clauses
What is a compound sentence?
100
According to Hamlet, the title of this category is what kind of sentence.
What is a/the question?
200
These come in the 'proper' and not 'improper', but 'common', variety.
What are nouns or adjectives?
200
This is used with one of the coordinating conjunctions to separate two independent clauses.
What is a comma?
200
The following is this kind of clause: 'that ate the durian ice cream'.
What is a relative clause?
200
at least one independent and one subordinate clause
What is a complex sentence?
200
Actually, the title of this category consists of two of these joined by a coordinating conjunction. These things are the form of the verb when it has no tense.
What is an infinitive?
300
There are only three of these. They are either definite or indefinite.
What are articles?
300
This is used to set-off removable information.
What is a comma?
300
The following is one of these: 'Since you ate too many sea urchin tacos'.
What is a subordinate/dependent clause?
300
The following is grammatically incorrect because it is one of these: 'If you don't eat your cauliflower with cheese."
What is a subordinate/dependent clause fragment?
300
The title of this category is classic example of this very desirable kind of structure.
What is parallel structure?
400
These have three functions. One of them is to modify others of their own kind.
What are adverbs?
400
You use this show possession, in most cases.
What is an apostrophe?
400
A relative clause begins with one of these.
What is a relative pronoun?
400
The following is one of these: 'You never eat your meat, you can't have any pudding!'
What is a comma splice?
400
Some phrasal verbs, such as 'to think about', are followed by one of these, instead of an infinitive.
What is a gerund?
500
These words show relationships between words. The penultimate word of the preceding sentence is one of them.
What are prepositions?
500
These are not set-off by commas on the ACT English section.
What are prepositional phrases?
500
A dependent clause begins with one of these
What is a subordinating conjunction?
500
The following is one of these: 'If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding!'
What is a grammatically correct sentence?
500
A gerund can never be one of this when standing alone.