Parts of a Sentence
Who or what the sentence is about. It performs an action or is identified / described by a linking verb.
Subject
What root means life?
Bio
A verb that expresses a physical or mental action.
Action Verb
What is the subject in this sentence?
Teachers struggled to get students to prepare for the final exams.
Teachers
If you put an AAAWWUBBIS in front of a sentence, the sentence becomes this kind of clause.
Dependent Clause
A verb that connects the subject of a sentence with words that describe or identify it. It expresses a state-of-being.
Linking Verb
Observe or examine
Scope
A verb that works with the main verb to make up a verb phrase.
Helping Verb
What is the verb in this sentence? what kind of verb?
Reluctantly, they completed the projects.
completed/action
A group of words that does not contain its own subject or verb. It cannot stand alone as a sentence.
Phrase
If you leave a dependent clause or a phrase by itself, you create this kind of mistake.
Fragment
Hundred
Cent
What is the italic word in the sentence?
With intense focus, students completed the lengthy projects.
subject
What is the verb in this sentence? what kind of verb?
Despite the stress, the students were amazing
were/linking
Break or Burst
Rupt
What is the italic word in the sentence?
You could have taken the final early, but you decided not to.
Helping Verb
Popul
People
What is the alternative spelling of close? Give an example word
clois
cloister
What is the verb in the sentence?
The situation in the room appeared uncomfortable.
appeared
Identify the italic part as Dependent, Independent, or Phrase
Although the meteorologist predicted snow, the school did not cancel final exams
Independent
Identify the italic part as Dependent, Independent, or Phrase
Although the meteorologist predicted snow, the school did not cancel final exams
Dependent (AWWUBIS)
Believe/Trust
Cred
Identify the italic part as Dependent, Independent, or Phrase
A kind word from a teacher is beneficial when students feel overwhelmed with work
Dependent
Identify the italic part as Dependent, Independent, or Phrase
Thinking about their grades, students started to turn in missing work.
Phrase
Fit/Suited
Apt