Phrases & Clauses
Identify the independent clause in this sentence:
Scooby Doo and Shaggy are always down for a Scooby snack, even when they're scared.
"Scooby Doo and Shaggy are always down for a Scooby snack"
What sentence type is this? (Simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex):
Velma has read thousands of books.
Simple
What are the 3 types of verbals that we covered last week?
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Gerunds, infinitives, and participles
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Is this sentence in active or passive voice?
Detective Boyle had released the beast on the tennis court, and he was kind of a monster.
Active
Active - "Boyle had realeased"
Passive" The beast had been released"
What are the 5 moods that sentences are written in?
Indicative, imperative, interrogative, subjunctive, conditional
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Identify the dependent clause of this sentence:
Even during the summer, my body still forces me to wake up early in the morning.
"Even during the summer"
This vampire is singing a song to the Mystery Inc. crew, and Shaggy is so not impressed.
Compound - Both independent clauses can stand alone, but are connected with a conjunction!
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What type of verbal is being used in this sentence - "leading"? (gerund, infinitive, or participle)
Leading the 99th Precinct in Brooklyn is a tough gig, but Captain Raymond Holt is cut out for the job!
gerund
Is this sentence in active or passive voice?
The Astronomy test was passed by Gina, despite the conviction that the rest of the squad had about her not passing the test.
Passive
"was passed by Gina" - passive
"Gina passed the test" - active
"the conviction that the rest of the team had" - passive
"the team had a conviction" - active
This sentence has what mood? (Indicative, imperative, interrogative, subjunctive, or conditional)
If you don't go to the office now, then I won't have any option than to call your parents this afternoon.
conditional
How many subjects are in this sentence?
Velma grabbed the monster and ripped the mask right off his face!
1 - Velma is the subject - she is the noun (person, place, or thing) that performs the action of grabbing the mask!
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What type of sentence is this? (Simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex)
Their so-called "friend" used spells from the Ancient Book of Vampires to summon them to the mortal world.
Simple
Identify the infinitive in this passage.
If you want to go to the Olympics, you have to place in the top 10 in the qualifiers. It's nearly impossible. The competition for the Olympics is becoming more difficult all the time.
Multiple possible answers:
"to go" to the Olympics is an infinitive
"to place" in the top 10 is an infinitive
Boyle lost his cool, and smashed his racket against his teammate's head. Some rough days had been seen by this racket, but on this day, the racket snapped in half.
"Some rough days had been seen by the racket"
This sentence has what mood? (Indicative, imperative, interrogative, subjunctive, or conditional)
On this episode of Brooklyn-99, Jake and his friends are stuck inside of a department store.
indicative
Identify how many independent clauses there are in this sentence.
In this Scooby-Doo movie, Daphne stars in a musical about vampirism, but little does she know, she's actually surrounded by real vampires!
Total # of Independent Clauses: 2
"Daphne stars in a musical about vampirism"
AND
"She's actually surrounded by real vampires!"
What type of sentence is this? (Simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex)
In Brooklyn-99, there are a few good detectives, but most of them are bumbling idiots.
Compound-complex
Is "screaming" a gerund or a participle in this sentence?
The coach was screaming at the top of his lungs, and the players still could not hear him.
gerund
Rewrite this sentence in active voice.
The room was walked into by the elf, and the gift of bags was brought by him!
The elf walked in the room, and he brought the gifts!
This sentence has what mood? (Indicative, imperative, interrogative, subjunctive, or conditional)
I wish that you would knock it off.
subjunctive
Identify how many independent clauses there are in this sentence:
Shaggy and Scooby jumped when they heard the statue come to life, but they had no idea that there was a monster in the room with them already!
Total # of Independent Clauses: 2
"Shaggy and Scooby jumped when they heard the statue come to life"
"they had no idea that there was a monster in the room with them already!"
What type of sentence is this? (Simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex)
Echo burrowed himself inside the blanket, and found himself a nice cozy spot.
Compound
Compound - "Echo burrowed himself inside the blanket" is an independent clause. The second part of the sentence, "found himself a nice cozy spot" is missing the subject of "he" which means it's a dependent clause.
Is "fighting" a gerund or a participle in this sentence?
The fighting champion had been on a winning streak, but his luck was about to come to an end.
participle
Rewrite this passage into active voice:
The kitchen that Beth was occupying was ran into by Bones and she was knocked over by the dog.
Bones ran into the kitchen and knocked Beth over.
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Create an example sentence for each of the 5 moods based on the same content.
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