Subjects
What is the simple subject?
The wonderful family ate dinner together.
family
What's the simple predicate?
I went to the store to buy milk.
went
Name the dependent clause in the sentence.
After such an early morning, John still felt full of energy.
After such an early morning
Identify the conjunction in the sentence.
While I never eat alone, last night was an exception for me.
While
Name the prepositions in the sentence.
The monkeys were jumping on the bed on the floor above us in the hotel.
on, on , above, in
What is the simple subject?
On the long holiday, my mom went on a trip to Hualien.
mom
What is the simple predicate?
I ate many different types of candy and had a stomachache afterwards.
ate / had
Name the dependent clause in the sentence.
There is no rain today because the storm shifted directions in the middle of the night.
because the storm shifted directions in the middle of the night
Identify the conjunction and the type.
I didn't want her to walk home alone nor did I want her to take a taxi with a stranger.
nor (coordinating)
Name the prepositions and link them to the nouns they position.
The lost family could not help but feel like they were doomed, for they had tried everything they could think of to get out of this terrible situation.
of (everything), out of (situation)
What is the compound subject?
Yesterday, Bunnie and Raymond were seen holding hands in he parking lot.
Bunnie / Raymond
What is the complete predicate?
After such a long holiday, Morris, the boy who never slept, didn't know how he was going to ever get up on time for school.
didn't know how he was going to ever get up on time for school
Austin said to always choose the shorter clause on the side of the conjunction when looking for a dependent clause. Why is Austin wrong?
It doesn't have to do with length of the clause, it has to do with the conjunction itself.
Name the conjunction and the type.
I am therefore I must.
therefore (subordinating)
Correct the wrong prepositions in this sentence.
In Wednesday, everyone always complain about the tests on Mr. Vaughan's class.
in --> on
about OK
on --> in
What do we call a sentence without a subject?
It is a fragment.
It is a phrase.
What is not something in a sentence that is part of a complete predicate?
The subject
What does a dependent clause normally begin with?
A subordinating conjunction
Give an example of a coordinating conjunction.
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
What is a preposition?
A word used to describe the time, place, or position of an object.
What is the difference between a complete subject and a simple subject?
Complete includes all parts of the noun phrase (article, adjective, modifiers)
What is the difference between a complete predicate and a simple predicate?
The simple predicate just contains the verb and any helping verbs (can, may, is, are, will, etc...). The complete predicate contains the verb, helping verb and anything that follows.
If a dependent clause begins a sentence what is something the sentence must contain?
a comma separating the dependent and independent clause
What is the difference between a subordinating conjunction and a coordinating conjunction?
Coordinating conjunction places two independent clauses on the same level of importance, while a subordinating conjunction makes one phrase dependent on the other.
Complete the sentence with the proper prepositions.
___ my way ___ school, I stopped ___ the convenience store to buy a carton ___ milk.
on, to, by, of