Phrases
Sentence Types
Sentence Transformation
Finite Verb Clauses
Nonfinite Verb Phrases
100
The phrase in ALL CAPS is this sentence constituent: The children WERE in the shallow water.
What is the main verb phrase (verb phrase would also work here.)?
100
The following is this sentence type: Spot ran.
What is a Type 1 sentence
100
This type of transformation has occured: The arsonist started the fire. The fire was started.
What is passive transformation.
100
The ALL CAPS is this type of clause: After eating lunch at The Cheesecake Factory, TIM WENT TO THE GYM TO EXERCISE.
What is Independent Clause?
100
This type of verb is not inflected for tense.
What is a nonfinite verb?
200
The phrase in ALL CAPS is this sentence constituent: THE CHILDREN were in the shallow water.
What is a noun phrase?
200
What type of verb is in this sentence: Spot runs.
What is intransitive?
200
The following transformation has occured: Diana was known as the Queen of Hearts. Who was known as the Queen of Hearts?
What is interrogative transformation.
200
The following is this type of sentence: After eating lunch at The Cheesecake Factory, Tim went to the gym to exercise.
What is complex?
200
What function is the infinitive serving in this sentence: We are going to visit relatives.
What is adverbial?
300
The phrase in ALL CAPS is this sentence constituent: The children were IN THE SHALLOW WATER.
What is adverb phrase? (it is a prepositional phrase acting as a noun phrase).
300
This word is the direct object of the sentence: The colonists waged war on the natives.
What is war?
300
The following transformation has occured: The sirloin tips were worth the expense. The sirloin tips were not worth the expense.
What is a negative transformation.
300
The capitalized clause is serving this nominal function: She desperately hoped THAT SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO GO HOME ONE DAY.
What is Direct Object.
300
What is the gerund: Walking became difficult.
What is walking?
400
Identify the noun phrase in the following sentence: Its bright red paint was flawless.
What is Its bright red paint
400
The following word is the subject complement: You smell funky.
What is funky?
400
You must insert this auxiliary word into a negative sentence that does not already have an auxiliary verb or to be verb in the MVP.
What is do? (substitute auxiliary verb/dummy auxiliary)
400
What type of clause is represented by the ALL CAPS: The sweter that I bought is already starting to pill.
What is relative.
400
What is the participle phrase, Waving her hands in the air, she beckoned me to join them.
What is Waving her hands in the air?
500
Identify the adjective phrase: Its bright red paint was gleaming brightly.
What is gleaming brightly?
500
This word is the object complement: I consider the topic banal.
What is banal?
500
What is the subject in a sentence that has undergone an imperitive transformation. Sit down.
What is you?
500
These type of relative and nominal causes are set off with commas.
What are non-restrictive clauses?
500
What is the appositive? Finals week, a time of tremendous stress, is coming up.
What is a time of tremendous stress?
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