Statement, Exclamation, Question
Subjects & Predicates
Complex/ Compound Sentences
Conjuntions & Commas
Run-on Sentences
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What goes at the end of the following sentence? "Can I have a piece of pie"
What is a question mark (?)
100
Can you describe what the subject is in a sentence?
What is "the subject is what the sentence is about" "or, the subject is the word or phrase that is doing something in the sentence"
100
If we say a sentence has a "compound subject", what does that mean?
It means the subject has more than one part (i.e. Bob and Frank, the dog and the cat")
100
Identify the conjunction in this sentence: " My dog Beatrice is very old, but she still likes to run outside.
"but"
100
What do run- on sentences not have?
Answer --> they do not have proper punctuation and do not separate different thoughts and ideas
200
What goes at the end of the following sentence? "The dog ate my homework"
What is a period
200
Can you describe what the predicate is in a sentence?
What is "the predicate tells what the subject does or did"
200
Does this sentence have a compound subject or a compound predicate? "The animal ran and jumped towards the treat"
What is compound predicate (ran and jumped)
200
How can we fix this sentence? "dave ate lots of pie and, ate lots of turkey as well. "
"Dave ate lots of pie, and ate lots of turkey as well. " (must capitalize dave)
200
Fix this sentence! " the man was bored he decided to go for a run"
The man was bored, so he decided to go for a run"
300
What goes at the end of the following sentence? "My cousin is coming into town tomorrow"
What is an exclamation point (!)
300
Identify the simple subject and the simple predicate in this sentence: "My excited dog ran away from the house"
dog - simple subject ran - simple predicate
300
Does this sentence have a compound subject or a compound predicate? "The majestic horses and the buffalo roamed the great plains."
compound subject (horses and buffalo)
300
Where does the comma go in this sentence? "I went to the store and bought milk eggs and cheese."
"I went to the store and bought milk, eggs, and cheese."
300
What are two ways we can fix run-on sentences?
1) We can make the different sections into separate sentences or 2) We can combine our run - on using conjunctions and commas!
400
Fix this sentence: "you cant stop me from trying my best"
What is "You can't stop me from trying my best!"
400
The complete subject and complete predicate of the following sentence are.. "My cousin Beatrice walked quietly to the neighbor's house yesterday"
What is "My cousin beatrice" and "walked quietly to the neighbors house"
400
Can you make these two sentences a compound sentence? The student enjoys studying. He also enjoys going outside.
What is "The student enjoys studying and going outside"
400
Add commas where needed in this sentence. "The other day I was walking down the road and a scary bigfoot creature attacked me!"
NO COMMAS!
400
Fix this sentence! "bob the builder is very smart he does lots of good work such as building talking and dancing"
"Bob the builder is very smart, and he does lots of good work such as building, talking, and dancing".
500
Fix the following sentence: "why does mr pendergast wear great outfits"
"Why does Mr. Pendergast wear great outfits?"
500
What is the complete subject and simple predicate of the following sentence?
What is "
500
Can you combine this information into one sentence? "The sky is dark. The sky is stormy. Mr. Pendergast watches the sky. "
"Mr. Pendergast watches the dark and stormy sky"
500
Rewrite the following sentences using the correct conjunction. "I enjoyed snowboarding. I broke my arm falling off a jump" (and, until, or)
I enjoyed snowboarding, until I broke my arm falling off a jump.
500
Fix this one! "john moved from washington dc to richmond it was a short ride. "
John moved from Washington, D.C. to Richmond, which was a short ride. or "John moved from Washington, D.C. to Richmond, and it was a short ride".
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