When there is more than one verb in a sentence it is called a _____ verb.
What is a compound verb
100
This tells who or what is doing something or being something within a sentence.
What is a subject
100
A ___ subject consists of one thing.
What is a singular subject
100
FANBOYS are an example of this
What is a coordinating conjunction
100
The 3 basic tenses are past, present and ______
What is the future tense
200
These types of verbs include forms of 'to be' such as am, are, is, was, were, be, been, being.
What are linking verbs
200
These words are the most common type of subject pretenders.
What are prepositions
200
To check for subject-verb agreement, you must first identify the ____ of the sentence.
What is the subject
200
When combining sentences with a coordinating conjunction, where does the comma go?
What is before the coordinating conjunction
200
The _____ perfect tense shows an action that began in the past that is either finished, or continues into the present. To form this tense, use 'has' or 'have'.
What is the present perfect tense
300
The following are examples of what kind of verbs:
-cook
-measure
-study
-walk
What are regular verbs
300
This consists of a preposition and its object
What is a prepositional phrase
300
Identify the correct verb form:
Movies of popular books often (becomes, become) very successful.
What is become
300
A dependent clause is also called a ________ clause
What is a subordinate clause
300
The _____ tenses show a continuing action or condition.
What are the progressive tenses
400
These types of verbs do not follow the usual past tense ending of -ed. What are they called?
What are irregular verbs
400
True or False: A prepositional phrase CANNOT be the subject of a sentence.
What is true
400
Identify the correct subject-verb agreement:
The cup of pencils (is, are) on the table.
What is 'is'
400
When combining sentences with a semicolon, you must also add a ________ adverb.
What is a conjunctive adverb.
400
The ____ progressive tenses show an action in the process of occurring before a specific event or time.
What is the perfect progressive
500
When an -ing verb appears in a sentence without a helping verb, it does not act as the verb of the sentence. Instead, it describes other words in the sentence. These words are called ____.
What are modifiers
500
This preposition refers to an indefinite period of time in which something happens.
What is 'during'
500
The following are examples of what type of pronoun:
anybody, anything, each, everything, nobody, no one
What is an indefinite pronoun
500
The following words are examples of _____ pronouns:
that, whatever, whichever, who
What are relative pronouns
500
The ________ progressive tense is formed with 'had been' and the -ing form of the verb.