Sentence Structures
A group of words that does not convey a complete thought.
What is a phrase?
This type of noun names a general person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a common noun?
These verbs show what the subject does.
What are action verbs?
These words are used to describe nouns.
What are adjectives?
These words are used to describe actions.
What are adverbs?
This sentence is also known as an independent clause.
What is a simple sentence?
This type of noun is used when there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a plural noun?
These verbs always precede the action verb.
What are helping verbs?
The sweet little kitten played with its toy.
Find the adjective(s).
What is sweet?
What is little?
The quick turtles swam quickly to shore.
Find the adverb(s).
What is quickly?
This sentence has two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.
What is a compound sentence?
This type of noun names something that cannot be perceived by the senses.
What is an abstract noun?
After this type of verb, a description can be found.
What are linking verbs?
The tall man stalked the streets for a miserable penny.
Find the adjective(s).
What is tall and miserable?
The student spoke softly and briefly during her presentation.
Find the adverb(s).
What are softly and briefly?
FANBOYS are officially known as this.
What are coordinating conjunctions?
This type of noun has a singular form, but a plural meaning.
What is a collective noun?
In most cases, this verb does not need anything after it in a sentence.
What is an action verb?
The fluffy cat napped quietly on the soft couch.
Find the adjective(s).
What are fluffy and soft?
She lazily cleaned her room after her mom repeatedly asked her to.
Find the adverb(s).
What are lazily and repeatedly?
The tall green tree and the little blue bird had a nice conversation.
Simple or compound?
What is a simple sentence.
These nouns cannot be counted.
What are uncountable nouns?
These verbs can be either/or, depends on what follows them in a sentence.
What are helping and linking verbs?
The sore loser cried because he earned a bronze medal.
Find the adjective(s).
What are sore and bronze?
The student was too smart.
Find the adverb(s).
What is too?