Sentence Structure
Is this clause dependent or independent?
Mom ran home
Independent
What do you need if you connect two independent clauses with a comma?
A conjunction
Is the following sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex?
Halloween is Ms. Grace's favorite holiday.
Simple
What punctuation should be used here, semicolon, colon, dash, or ellipsis?
Do you want to order dinner or
Ellipsis
Is the following verbal a participle, infinitive, or gerund?
I can’t wait TO PLAY soccer on Saturday.
Infinitive
What is the complete subject of the sentence?
The steaming coffee burned my mouth.
Steaming coffee
Where should the comma(s) go in the sentence?
The candles which smelled like cookies were my favorite.
The candles, which smelled like cookies, were my favorite.
Is the following sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex?
Although Hank is active, he is still a fat cat.
Complex
What punctuation should be used here, semicolon, colon, dash, or ellipsis?
He is afraid of two things spiders and airplanes
Dash or colon
Is the following verbal a participle, infinitive, or gerund?
The BOILING water burnt my skin.
Participle
Is this clause dependent or independent?
While he thought
Dependent
What is the appositive in the following sentence?
George Washington, the first president, started the tradition of limiting the presidency to two terms.
"The first president"
Is the following sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex?
I love making smoothies, but I love coffee the most.
Compound
What punctuation should be used here, semicolon, colon, dash, or ellipsis?
I go to the library after dinner it's quiet there in the evening.
Semicolon
Is the following verbal a participle, infinitive, or gerund?
Students dislike STUDYING grammar.
Gerund
What is the complete predicate of the sentence?
The steaming coffee burned my mouth.
Burned my mouth
Where should the comma go in this sentence?
Dad I think you're the best chef.
Is the following sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex?
The Christmas lights twinkle while the fireplace roars.
What punctuation should be used here, semicolon, colon, dash, or ellipsis?
I hate eating broccoli therefore I will eat brussle sprouts.
Semicolon
Is the following verbal a participle, infinitive, or gerund?
RUNNING is a great way to exercise.
Is this predicate simple or complete?
The annoying teacher made students study.
Where should the comma(s) go in this sentence?
"Ms. Grace" Evan said "what's your fiance's gamertag?"
"Ms. Grace," Evan said, "what's your fiance's gamertag?"
Is the following sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex?
Tom reads novels, but Tyler reads comics because he prefers pictures.
Compound-complex
What punctuation should be used here, semicolon, colon, dash, or ellipsis?
Our 35th president, John F. Kennedy, once said “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.”
Colon
Is the following verbal a participle, infinitive, or gerund?
The light from the RISING sun warmed the beach.
Participle