Adverbs
Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
Bode will finish his math homework soon.
What is soon?
Choose the correct verb:
The colors of the rainbow is/are beautiful.
What is:
The colors of the rainbow are beautiful.
Identify the independent and dependent clauses in the following sentence:
You have to finish your vegetables before you can eat dessert.
What is "you have to finish your vegetables" (independent) and "before you can eat dessert" (dependent).
Fix the following run-on sentence in one of the four ways you have learned: D
Devyn wasn't sure how to ride a bike he was nervous.
What is:
Devyn wasn't sure how to ride a bike. He was nervous.
Devyn wasn't sure how to ride a bike; he was nervous.
Devyn wasn't sure how to ride a bike, so he was nervous.
Because Devyn wasn't sure how to ride a bike, he was nervous.
Fix the fragment:
The Cavalier King Charles in the yard.
What is:
The Cavalier King Charles barked in the yard.
Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
Please put your backpack there.
What is there?
Choose the correct verb:
The books, which is/are on the desk, belong to the teacher.
What is:
The books, which are on the desk, belong to the teacher.
Identify the independent and dependent clauses in the following sentence:
Joey ate french fries because he was hungry.
What is "Joey ate french fries" (independent) and "because he was hungry" (dependent).
Fix the following run-on sentence in one of the four ways you have learned:
My aunt wanted a new car she bought a pink convertible yesterday.
What is:
My aunt wanted a new car. She bought a pink convertible yesterday.
My aunt wanted a new car; she bought a pink convertible yesterday.
My aunt wanted a new car, so she bought a pink convertible yesterday.
Because my aunt wanted a new car, she bought a pink convertible yesterday.
Fix the fragment:
Because Emma was tired.
Because Emma was tired, she went to sleep.
Identify the adverbs in the following sentence (2):
Karoline quickly ran away to the soccer field.
What is quickly and away?
Choose the correct verb:
The women who went to the concert was/were bored.
What is:
The women who went to the concert were bored.
Identify the independent and dependent clauses in the following sentence:
Since he was excited for Halloween, Neil bought a bag of Halloween candy in September.
What is "Neil bought a bag of Halloween candy in September" (independent) and "since he was excited for Halloween" (dependent).
Fix the following run-on sentence using one of the four ways you have learned:
Theo walked into the kitchen he was looking for a snack.
What is:
Theo walked into the kitchen. He was looking for a snack.
Theo walked into the kitchen; he was looking for a snack.
Theo walked into the kitchen, since he was looking for a snack.
Since he was looking for a snack, Theo walked into the kitchen.
Fix the fragment:
Thought about it.
What is:
She thought about it.
Identify the adverbs in the following sentence (2):
They arrived early to class yesterday.
What is early and yesterday?
Choose the correct verb:
Neither the cheeseburger nor the chicken sandwich is/are available for now in our restaurant.
What is:
Neither the cheeseburger nor the chicken sandwich is available for now in our restaurant.
Identify the independent and dependent clauses in the following sentence:
You should eat your food before it gets cold.
What is "you should eat your food" (independent) and "before it gets cold" (dependent).
Fix the following run-on sentence using one of the four ways you know:
The dog was wandering around the fenced-in backyard the family was not worried about him.
What is:
The dog was wandering around the fenced-in backyard. The family was not worried about him.
The dog was wandering around the fenced-in backyard; the family was not worried about him.
The dog was wandering around the fenced-in backyard, so the family was not worried about him.
Since the dog was wandering around the fenced-in backyard, the family was not worried about him.
Fix the fragment:
The best baseball player.
What is:
He was the best baseball player.
Identify the adverbs in the following sentence (4):
Clarissa sang really well at the concert last night.
What is really, well, last, and night?
Choose the correct verb:
He is the artist who paint/paints stunning scenes.
What is:
He is the artist who paints stunning scenes.
Identify the independent and dependent clauses in the following sentence:
Abigail went to the store because she forgot to buy cereal.
What is "Abigail went to the store" (independent) and "because she forgot to buy cereal" (dependent).
Fix the following run-on sentence using one of the four ways you know:
Riley couldn't find her homework assignment she printed another copy.
What is:
Riley couldn't find her homework assignment. She printed another copy.
Riley couldn't find her homework assignment; she printed another copy.
Riley couldn't find her homework assignment, so she printed another copy.
Since Riley couldn't find her homework assignment, she printed another copy.
Because I promised I'd pick up eggs.
What is:
I needed to go to the store because I promised I'd pick up eggs.