Sentences
What two things does a sentence need in order for it to be complete?
subject & verb
Which type of noun always needs to be capitalized because it is the specific name of a person, place, or thing?
proper noun
An adjective is used to describe or modify which part of speech?
a noun
Name all 7 of the FANBOYS conjunctions that could be used to form a compound sentence.
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What is an antecedent to a pronoun?
a noun that helps the reader know who or what the pronoun is referring to
Both a fragment & a run-on are incorrectly written sentences. What is the difference between the two?
Fragment - an incomplete sentence
Run-on - more than one sentence combined without the correct punctuation and/or conjunction
Which verb tense (past, present, or future) typically ends in -ed unless it is in an irregular verb form?
past tense verbs
An adverb is used to describe or modify which part of speech?
a verb
Which part of speech is used to show the relationship between 2 nouns in a sentence?
preposition
EVERYONE is an example of which type of pronoun?
indefinite pronoun
What is the difference between a declarative and an imperative sentence?
A declarative sentence is just a statement whereas an imperative sentence implies there is a command or a request involved.
Which type of noun can be experienced with at least one of the 5 senses?
concrete noun
True or False: All adverbs end in -ly.
False. While most adverbs end in -ly, not all of them do. For example, soon, yesterday, and outside could all be used as adverbs to tell where or when an action is occurring, and they do not end in -ly.
There are three main sentence structures: simple, compound, complex.
Which one of the three DOES NOT require a conjunction?
simple sentence
What is the name of the type of pronoun used at the beginning of a question?
interrogative pronoun
Which sentence structure has both a dependent and an independent clause?
complex sentence
True or False: The subject is always the only noun in a sentence.
Be able to explain your answer.
False. The subject of a sentence can be a noun or a pronoun. There can also be many nouns in a sentence, but only one of them is the subject.
What is the difference between a comparative and superlative adjective?
Comparative - ends in -er or has the word more in front of it
Superlative - ends in -est or has the word most in front of it
A prepositional phrase must include which two parts of speech?
preposition and a noun or pronoun (called the object of the preposition)
What is an example of a third-person, plural pronoun?
they, their, theirs, them
What is it called when a sentence has one subject doing two separate actions?
compound predicate
What is the name of the type of verb that expresses the state of being of the subject in the sentence?
linking verb (ex: is/are, was/were, became/become)
Is the capitalized word an example of an adjective or an adverb?
The runner sprinted so FAST it was hard to keep track of her.
adverb telling how the runner sprinted
In a complex sentence, a subordinating conjunction is used at the beginning of which type of clause?
dependent clause
What is the name of the pronoun ending in -self/-selves that functions as the object of the verb in a sentence and is therefore needed for the sentence to make sense?
reflexive pronoun