What is a complete thought that can stand on its own.
100
Is the following sentence a simple, compound, or complex sentence?
"Look on top of the refrigerator for the key"
What is a simple sentence.
100
Identify the verb in the sentence and state whether it is an action or linking verb.
"I helped my sister after school today"
What is helped and action verb.
100
Explain the function of a coordinating conjunction.
What is to join two words, phrases, or clauses within a sentence together.
100
How many and what type of clauses make up a simple sentence?
What is 1 independent clause.
200
Definition of a dependent clause
What is an incomplete thought that needs helps from an independent clause to make it a sentence.
200
Is the following sentence a simple, compound, or complex sentence?
"Because my coffee was too cold I heated it in the microwave"
What is a complex sentence.
200
Identify the verb in the sentence and state whether it is an action or linking verb.
"I woke to the sound of a mosquito whining in my left ear and my alarm screeching in the right"
What is woke and action verb.
200
Identify the conjunction in the following sentence.
"I hate to waste a drop of gas, for it is very expensive these days"
What is for.
200
How many and what type of clauses make up a compound sentence?
What is 2 independent clauses.
300
Is the following sentence an independent or dependent clause?
"Because I woke up late this morning".
What is dependent clause
300
Is the following sentence a simple, compound, or complex sentence?
"Can I go home with you, so we can do our homework together"
What is a compound sentence.
300
Identify the verb in the sentence and state whether it is an action or linking verb.
"As for me, I speak seldom, if ever, of those terrible months of 1692"
What is speak and action verb.
300
Identify the conjunction in the following sentence.
"He didn’t study last night, nor did he read his book"
What is nor.
300
How many and what type of clauses make up a complex sentence?
What is 2 clauses. 1 independent clause and 1 or more dependent clause.
400
Is the following sentence an independent or dependent clause?
"The instructor spent the class period reviewing the difference between independent and dependent clauses".
What is an independent clause.
400
Is the following sentence a simple, compound, or complex sentence?
"People are walking and jogging in the park"
What is a simple sentence.
400
Identify the verb in the sentence and state whether it is an action or linking verb.
"The best time to talk to ghosts is just before sunrise"
What is is and linking verb.
400
Identify the conjunction in the following sentence.
"Tom studied a lot, yet he didn’t pass the test"
What is yet.
400
An independent clause and a dependent clause are also known by what other names?
What is an independent clause is also known as a main clause and a dependent clause is also known as a subordinating clause.
500
How many independent clauses are in the following sentence?
"The doctor told Charlie to lose weight and exercise vigorously for forty-five minutes a day".
What is one independent clause.
500
Is the following sentence a simple, compound, or complex sentence?
"You should check the mileage on your car since you've been driving it so much, and because it's starting to make weird noises"
What is a complex sentence.
500
Identify the verb in the sentence and state whether it is an action or linking verb.
"She looks exhausted after her bike ride this morning"
What is looks and linking verb.
500
Identify the conjunction in the following sentence.
"he dog barked, growled and scratched until his owner let him back in the house"
What is and.
500
Name two subordinating conjunctions.
What is until, rather than, than, while, because, after, before, once, when, whenever, where, whereas, as, as if, etc.