When there is more than one object of a preposition it is called this.
What is a compound object?
100
This is verb or verb phrase that tells what the subject is doing.
What is a predicate?
100
These are forms of verbs that are used as adjectives, nouns or adverbs.
What are verbals?
100
Complete this sentence: singular subjects take on _____________ verbs while plural subjects take on _____________ verbs.
What is 'singular subjects take on singular verbs while plural subjects take on plural verbs.'
100
The word to which a pronoun refers.
Ex: *Jen* said she wanted a cookie.
What is an antecedent?
200
This is the noun or pronoun that 'receives' the preposition.
What is the object of a preposition?
200
This *type* of sentence expresses strong emotion
What is an exclamatory sentence?
200
Name the three types of verbals
What are participles, infinitives and gerunds?
200
A verb should agree with it's subject in ______________
What is number?
200
The words 'the', 'a', and 'and' are all examples of this part of speech.
What is an article?
300
This is a type of prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun.
What is an adjective phrase?
300
This *type* of sentence asks a question.
What is an interrogative sentence?
300
This is a verb form that can be used as an adjective
What is a participle?
300
A pronoun should agree with its subject antecedent in ___________ and __________
What are gender and number?
300
'Doesn't' and 'shouldn't' are both examples of this part of speech
What is contraction?
400
This is a phrase that modifies an adjective, adverb or verb.
What is an adverb phrase?
400
This is a word (or words) that receives the action of the verb
What is a direct object?
400
This is a verb form that ends in -ing and is used like a noun
What is a gerund?
400
The words 'each', 'each one', 'either', 'neither', 'everyone', 'everybody', 'anybody', 'anyone', 'nobody', 'somebody', 'someone', and 'no one' require this when agreeing in subject.
What is a singular verb?
400
This is a phrase that begins with a preposition, includes all modifiers and ends with the object of a preposition.
What is a prepositional phrase?
500
This is the part of speech that indicates location
What is a preposition?
500
A sentence MUST have three things. What are they?
A subject, a predicate, and a must express a complete thought
500
This is a verb form that usually comes after the word 'to' and can be used as a noun, adjective or adverb
What is an infinitive?
500
Find the antecedent in the following sentence: The banana plantation ships much of its fruit to other countries.
What is 'plantation'?
500
This is a group of words that acts as a single part of speech and does not have both a subject and verb.