Sentences
This type of sentence has only one independent clause and no dependent clauses.
Simple Sentence
Name the FANBOYS
for, and , nor, but, or, yet, so
The words that start a prepositional phrase are called what?
prepositions
Identify the adjective(s) in this sentence: "The small dog ran quickly."
small
Identify the subject, verb, and direct object in this sentence:
"The teacher and the student read the article and discussed its main points."
'The teacher and the student' as the compound subject, 'read' and 'discussed' as the compound verbs, and 'the article' as the direct object
What type of sentence is this:
Mr. Romero and Mrs. Tkac pushed the hill, but Ms. Faralli and Mr. Walker full-boxed them very quickly
compound sentence
Identify the subordinating conjunction in this sentence:
Unless you finish your homework, you can't go outside."
Unless
Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence:
"The cat jumped onto the table."
'onto the table'
List all the things an adverb can modify
verb, adjective, adverbs, clauses/sentences
Identify the subject, verb, direct object, and indirect object in this sentence:
"The coach and the captain gave the players new uniforms and shared their plans for the game."
'The coach and the captain' as the compound subject,
'gave' and 'shared' as the compound verbs,
'new uniforms' as the direct object,
'the players' as the indirect object
A compound sentence must have this type of word to connect two independent clauses.
coordinating conjunction
Explain the difference between a coordinating conjunction and a subordinating conjunction.
A coordinating conjunction connects two independent clauses, while a subordinating conjunction connects an independent clause to a dependent clause
What question does the prepositional phrase "in the morning" answer in the sentence:
"We will leave in the morning"?
'When'
"She completed the assignment extremely quickly."
Identify the adverb(s) and adjective(s), if there are any
In this sentence, identify the subject, verb, and direct object:
"The dog and the cat chased the ball down the hallway."
'The dog and the cat' as the compound subject, 'chased' as the verb, and 'the ball' as the direct object
Explain the difference between a compound sentence and a complex sentence
A compound sentence has two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction, while a complex sentence has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause
Identify the conjunctions in this sentence and classify them:
"When the rain stopped, we went outside to play, but we stayed inside if it started again."
'When' and 'if' as subordinating conjunctions
'but' as a coordinating conjunction
Identify the prepositional phrase and explain what it is modifying in this sentence:
"Although she was tired, Maria sat on the couch to rest."
'on the couch'? The prepositional phrase modifies the verb 'sat,' explaining where Maria sat.
"Surprisingly, she finished the difficult project ahead of the tight schedule."
Identify the adverb(s) and adjective(s), if there are any
In this sentence, identify all subject, verb, direct object, and indirect object:
"The artist and the photographer showed their colleagues the final designs and explained the concepts behind their work."
'The artist and the photographer' as the compound subject, 'showed' and 'explained' as the compound verbs, 'the final designs' as the direct object, and 'their colleagues' as the indirect object
Identify all the clauses in this sentence:
"Before the movie started, we bought popcorn, and we found our seats."
one dependent clause: 'Before the movie started,'
two independent clauses: 'we bought popcorn' and 'we found our seats
Identify all the conjunctions in this sentence and classify them:
"Since we had a big test the next day, we wanted to sleep, but after we drank coffee, we stayed up to study."
'Since' and 'After' as subordinating conjunctions
'but' as a coordinating conjunction
What is the prepositional phrase(s) modifying in this sentence:
"She walked through the door with a big smile"?
'She walked'? The prepositional phrase 'through the door' modifies the verb 'walked.'
'With a big smile' modifies the noun 'she.'
"The student felt very tired after the test,"
Identify the adverb(s) and adjective(s), if there are any, what are they modifying?
'very' modifying the adverb 'tired' and 'tired' modifying the noun 'student'
Identify all subject, verb, direct object, indirect object, and predicate in this sentence:
"The librarian and the assistant arranged the books on the shelf and showed the visitors the new catalog during the event."
'The librarian and the assistant' as the compound subject, 'arranged' and 'showed' as the compound verbs, 'the books' as the direct object, 'the visitors' as the indirect object, and 'the books on the shelf and showed the visitors the new catalog during the event' as the predicate