Subjects
Name the subject(s) of the sentence:
Aria ate twelve pancakes for breakfast.
Aria
Name the verb(s) of the sentence:
Aria ate twelve pancakes for breakfast.
ate
Tell whether the following phrase or sentence is a complete or incomplete thought:
The dogs had the "zoomies" at three in the morning.
complete thought
What does an adjective do in a sentence?
describes another word
Which one of these words is NOT a FANBOYS word?
For
After
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
After
Name the subject(s) of the sentence:
The movie was boring until the car exploded in the last scene.
movie
Name the verb(s) of the sentence:
The movie was boring until the car exploded in the last scene.
was, exploded
Tell whether the following phrase or sentence is a complete or incomplete thought:
Since Mr. Uthe forgot his Diet Pepsi.
Incomplete thought
Mrs. Markley wore her pink glasses yesterday.
pink
Tell which FANBOYS word best fit in the blank:
Alex wanted a strawberry smoothie, _________ all of the smoothie shops were closed.
but (or yet would work)
How many subjects are in the following sentence?
Aria, her daycare friend, and the cat went to park together on Saturday.
three
Name the verb(s) of the sentence AND tell what type of verb it is:
Aria, her daycare friend, and the cat went to the park on Saturday.
went, action verb
Tell whether the following phrase or sentence is a complete or incomplete thought AND tell WHY:
Running through the hallways
Incomplete thought; it is missing a subject
True or false: ALL numbers and colors are adjectives
true
Tell which FANBOYS word best fit in the blank:
She stayed up past midnight, _________ she was groggy and exhausted the next morning.
and
Name the subject(s) of the sentence:
He is always smiling and spreading positivity.
He
What is the trick that Mrs. Markley taught you about checking to see if a verb is an ACTION or LINKING verb?
replace the verb with an = sign; if it makes sense, it is probably a linking verb
How many complete thoughts are in the following sentence?
Mrs. Rock went to Texas, and she visited her nephew, Lincoln.
two
How many adjectives are in the following sentence?
Before he went to Galaxy Gaming, he made sure to grab his blue coat and twenty dollars.
two adjectives: blue (describes coat) and twenty (describes dollars)
Select whether the following sentence should have a comma before the FANBOYS word:
Mrs. Rock brought donuts and juice for her advisory.
No -- the "and" is connecting two OBJECTS
Name the subject(s) of the sentence:
Mr. Reinschmidt's dog ate all of the fish that were caught while ice fishing.
dog
Name the verb(s) of the sentence AND tell what types they are:
Mr. Reinschmidt's dog ate all of the fish that were caught while ice fishing.
ate, action verb
was = linking verb
How many complete thoughts are in the following sentence, AND how do you know?
She forgot her iPad at school, so she brought her charger the next morning.
two; there are subjects and verbs on BOTH sides of the FANBOYS word (so)
Name all of the adjectives in the following sentence and tell what word(s) they describe:
Mrs. Markley's favorite professional football team is the Steelers.
three adjectives: favorite, professional, and football (all of these describe "team")
Select whether the following sentence should have a comma before the FANBOYS word and tell WHY you know:
Mrs. Rock brought donuts, juice, and cinnamon rolls for her advisory.
yes -- the "and" connects objects in a list