subject/predicate
What is a subject?
a noun, person, place or thing.
What must a sentence have?
A subject, a predicate, and it has to make sense.
Which sentences tells a statement?
declarative
Identify the following sentence: simple, compound, complex, or compound complex.
The wee boy cried for a long time alone in his bed.
simple
What does a dependent clause always begin with?
a subordinating conjunction
What is a predicate?
another word for a verb (action-walking, running or helping/linking verb-was, is, were, are)
Is this a sentence or a fragment? If it's a fragment, what is missing?
She is elated to start the new school.
Sentence
Which sentence begins with a verb?
imperative
Identify the following sentence: simple, compound, complex, or compound complex.
The boys thought they won the game, but the girls argued they were the winners.
compound
What is the appositive in this sentence?
My dog, Shiloh, barked profusely at the cat.
Shiloh
What is the simple predicate in this sentence?
She is eager to graduate.
is
Is this a sentence or a fragment? If it's a fragment, what is missing?
They content with the work they completed.
Fragment missing the predicate-are
What type of sentence is the following?
I can't wait until I go away on my trip!
exclamatory
Identify the following sentence: simple, compound, complex, or compound complex.
If you know the answer, please raise your hand, or you can write it on the post it.
compound-complex
What are the following subordinating conjunctions?
If, we, when, even though, now that, only if, sometimes, since, as, never, always, although.
If, when, even though, now that, only if, since, as, although.
What is the complete subject in this sentence?
The compassionate teacher loves those that are unfortunate.
The compassionate teacher
Is this a sentence or a fragment? If it's a fragment, what is missing?
We are
Fragment missing the complete predicate
What does an interrogative sentence end with?
a question mark (?)
Identify the following sentence: simple, compound, complex, or compound complex.
Even though I was devastated that I lost the game, I shook the opponent's hand.
Complex
Where can an appositive or an appositive phrase be used in a sentence?
In the beginning, middle or at the end of a sentence.
What is the complete predicate in this sentence?
The empathetic student helped the new student on his first day of school.
helped the new student on his first day of school.
Is this a sentence or a fragment? If it's a fragment, what is missing?
Mrs. Moscati and her husband anxious to receive the news.
fragment-missing the simple predicate-were
How does an imperative end?
with a period or an exclamation maek
What is the definition of a compound-complex?
It must have 2 or more independent sentences, a dependent clause, a subordinating conjunction, a coordinating conjunction, a comma separating the 2 independent sentences.
What is wrong with this compound-complex sentence? You need to fix it, so it is correct.
If you don't, want my help I am going to assist someone else for they should get the help.
If you don't want my help, I am going to assist someone else because they should get the help.
The comma needs to go after the word help, and it is missing a subordinating conjunction. I use because instead of for, and it is now correct.