"The Sentence" p214
Is the following sentence a simple sentence, compound sentence, fragment, or run-on sentence?
As I was walking on the beach.
fragment
Identify the noun job of the bolded noun.
Mr. Thompson is our new governor.
Predicate nominative (PN)
Is the verb in the following sentence correct? If not, correct the verb.
I sat the groceries on the kitchen table.
I set the groceries on the kitchen table.
Are there any word(s) that should be capitalized, or is the sentence correct? Make corrections, if necessary.
Warren burger was the chief justice of the u.s. supreme court.
Warren Burger was the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Is the following sentence a simple sentence, compound sentence, fragment, or run-on sentence?
Did you solve the Encyclopedia Brown mystery?
simple sentence
Identify the noun job of the bolded noun.
Did you send Joe a letter?
Indirect Object (IO)
Is the verb in the following sentence correct? If not, correct the verb.
He throwed the ball, and the catcher caught it.
He threw the ball, and the catcher caught it.
Are there any word(s) that should be capitalized, or is the sentence correct? Make corrections, if necessary.
I like to hear my aunt grace read the poem "flow gently, sweet afton" by robert burns.
I like to hear my Aunt Grace read the poem "Flow Gently, Sweet Afton" by Robert Burns.
Is the following sentence a simple sentence, compound sentence, fragment, or run-on sentence?
I do not know his name, and he does not know mine.
compound sentence
Identify the noun job of the bolded noun.
That is Alexander.
Predicate Nominative (PN)
Is the verb in the following sentence correct? If not, correct the verb.
Cattle were lying in the shade of the trees.
correct
Are there any word(s) that should be capitalized, or is the sentence correct? Make corrections, if necessary.
We listened to the president's speech on television.
We listened to the president's speech on television.
Is the following sentence a simple sentence, compound sentence, fragment, or run-on sentence?
By the shores of a river running from the tall, majestic mountains to the low, level plains.
Fragment
Identify the noun job of the bolded noun.
Martin Luther reawakened Europe to the gospel.
Direct Object (DO)
Is the verb in the following sentence correct? If not, correct the verb.
Several famous paintings were stolen from the museum.
correct
Are there any word(s) that should be capitalized, or is the sentence correct? Make corrections, if necessary.
We heard the comments that senator jones made about crime, poverty, and taxes.
We heard the comments that Senator Jones made about crime, poverty, and taxes.
Is the following sentence a simple sentence, compound sentence, fragment, or run-on sentence?
We finished our supper, then we went for a walk.
Run-on sentence
Identify the noun job of the bolded noun.
The boys gave their mother an orchid on Mother's Day.
mother: Indirect Object (IO)
orchid: Direct Object (DO)
Is the verb in the following sentence correct? If not, correct the verb.
We have already ate the cookies Mom gave us.
We have already eaten the cookies Mom gave us.
Are there any word(s) that should be capitalized, or is the sentence correct? Make corrections, if necessary.
At a press conference, Mayor Bradley announced that twenty-seventh Avenue would be repaved.
At a press conference, Mayor Bradley announced that Twenty-seventh Avenue would be repaved.