A subject is a noun that is what the sentence is about.
What is a subject?
100
Comma splicing is the use of a comma to join two independent clauses instead of a conjunction, semicolon, or period/full stop.
What is a comma splice?
100
A unit of grammatical organization that consists a subject and predicate.
What is a clause?
100
Yes
If the letter 'I' is standing alone in a sentence, is it capitalized?
100
Also concrete and are not specific.
Examples: Cat, dog, snake, lady, pencil, baby, tree, etc.
What is a common noun?
200
A predicate is the description that follows after a verb. It is needed to make a complete sentence.
What is a predicate?
200
- To link two independent clauses that are related closely to the same thought or idea.
- Between items in a list or series when a comma would be confusing.
- Before introductory conjunctions (however, therefore, moreover, etc.)
When would you use a semicolon in a sentence?
200
A small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause.
What is a phrase?
200
No. Prepositions are lowercase unless they are the first word of the title.
Correct Punctuation: Alice in Wonderland
Does the following title have the proper capitalization for a novel?
Alice In Wonderland
200
These are nouns that when there is a collective group, the name of the nonu changes. This noun can stand alone, but isn’t restricted to standing alone.
Examples: Flock of birds. Pride of lions. Goose - Geese. Wolf pack.
What is a collective noun
300
The purpose of a preposition is a word that links a noun/pronoun to another word in a sentence.
What is the purpose of a preposition word?
300
Use a colon before a list or an explanation that is preceded by a clause that can stand by itself.
What is a colon and when would you use it?
300
A clause has a subject AND a verb. A phrase has a subject OR a verb.
What is the difference between a clause and a phrase?
300
Capitalize the words 'The' and 'Poorman St.'
What is needed to make this sentence correct?
the dog was walking down poorman st.
300
Past tense expresses an action or situation that was started and finished in the past. Most past tense verbs end in -ed. The irregular verbs have special past tense forms which must be memorized.
What is a past tense verb
400
An adjective answers these questions:
what kind
which one
how many
whose
What questions does an adjective answer?
400
Commas emphasize words relationships to one another in a sentence. They are used after introductory words, exclamations, common expressions, and names used in direct address aren’t necessary for the meaning of the sentence.
What is a comma and what is it used for?
400
An independent clause expresses a complete thought, so it can stand by itself.
A dependent clause, also known as a subordinate clause, expresses only part of a thought, so it cannot stand alone
What is an independent clause and a dependent clause?
400
All words except for prepositions are capitalized unless they are the first word of the title.
What is the proper capitalization for a movie title?
400
Typically have a form of the verb “have” in front of the past participle. Participle : verb that functions as if it is an adjective
What is a perfect verb
500
Progressive Verb Forms - Can be in present (happening at the same times the statement is written), past (describes a past action that occurred when another action occurred at the same time) and future form (ongoing or continuous action that will occur in the future). Often end in -ing.
What is a progressive verb form?
500
An apostrophe is a punctuation mark used to indicate either possession or the omission of letters or numbers
What is an apostrophe?
500
'After falling and skinning her knee' is the phrase in the sentence.
What is the phrase in this sentence?
After falling and skinning her knee, Amy went to the nurse to get a band-aid.
500
Trick question. There are none!
What capitalization errors are there in this title?
The Walking Dead
500
7: Past, Present, Future, Perfect, Action, State of Being, and Progressive