Parts of Speech
Clauses
Sentences
Punctuation
Phrases
100
A noun is defined as this.
What is a person, place, thing, or idea?
100
These are the two parts a clause must have.
What is a subject and a predicate?
100
This kind of sentence has one independent clause.
What is a simple sentence?
100
The punctuation mark used before "but" in this sentence: Our dog barks when the doorbell rings but she stops when she meets the visitor.
What is a comma?
100
This is the definition of a phrase.
What is a group of words?
200
It describes a noun or pronoun
What is an adjective?
200
This type of clause can stand alone as a sentence.
What is an independent clause.
200
This kind of sentence has 2 independent clauses.
What is a compound sentence?
200
The punctuation mark missing in this sentence: Our first day of school is the day after Labor day it is always a bit scary.
What is a semicolon?
200
A phrase is never a complete sentence because it lacks one of these two parts.
What is a subject or a predicate?
300
It is an action or state of being.
What is a verb?
300
Another name for it is a subordinate clause because it cannot stand alone as a sentence.
What is a dependent clause?
300
The coordinating conjunction in this sentence: The family did not take their cat on vacation, nor did they take their dog.
What is "nor"?
300
The coordinating conjunctions for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so all need a comma before them only in this type of sentence.
What is a compound sentence?
300
This type of phrase begins with a position or time word such as under or before.
What is a preposition?
400
It connects a word, phrase, or clause
What is a conjunction?
400
The independent clause in the sentence: Since it is Wednesday, David is playing golf at the club.
What is "David is playing golf at the club"?
400
The kind of sentence that has one independent and one dependent clause in it.
What is a complex sentence?
400
Introductory phrases and clauses usually need this punctuation mark after them.
What is a comma?
400
Appositive phrases do this.
What is rename a noun?
500
It begins a noun phrase.
What is a preposition?
500
The dependent clause in this sentence: They took the train because it was faster than taking the car.
What is "because it was faster than taking the car."?
500
The subordinating conjunction in the sentence: As soon as we have time after lunch, we will go to the grocery store.
What is "as soon as"?
500
In order, the missing punctuation marks in this sentence: The meeting ran late consequently everyone missed their train.
What is a semicolon and comma?
500
The participial phrase in this sentence: Living with a family of six siblings, Todd valued his alone time.
What is "living with a family of six siblings"?
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