Identifying Subjects/Verbs
In the sentence "Before the final exam, the exhausted students studied in the library," this word serves as the subject.
What is "students?"
Correct verb choice for: "Waves of excitement (fills / fill) the crowd before the concert begins."
What is "fill"?
Sentence structure category for: "After spending three weeks working at the cabin."
What is a "fragment"?
This is the missing punctuation mark needed directly before the coordinating conjunction in the sentence: "She studied diligently for weeks and she passed the exam with top marks."
What is a "comma"?
"After the train has arrived" is this type of clause.
What is a "dependent clause"?
In the sentence "A young scientist in the laboratory was remarkably patient," this word serves as the main verb.
What is "was"?
Correct verb choice for: "Nowadays, the committee (doesn't / don't) expect any additional delays."
What is "doesn't"?
Sentence structure category for: "She was finally beginning her new position at the university."
What is a "sentence"?
These are the two missing punctuation marks needed around the adverbial conjunction in the sentence: "Preparation is the best way to prevent errors however they cannot always be avoided."
What is a "semicolon" and a "comma"?
These are the two types of connecting words used to begin a dependent clause.
What are "subordinating conjunctions" and "relative pronouns"?
In the sentence "During the storm, several old trees fell across the road," this word functions as the subject.
What is "trees"?
Correct verb choice for: "Either a hot soup or a fresh salad with a side of fruit (is / are) a healthy choice."
What is "is"?
Sentence structure category for: "We went sledding because the weather was unseasonably cold and windy and then we made tea once we were inside."
What is a "run-on"?
This type of sentence occurs when two independent clauses are combined.
What is a "compound sentence"?
This type of sentence occurs when an independent clause and a dependent clause are joined.
What is a "complex" sentence?
In the sentence "The new library across town might contain that manuscript," these words are the main verb.
What is "might contain"?
"The director, as well as her assistants, (is / are) reviewing the final report today."
What is "is"?
These are the three types of fragments.
What are "phrases," "dependent clauses," and "combinations of phrases and clauses"?
This is the missing item needed between the two independent clauses in the sentence: "The preliminary results were promising, additional testing was necessary."
What is a "conjunction" (or "so")?
What are "Which, that, who, whom, whose." ("When," "where," and "why" are also accepted)
These are the three types of verbs
What are "linking, action, and helping verbs"?
Correct verb choice for: "The research team members (is / are) taking individual notes on the experiment."
What is "are"?
These are the three types of run-on sentences.
What are "the 'and,' 'fused,' and 'comma splice'"?
This is the type of conjunction used together with a semicolon and a comma on either side to join two independent clauses.
What is an "adverbial conjunction"?
These are 5 examples of subordinating conjunctions.
What are "after, even though, rather than, whenever, although, if, since, whereas, if only, so, as if, in case, so that, wherever, as long as, in order (that), supposing, whether, as much as, inasmuch as, than, as soon as, just as, as though, lest, though, while, assuming that, not, till, because, now that, unless, before, once, until, by, only if, by the time, provided, even if, provided that,"