Definitions
Parts of Speech
Sentences & Fragments
Subjects & Objects
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A _____ is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. 

What is a noun?

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The boldfaced word in the following sentence is a ______: "We skipped through the flowering meadow."

What is a verb?

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The following word group is a ________ [sentence / fragment]: "I love this song!"

What is a sentence?

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The subject of the following sentence is _________: "The horse galloped through the field."

What is "horse"?

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A _____ is a word that expresses an action or a state of being. 

What is a verb?

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The boldfaced word in the following sentence is an _________: "Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world." 

What is an adjective?

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The following word group is a ________ [sentence / fragment]: "Before we arrived."

What is a fragment?

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The direct object of the following sentence is ________: "The cat chased the mouse."

What is "mouse"?

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A ________ is a group of words that can NOT stand on its own as a sentence but is presented as if it were a sentence.

What is a fragment?

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The two pronouns in this sentence are ____ and ____: "Sofia is excited to go to the beach this summer—it is her favorite place."

What are "itand "her"?

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To be a sentence, a word group must contain a _____ and a ______ and express a __________.

What are a subject, a verb, and a complete thought?

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The subjects of the following sentence are _____ and _____: "Every day after school, my sister and I do our homework together."

What are "sister" and "I"?

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An _________________ is a sentence that is used to express a command, a request, or an instruction. 

What is an imperative sentence?

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The four nouns in this sentence are ______, ______, ______, and ______: "On Tuesday, Leah had an important meeting with her counselor."

What are "Tuesday," "Leah," "meeting,and "counselor"?

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The following word group is a fragment because it is missing a _____: "Jumped over the fence."

What is a subject?

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The indirect object of the following sentence is ____: "My aunt baked me a loaf of banana bread."

What is "me"?

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An ________ is a noun or pronoun that receives the direct object in a sentence.

What is an indirect object?

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The two adverbs in this sentence are _______ and _______: "We studied diligently, because we knew the exam would be very difficult."

What are "diligently" and "very"?

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The following fragment would become a sentence if you removed the word _______: "Because the sky was clear."

What is "Because"?

500

The subject of the following sentence is ________: "In college, rollerblading was Anisha's favorite activity."  

What is "rollerblading"?

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