Definitions
A _____ is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
The boldfaced word in the following sentence is a ______: "We skipped through the flowering meadow."
What is a verb?
The following word group is a ________ [sentence / fragment]: "I love this song!"
What is a sentence?
What is "horse"?
A _____ is a word that expresses an action or a state of being.
What is a verb?
The boldfaced word in the following sentence is an _________: "Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world."
What is an adjective?
The following word group is a ________ [sentence / fragment]: "Before we arrived."
What is a fragment?
The direct object of the following sentence is ________: "The cat chased the mouse."
What is "mouse"?
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?
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 "it" and "her"?
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?
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"?
An _________________ is a sentence that is used to express a command, a request, or an instruction.
What is an imperative sentence?
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"?
The following word group is a fragment because it is missing a _____: "Jumped over the fence."
What is a subject?
The indirect object of the following sentence is ____: "My aunt baked me a loaf of banana bread."
What is "me"?
An ________ is a noun or pronoun that receives the direct object in a sentence.
What is an indirect object?
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"?
The following fragment would become a sentence if you removed the word _______: "Because the sky was clear."
What is "Because"?
The subject of the following sentence is ________: "In college, rollerblading was Anisha's favorite activity."
What is "rollerblading"?