Subjects & Predicates
Phrases & Clauses
Sentences
Sentences, Part 2
Vocabulary
100
It's the simplest predicate.
What is a "verb"?
100
It has a subject and a predicate.
What is a "clause"?
100
This type of sentence asks a question.
What is an "interrogative sentence"?
100
This type of sentence shows extreme emotion.
What is an "exclamatory sentence"?
100
This word means "easily approached, entered, or obtained".
What is "accessible"?
200
It's the simplest subject.
What is a "noun"?
200
It can act as almost any part of a sentence or part of speech and is missing a subject, a predicate, or both.
What is a "phrase"?
200
This type of sentence gives command(s).
What is an "imperative sentence"?
200
This type of sentence makes a statement.
What is a "declarative sentence"?
200
This word means "praise or excessive admiration; fawning".
What is "adulation"?
300
It has two or more nouns joined by "and".
What is a "compound subject"?
300
This kind of clause can stand on its own.
What is a "main clause" or "independent clause"?
300
This sentence consists of a single main clause.
What is a "simple sentence"?
300
This sentence is constructed by joining main clauses.
What is a "compound sentence"?
300
This word means "to make more bearable".
What is "alleviate"?
400
These receive the action of transitive verbs, directly and indirectly.
What are "objects"?
400
This clause, when unattached, cannot form a complete sentence.
What is a "dependent clause" or "subordinate clause"?
400
This sentence is constructed by combining a dependent clause with at least one main clause.
What is a "complex sentence"?
400
This sentence is constructed by combining at least two main clauses and at least one dependent clause.
What is a "compound-complex sentence"?
400
This word part means "leader"
What is "agog"?
500
This type of subject is not written out in the sentence but rather inferred by the reader.
What is an "implied subject"?
500
This type of word turns independent/main clauses into dependent/subordinate clauses.
What is a "subordinating conjunction"?
500
JEOPARDY! This word means "done routinely and with little care".
What is "perfunctory"?
500
JEOPARDY! This word means "producing abundant works or results".
What is "prolific"?
500
This word means "to clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof".
What is "vindicate"?
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