Parts of speech
Identify the noun in this sentence:
The dog chased the ball across the yard.
What is "dog" or "ball"?
What type of sentence is this?
She walked to the store.
What is a simple sentence?
What is the verb phrase in this sentence?
The students are studying for the test.
what is "are studying"?
dentify the error in this sentence: what is it called and correct it.
She run to the store.
What punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses in a compound sentence?
What is a comma with a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)?
What part of speech is the word quickly in the sentence:
The boy quickly finished his homework.
What is an adverb?
What type of sentence uses two independent clauses joined by a conjunction?
What is a compound or complex sentence?
Identify the prepositional phrase or the predicate phrase in this sentence:
The dog ran into the yard.
What is "into the yard"?
What is the error in this sentence?
Because I was late.
what is a fragment, or dependent clause
What punctuation mark is missing in this sentence?
I need milk eggs and bread from the store.
What is a comma? where should it go?
dentify the preposition in the sentence:
The cat slept under the table.
What is "under"?
Identify the sentence type:
After the movie ended, we went to dinner.
what is a complex sentence?
What type of clause is the one that is underlined?
Because she studied, she passed the exam.
What is a dependent (or subordinate) clause?
What is the error in this sentence?
Each of the students were excited for the trip.
What is a subject-verb agreement error? (It should be "Each of the students was excited for the trip."
Where should the commas go in this sentence?
After dinner we played games and watched a movie.
What is "after dinner"?
Which word in this sentence is a conjunction?
She wanted to go, but she didn’t have time.
What is "but"?
What type of sentence is this?
The dog barked, and the cat hissed, but the bird remained quiet.
what is a compound-complex sentence? tell me why to get extra credit.
Which of the following is an independent clause?
a) While we were walking home
b) The sun set quickly
c) After the show ended
What is "the sun set quickly"?
Correct the subject-verb agreement in this sentence:
The list of instructions were confusing for the students.
What is a subject-verb agreement error? (It should be "The list of instructions was confusing for the students.")
What punctuation is needed to properly join these two independent clauses?
The sun set it was time to go home.
What is a semicolon or a period?
What part of speech is the word because in the sentence:
He didn’t go to the party because he was sick.
What is a transitiional word, or what is a conjunctiion?
What punctuation can be used to join two independent clauses without a conjunction?
what is a semicolon?
What type of clause is underlined in the following sentence?
I will go to the concert if I can buy a ticket.
What is a dependent clause?
What is the subject-verb agreement error in this sentence?
Neither of the girls were interested in the movie.
What is a subject-verb agreement error? (It should be "Neither of the girls was interested in the movie.")
Correct the punctuation in this sentence:
The teacher asked “Can everyone please hand in their assignments by Friday”
What is:
The teacher asked, “Can everyone please hand in their assignments by Friday?”
(The sentence is missing a comma after "asked" and a question mark at the end of the quote.)