Elements of a sentence, sentence fragments
Parallelism, Comma splices, fused sentences
Verbs
Coordination, Subordinating, shifts
Subject verb agreement pronouns
100
A phrase that can start with at, from, of, or in.
What is a prepositional phrase.
100
Add a __________ to clarify the relationship between two clauses.
What is a subordinating word
100
Three types of Verb tenses
What is present, past, and future.
100
Word examples: and, but, or, for, nor, yet, so
What is Coordinating conjunction
100
If a subject is in third person singular what should the verb be in?
What is third person singular
200
What a sentence contains.
What is a subject and predicate.
200
A comma splice occurs when two or more ________ follow one another with only a comma between them.
What is Independent Clauses.
200
Forms that are being used with a present participle to express a containing action or with a past participle to express what?
What is the passive voice
200
Example: (I, we), (You), (he, she, it, they, one)
What is first person, second person, third person point of view.
200
Two or more subjects joined by "and" are generally plural.
What is a compound subject
300
A clause that begins with words such as because, as or which and cannot stand alone in a sentence.
What is a subordinating verb
300
A way to emphasize the connection between two ideas is to put them in grammatical forms using what?
What is a coordinating conjunction.
300
Three moods of the English verbs
What is indicative, imperative, and subjunctive.
300
Only when you want to emphasize that actions take place at different times should you have what shift?
What is verb tense
300
Words that a pronoun refers to is called a what?
What is Antecedents
400
A fragment contains a verb form, such as a present participle or a past participle, that cannot function as the main verb of a sentence is known as what?
What is a helping verb.
400
If the relationship between two clauses is clear without a coordinating conjunction, you can simply join them using what?
What is a semicolon
400
The four forms of a verb.
What is the base form, the past tense, the past participle and the present participle.
400
When combining two or more ideas into one sentence what can be used.
What is coordination or subordination.
400
What should you do If there is more than one word that a pronoun could refer to?
What is rewrite the sentence to clarify which one is the antecedent.
500
English requires an explicit subject in every _____, even if all of the clauses in a sentence are about the same subject.
What is a clause.
500
This occurs when two or more independent clauses follow one another with no punctuation in between.
What is a fused sentence.
500
Always use a gerund after a _____.
What is a preposition.
500
Example: When you have a cold, you should stay home and avoid infecting others.
What is second person point of view.
500
Which case would you use for pronouns that follow linking verbs such as, be seem, become, and feel?
What is subject case
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