Sentence Types
What sentence type is this?
Mary had a little lamb.
Simple
What is the function of "frogs" in this sentence?
Frogs make lovely pets.
Subject
What are the nouns in this sentence? (100 pts per correct answer)
The sweet little puppy saw a butterfly land on a flower by the sidewalk.
1. puppy
2. butterfly
3. flower
4. sidewalk
What type of conjunction comes before a dependent clause?
Subordinating conjunction
What type of verb is shown below? (linking, transitive, or intransitive)
The child stumbled.
Intransitive
What are the two types of clauses?
Independent and dependent
What is the sentence type?
I saw two frogs by the lake, so I immediately captured them.
Compound
True or False
A word describing a state of being (is, was were) counts as a verb.
True
True or False
Independent clauses can be sentences all on their own.
True
What type of verb is shown below? (linking, transitive, or intransitive)
Billy Bob was an ugly toad.
Linking
Name the four types of sentences.
1. Simple
2. Compound
3. Complex
4. Compound-Complex
What type of word (part of speech) could describe frogs?
Adjectives
Name the three articles. (all or nothing points)
The, a, an
What is the acronym for the coordinating conjunctions?
FANBOYS
Bonus +100 points if you name them all correctly!
What type of verb is shown below? (linking, transitive, or intransitive)
The gym locker room smells weirdly funky today.
Linking
What type of clause is this?
After everyone left
Dependent
What type of conjunction does this sentence have?
I wish all frogs were my friends.
Trick question! There is no conjunction.
Identify the part of speech that is underlined in the following sentence.
I wished for quiet place to rest.
Adjective
True or False
A complex sentence can have more than one independent clause.
False
What type of verb is shown below? (linking, transitive, or intransitive)
I carefully placed the sticker on my water bottle.
Transitive
What type of sentence is this?
After I got back from Chicago, I had a lot of laundry to do.
Complex
Write a complex sentence about frogs.
Answer will be judged by Ms. Moore.
Identify the part of speech that is underlined in the following sentence.
We should meet up soon!
Adverb
What type of sentence has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause?
Complex
What type of verb is shown below? (linking, transitive, or intransitive)
Where should we go?
Intransitive
+100 points: What is the helping verb and the main verb in this sentence?