Sentences
Punctuation and Spelling
Verbals
Participles
Gerunds
100
A sentence that contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses is a_______?
What is Complex Sentence
100
Correct this sentence. Characters in short story's are revealed through their actions.
Characters in short stories are revealed through their actions.
100
Give the verbal phrase in the following sentence: Jogging more than a mile is fun but strenuous.
jogging more than a mile
100
Locate the participle in the following sentence: Dressed in a cheap suit, John looked like my uncle Earl.
dressed
100
Name the gerund in the sentence: I always enjoy eating a midnight snack.
eating
200
A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses is a ______??
What is Compound Sentence
200
Correct this sentence. Always, avoid wordiness in writing a descriptive passage.
Always avoid wordiness in writing a descriptive passage.
200
Give the verbal phrase in the following sentence: I would like to swim faster.
to swim faster
200
Locate the participle phrase in the following sentence: Waiting in the cafeteria line, the girls talked about their history assignment.
Waiting in the cafeteria line
200
Name the gerund in the following sentence: Talking too much is my chief problem.
talking
300
A sentence that expresses a complete thought and has one subject and one predicate is a ____ ??
What is Simple Sentence
300
Correct the following sentence: Choose words with preciseion and care.
Choose words with precision and care.
300
Give the verbal phrase in the following sentence: The birds singing in the trees cheered her.
singing in the trees
300
Give the complete participle phrase and the word it modifies in the following sentence: The picture drawn by Zach is clever.
Participle Phrase: drawn by Zach Word it mods: Picture
300
Name the gerund phrase in the following sentence: Reckless driving is foolish as well as dangerous.
reckless driving
400
Name this type of sentence: Some students like to study in the mornings.
Simple Sentence
400
Correct the sentence: The dark clouds, will lighten, as the sun lowers.
The dark clouds will lighten as the sun lowers.
400
Name the verbal in the following sentence: More than anything, he wanted to win the state championship.
to win the state championship
400
Name the particple and the word it modifies in the following sentence: The crying baby had a wet diaper.
Participle: crying Mods: baby
400
Name the complete gerund phrase in the following sentence: A popular pasttime for retirees is camping near a lake.
camping near a lake
500
Name this type of sentence: Marcus played football, and Brandy went shopping.
Compound Sentence
500
Correct the following sentence: The bird's singing in the trees cheered her.
The birds singing in the trees cheered her.
500
Name the verbal phrase in the following sentence: The police officer saw the criminal robbing the city's richest bank.
robbing the city's richest bank.
500
Name the participal phrase and the word it modifies inthe following sentence: Food frozen for more than five years tastes icky.
Participle Phrase: frozen for over five years mods: food
500
Name the gerund phrase in the following sentence: She was able to get past the muddy road by driving carefully.
driving carefully
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