Does the following sentence have compound subject or compound predicate...
She went to the mall and bought a pair of shoes.
Compound Predicate: went / bought
100
What type of problem is this...
Kara, my neighbor, goes to my school and she takes dance with me.
Run- on sentence
100
Correct the following sentence to make it compound...
Ryan likes to eat pepperoni pizza but Shannon enjoys eating cheese pizza.
pizza, but
100
What is the conjunction in this sentence?
Jane doesn't like math, nor does she enjoy science.
nor
200
What is the simple predicate in the following sentence?
Drew will purchase the new xbox game when it comes out.
Simple predicate: will purchase
200
On your white board, create a sentence using a compound predicate with the conjunction "and".
She likes to sing at the top of her lungs AND dance around the room.
200
What type of sentence problem does this sentence have? Correct it on your white board.
Wore a neon pink shirt and green sneakers.
Fragment:
LAURA (SUBJECT) wore a neon pink shirt and green sneakers.
200
If a sentence only has ONE subject and ONE verb, what type of sentence is it?
Simple Sentence
200
On your whiteboard, make a sentence using the conjunction "so".
The movie we wanted to see was sold out, so we decided to go to a different one.
300
What is the simple subject and the simple predicate in the following sentence...
Pablo is visiting his family for the first time in years.
Simple Subject: Pablo
Simple Predicate: is visiting
300
Does this sentence have a compound subject or compound predicate? Tell me the parts and how they are joined.
The stage crew built and painted the scenery.
Compound predicate
VERBS: built/ painted
Joined: and
300
How do you correct this problem?
Michael, my brother and friend.
Add a predicate...
Michael, my brother and friend, is the person I trust the most.
300
On your whiteboard, combine these two sentences to make a compound sentence.
Martha and Suzy are going to the beach this summer. They are staying in a condo.
summer, and they
Martha and Suzy are going to the beach this summer, and they are staying in a condo.
300
Name ALL of the FANBOYS and what conjunctions are used for in a sentence.
for, and, nor, but, or yet, so
Conjunctions are used to join or combine parts of a sentence.
400
On your white board, label this sentence by drawing a vertical line between the complete subject/predicate AND underlining the simple subject once and the predicate twice.
As quickly as the mother made buttermilk pancakes, the children gobbled up all of them.
Vertical line between children/gobbled
Simple subject: children
simple predicate: gobbled up
400
Does the sentence have a compound subject or compound predicate? Tell me the parts of the sentence that help you answer this question.
The children and the parents were delighted with the program.
Compound Subject
2 subjects: children/ parents
joined: and
400
What is the sentence problem of this sentence? How can you correct it?
Will Russell be choosing the skiing package for his vacation or will he be choosing the wild safari he has mentioned both places before.
vacation, or
safari? He
Will Russell be choosing the skiing package for his vacation, or will he be choosing the wild safari? He has mentioned both places before
400
Make these two sentences into a compound sentence.
Jimmy will eat a hotdog. He can eat a hamburger.
Jimmy will eat a hotdog, or he can eat a hamburger.
400
Find the conjunction(s) in the following sentence.
Bill and Steve will play football or basketball over the break.
and, or
500
What is the definition of a subject? What is the definition of a predicate?
A subject is the main word or words that the sentence is talking about.
A predicate starts with the verb and is every thing that describes the subject.
500
What is the difference between a compound subject and a compound verb?
A compound subject has TWO or more subjects that are joined by a conjunction. These subjects share the same verb(s).
A compound predicate has TWO or more verbs that are joined by a conjunction. These verbs share the same subject(s).
500
On your white board, write down one example of a fragment and one example of a run-on.
Sentence Fragment should be missing a subject or a predicate.
Run-on Sentence should have more than one complete thought but nothing joining it together (like a comma conjunction, a semi- colon, or a period).
500
On your white board, make a compound sentence using the following words:
play, is, the, game, fun, difficult, also, is , to, new, it, but
The new game is fun to play, but is it also difficult.
500
On your white board, make a compound sentence using the following words:
winds, I, the, stayed, dangerous, looked, strong, so, inside
The strong winds looked dangerous, so I stayed inside.