Sentence Types
Indirect Grammar
Essay Format
Verb Tense
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100

I love chocolate. 

What is a simple sentence? 

100

"I love chocolate," she said. 

She said that she loved chocolate. 

100

What is the most important part of ANY essay? 

What is the thesis statement? 

100

Fill in the blank. 

I _______ seen that movie before. 

What is "have"

I have seen that movie before. 

100
Is this sentence complete?


Because he loved me. 

What is a fragment? 
200

I love chocolate, and she loves coffee.

What is a compound sentence? 

200
"I will call you tomorrow," Jasmine said. 

Jasmine said that she would call me the next day. 

200
How many paragraphs are in a traditional essay? 

What is 5 paragraphs? 

200
Fill in the blank:


I _____ cooking right now. I can't talk. 

What is "am"

I am cooking right now. I can't talk. 

200
Is this sentence complete?


Because he loved me, he bought me a new coffee cup. 

What is a complete sentence? 

300

After we went to class, we went shopping. 

What is a complex sentence? 

300
"I should study for this test," Suwat said. 

Suwat said that he should study for the test. 

300

What should every paragraph within an essay have? 

What is a topic sentence? 

300

Fill in the blank:


Where _____ you yesterday? 

What is "were"

Where were you yesterday? 

300
Is this sentence correct?


I went to the store because I needed milk and I am going to make a cake later this afternoon after class I need to review the ingredients and my shopping list. 

What is a run on sentence? 

400

Because we love organic food, we went to the farmers market. 

What is a complex sentence? 

400
"I can pick you up after school," Maribel said. 

Maribel said that she could pick us up after school. 

400

What do we call the middle paragraphs of an essay? 

What are body paragraphs? 
400

Fill in the blank:

She ___ coffee every morning.

What is "drinks"


She drinks coffee every morning. 

400

Is this sentence correct? 


When we went to the beach, we saw many dolphins. 

What is a correct sentence? 

500
I started studying when we got home.

What is a complex sentence?

500

"I am going to the post office," Riley said. 

Riley said that she was going to the post office. 

500

What should we do in the final paragraph of the essay? 

What is the conclusion paragraph where you summarize your major ideas and restate your thesis? 

500

Fill in the blank:


They have _____ to the store. They will return in one hour. 

What is "gone"

They have gone to the store. They will return in one hour. 

500

Is this sentence correct? 

We went to the beach, when we heard there were many dolphins. 
What is an incorrect sentence?