Parts of Speech
How does the underlined word function within the sentence:
Lizards bask in the sun to stay warm.
Noun-common
How do the underlined words function in the sentence? (think subject, modifier, DO, IO, OOP)
Because lizards shed their skin regularly, they often appear brighter and more vibrant afterward.
Subject
What is the underlined part functioning as?
While lizards can be very fast, they often remain still, and this makes it easier for them to blend in with their surroundings.
Dependent Clause
What type of sentence is the following?
Many lizards hide under rocks because it keeps them safe from birds.
Complex
Compound
How does the following underlined word function within the sentence:
Some lizards can regrow their tails, and this helps them escape predators.
Helping verb- showing possibility
How do the underlined words function within the sentence:
Although lizards are cold-blooded, they thrive in many different climates.
OOP (object of the preposition)
What is the underlined part of the sentence functioning as?
Although lizards are cold-blooded, they thrive in many different climates.
Prepositional Phrase
What type of sentence is the following?
Lizards eat insects, but some also eat fruit.
Compound
Where does the ellipses go to omit information?
In the middle of the quotation to omit the unneeded information.
How does the following underlined word function within the sentence:
Many lizards hide under rocks because it keeps them safe from birds.
Subordinating Conjunction
How does the following underlined part of a sentence function?
The green anole, a type of lizard, changes color when it feels threatened.
Appositive Phrase
What is the underlined part of the sentence functioning as?
Many lizards hide under rocks because it keeps them safe from birds.
Prepositional Phrase
What is the sentence type?
Lizards shed their skin as they grow, but the process takes time since their new layer must harden first.
Compound-Complex
What needs to be included if you are using a colon instead of a comma to introduce a quotation?
A simple sentence/complete thought
How does the underlined word function within the following sentence:
Lizards are cold-blooded reptiles, and they rely on external heat sources to regulate their body temperature.
Linking Verbs
How does the underlined part of the sentence function?
The scientist gave the lizard a cricket to eat in his laboratory.
Indirect Object
What is the underlined part of the sentence functioning as?
Lizards shed their skin as they grow, but the process takes time since their new layer must harden first.
Revise the following ideas to create a complex sentence
Lizards are cold-blooded. Lizards live in many different environments.
Answers vary
“Lizards are reptiles that live on every continent except Antarctica. They vary greatly in size, from tiny geckos to large monitor lizards. Many species can regrow their tails if they lose them to predators, and some can even run across water.”
Write a quotation that includes only the most important information about where lizards live and their ability to regrow their tails, using ellipses to omit the rest.
"Lizards are reptiles that live on every continent except Antarctica … Many species can regrow their tails if they lose them to predators."
How does the underlined word function within the following sentence:
Because lizards shed their skin regularly, they often appear brighter and more vibrant afterward.
Adverb
How does the underlined part of the sentence function?
Although lizards are cold-blooded, they thrive in many different climates.
Predicate Nominative
How does the underlined part of the sentence function within the sentence?
The lizard, which can detach its tail, escaped from the predator.
Relative Clause
Create a compound-complex sentence from the following:
Lizards can be very fast. They often remain still. This makes it easier for them to blend in with their surroundings
Answers will vary
What is required when a predicate nominative is present within a sentence?
A linking verb.