Clauses
Identify the type of clause in the following sentence:
[I ate an apple.]
independent clause
What form of verbs end in "ing"?
Gerund
He ran very fast. (Identify the part of speech of “very”)
Adverb
Arrange the adjectives in the correct order: “She bought a (silk, elegant) scarf.”
elegant silk scarf
“Everyone is switching to this new smartphone, so it must be the best.”
Bandwagon or Ad populum
Identify the type of clause in square brackets:
[While I was watching my movie,] I spilled my drink.
dependent clause
He visited his grandparents last weekend.
Past Simple
Wow, that was an amazing performance! (Identify the part of speech of “Wow”)
Interjection
Arrange the adjectives in the correct order: “He wore a (new, blue) jacket.”
new blue jacket
“You can’t trust John’s opinion on climate change because he’s dumber than a donkey.”
Ad hominem
Identify the type of clause in square brackets:
[I read my book] while listening to music.
independent clause
They will be travelling to Paris next summer.
Future continuous
We went to the store to buy some groceries. (Identify the part of speech of “to”)
Preposition
Arrange the adjectives in the correct order: “They have a (beautiful, large, Victorian) house.”
beautiful large Victorian house
“My friend got sick after eating at that restaurant, so it must have terrible hygiene.”
Hasty generalization
Identify the part in brackets in the following sentence:
While I was waiting for my food order [at the restaurant], I was playing on my phone.
prepositional phrase
She has finished her homework already.
Present Perfect
They will arrive tomorrow. (Identify the part of speech of “tomorrow”)
Adverb
“She bought a/an (elegant, long, evening) gown.”
long elegant evening gown
“People who support space exploration just want to waste money on useless projects instead of solving problems on Earth.”
Straw man
Identify the part in the brackets in the following sentence:
I am a bibliophile, [but] I am not a lover of fancy foods.
coordinating conjunction
By the time we arrived, [they had been waiting] for over an hour.
past perfect continuous
She wanted to go to the party, but she had to study. (Identify the part of speech of “but”)
Conjunction
Arrange the adjectives in the correct order: “She bought a (wooden, old, round, beautiful, small) table.”
beautiful small old round wooden table
Non sequitur