Pronouns
What type of pronoun is the word someone in this sentence?
Someone left their backpack in the classroom.
indefinite pronoun
Which punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list?
comma
The mind (is, are) a powerful tool.
is (subject=mind)
Mrs. Ponder finished (her, their) dinner early.
her
What is the coordinating conjunction in this sentence?
I wanted to play outside, but it started to rain.
but
What type of pronoun is the word who in this sentence?
Who knows how many jolly ranchers are in the jar?
interrogative
Which punctuation mark correctly joins two closely related independent clauses without a conjunction?
semicolon (;)
The basket of apples (sits, sit) on the table.
sits (subject=basket)
Each student must bring (his or her, their) notebook.
his or her
What type of conjunction do you use in a sentence opener?
subordinating
What type of pronoun is herself in this sentence?
Lena baked the cake herself.
intensive
Which punctuation mark is used to introduce a list, statement, or quote?
colon (:)
The players on the team (was, were) excited about the game.
were (subject=players)
What is the antecedent that the pronoun their refers to?
Few of the Chick-fil-A team members ate their nuggets.
few
Identify the conjunction in this sentence and tell whether it is coordinating or subordinating.
Although the test was difficult, the students tried their best.
although - subordinating
Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence, and which case is it in?
The teacher gave the extra worksheet to Maria and ___. (I, me, my)
me - objective
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Which THREE types of punctuation marks can be used to add extra information that is not essential to the sentence?
commas, dashes, and parentheses
The teacher, along with the students, (prepares, prepare) for the assembly.
prepares (subject=teacher)
The committee, along with its advisors, presented (its, their) final decision.
its (committee=singular)
Identify all conjunctions and tell what type they are.
Before the bell rang, the students packed their bags, yet they were not given permission.
before - subordinating
yet - coordinating
Identify the pronoun in the sentence AND its type.
The student who solved the puzzle won a prize.
who - relative
Which punctuation mark could replace the commas in this sentence to add emphasis?
The final step, the most exciting part, is presenting the project.
dashes
The box of the oldest comic books, magazines, and cassette tapes I'd ever seen (was, were) in the attic.
was (subject=box)
All of the players on the soccer team brought (his or her, their) own water bottle.
their (all can be singular or plural, so we look at what it describes-->players, which is plural)
Identify the subordinating conjunction and tell whether the clause it introduces is dependent or independent.
While the students were finishing their projects, the teacher prepared the rubric.
while - dependent