All About Clauses
A complete thought that can stand on its own is called a/an _________________ clause.
What is an Independent Clause.
Commas live where you hear this in your speech.
What is a pause.
This is an answer choice that uses simple and modest language.
What is a sparrow.
This is a word that represents a noun.
What is a pronoun.
A singular subject makes a ___________ verb.
What is singular.
A clause that is a fragment is a/an _____________ clause.
What is a dependent clause.
You should do this when a comma creates an unnatural pause in the sentence.
What is get rid of it!
This is an answer choice that uses bold and flashy language.
What is a peacock.
Oftentimes with pronouns, you have to decide whether a pronoun is the subject or the __________.
What is the object.
A plural subject makes a __________ verb.
What is plural.
You use this to attach an independent clause to a dependent clause.
What is a comma.
Commas separate these in sentences.
What are ideas.
When at least one of the words in an answer choice does not match the content in one of the passages.
The answer choice is wrong.
Who and whom represent _________?
What are people.
The test writers will try to put a lot of junk between the _______ and the _______.
What is the subject and the verb.
True or False: you can connect two independent clauses with a comma.
False
Dashes function like this on a test.
What are commas.
Firm, absolute language (never, not, only, must, always) in an answer choice that is not directly supported by evidence in the passage is called this.
What is a throwaway.
Whom is the ______ form of who.
What is object.
Your job is to ________ out the junk.
What is cross out.
This is an error caused by connecting two independent clauses with a comma.
What is a comma splice.
A sentence can have more than one non-essential clause in it. (True or False)
What is true.
Eloborate, irrate, and peculiar are all what types of words?
What are peacock words.
To test whether you need who or whom, you can swap _____ for who.
What is he.
Find the ______.
Find the ______.
Match the ______ and ______.
What is:
Find the verb.
Find the subject.
Match the subject and verb.