Types of Sentences
This type of sentences uses subordinating conjunctions to create a sentence with one dependent clause and one independent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
Name the simple subject in the following sentence. Sometimes my brothers go into the basement and shut the door.
What is brothers?
Name the three types of verbs.
What are helping verbs, action verbs, and linking verbs?
A singular subject takes a _________ verb. (Hint: most of these verbs end with an -s.)
What is singular?
A clause must have a subject and a ___________.
What is verb?
This type of sentence always uses a comma along with a coordinating conjunction to join together two independent clauses.
What is a compound sentence?
Name the simple predicate in the following sentence. Who was your favorite performer?
What is was?
Identify the verb type in the following sentence.
Children rushed from every house.
What is an action verb?
Plural subjects take __________ verbs.
What is plural?
An ________ could stand alone as a sentence.
What is an independent clause?
Give the sentence type for the following sentence.
If you will pay for dinner, I will pay for our movie tickets.
What is a complex sentence?
Name the compound subject in the following sentences.
Next year, my uncle will be driving his truck to Atlanta, and my cousin and I will get to ride with him.
What is my cousin and I?
Fill in the blank with the correct verb tense. The students ________ their essays on Monday. A. writing B. written C. wrote D. writed
What is C?
Choose the verb that agrees with the subject of the sentence.
A clarinet (has/have) a long, hollow tube and a bell-shaped opening.
What is has?
Identify the following as a phrase or clause.
to the movies
What is a phrase?
What is the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence?
You cannot go to your friend's house until you clean your room.
What is until?
Name the compound predicate in the following sentence.
During the campaign, we worked hard for our candidate and called many voters.
What is worked and called?
Identify the verb tense in the following sentence.
Every night we have set the table before dinner.
What is present perfect?
Choose the verb that agrees with the subject of the sentence. Each of these apples (is/are) ripe.
What is is?
Identify the following as a phrase or clause.
the students were walking
What is a clause?
Which answer choice correctly combines the following sentences to make a compound sentence?
1. The players on our team work really hard. 2. We have never won the championship.
A. The players on our team work really hard since we have never won the championship.
B. The players on our team work really hard, yet we have never won the championship.
C. Although we have never won the championship, the players on our team work really hard.
D. Because we have never won the championship, the players on our team work really hard.
What is B?
Name the sentence that correctly combines the following sentences into a compound sentence with a compound subject.
1. Tigers are large members of the cat family. 2. Moose are the largest members of the deer family. 3. Elk are the largest members of the deer family.
A. Tigers are large members of the cat family, but moose are the largest members of the deer family.
B. Elk are the largest members of the deer family, and moose are the largest members of the deer family.
C. Tigers and elk are the largest member of the cat family, and moose is the largest member of the deer family.
D. Tigers are a large member of the cat family, and moose and elk are the largest members of the deer family.
What is D?
Identify the sentence that has a past perfect tense verb.
A. The noise from the ducks in the pond was soothing.
B. April had waited in line for over an hour.
C. Will you borrow the jacket from Kim?
D. My sister is going to take me to dinner.
What is B?
Choose the verb that agrees with the subject of the sentence.
Reese and Fuzzies (was/were) both watching the ATL United game.
What is were?
Identify the following as an independent clause or a dependent clause.
if those plants aren't covered tonight
What is a dependent clause?