Nouns/Pronouns
Identify all of the common nouns in this sentence:
The swimming pool in Berlin had a hot tub attached to it with powerful jets, a water slide, and a basketball hoop.
pool, tub, jets, slide, hoop
Identify the main verb in this sentence:
Jing dragged her heavy suitcase through the airport.
dragged
What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?
I accidentally dropped my new iPhone in the pool.
in the pool
What are the four types of sentences?
declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory
Give an example of a simple sentence.
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Identify the plural nouns in this sentence:
Sally sells seashells by the seashores, but Sandra sells sugary snacks at the shack.
seashells, seashores, snacks
Identify the helping verb in this sentence.
Rosie was laughing so hard, she spit out her soda.
was
Expand this sentence using two (2) different prepositional phrases:
The dog barks.
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What are the three types of sentence structures?
Simple, compound, complex
Identify what sentence structure is used in the following sentence:
We’ll just have to wait here until the spaceship comes.
Complex
Identify the pronoun and its antecedent in this sentence.
John ran the race as quickly as he could, but Jamie still came in first place.
he - pronoun
John - antecedent
How many helping verbs can a main verb have before the sentence no longer makes sense?
Up to three (3)
Name all of the prepositions in this sentence:
The 7th graders sat quietly on the risers in the TCY Room awaiting punishment for their actions.
on, in, for
Give an example of a declarative sentence and then change it to an exclamatory sentence.
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What is the difference between a dependent clause and an independent clause?
An independent clause expresses a complete thought and can stand on its own; a dependent clause does not express a complete thought and DEPENDS on the independent clause to convey meaning.
Give the definition of an abstract noun and then give an example.
Abstract nouns name ideas, feelings, emotions, or qualities - they exist, but you cannot directly experience them with your senses.
Examples vary.
Change the sentence to have the proper subject-verb agreement:
The team have only one more game left in the season.
Write your own sentence that contains four (4) different prepositional phrases using four (4) DIFFERENT prepositions.
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What type of sentence is this?
She asked me to the dance, and I said yes.
compound
Instead of a comma and a conjunction, what can you instead use to join two independent clauses?
(Hint: punctuation)
A semi colon! ;
Give the definition of a collective noun and then provide an example.
Collective nouns name a group of people, animals, or things
Collective nouns are SINGULAR, but represent a group of more than one.
Examples vary.
What tense is the main verb(s) in this sentence:
I will have ridden the camel for hours before I get there.
Future perfect tense
What do prepositions/prepositional phrases do? What is their function?
Prepositions and prepositional phrases tell location, direction, time, and relationships between a noun or pronoun and another word in a sentence. Prepositional phrases add details to sentences to answer questions like where and when.
What do we call the words that join independent clauses? Hint: the three that are used most often are and, but, and or.
coordinating conjunctions
What do we call a sentence that is missing either the main verb or the subject?
Hint: it's a big no-no.