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Vocab. Units 5b-6
Sentence Skeletons
Difficult Subjects
Frags and Completes
Research Process
100

What would a revolutionary try to do to the governor?

prattle, atone, supplant, taunt

supplant

100
PN stands for...

Predicate Noun

100

How much would you pay for a new phone? What kind of sentence is this? (interrogative, inverted, imperative) 

Interrogative

100

True/False: A sentence must have a subject and a predicate to be complete.

True

100

What are the four stages of the writing process (hint: PDRP)?

Planning, Drafting, Revising, Publishing

200

Which of these is a positive word? morose, sardonic, doleful, paramount

paramount

200

(Action / Linking) verbs take a direct object.

Action

200
What invisible word is the subject of an imperative sentence like "Pay me the rent, now!"?

You

200
Frag or complete? The kids with the newest smart devices.

Fragment

200

True/False: Every person has a bias.

True

300

Would you rather be lucid or slapdash? Why?

Hopefully lucid...

300

What is the skeleton? I gulped frantically.

S-V

300

Here are some different sentences. What is the subject?

Sentences

300

Frag or complete? The car raced around the corner, nearly hitting the pedestrian!

Complete

300

A bias is... (a) a strong opinion, (b) a French dessert, or (c) a nasty attitude

The best answer is (a), though people can have bias as a nasty attitude, too.

400

Which word is not a verb? succumb, supplant, prattle, reprimand, incessant, hamper, hew

incessant (an adjective, literally meaning "not ceasing")

400

What is the skeleton? My mom had found my secret candy stash!

S-V-DO

400

Among the ancient ruins of modern Rome stands a massive monument to the ancient empire. What is the subject?

monument

400

True/False: A sentence can have a subject and a predicate but still be fragment.

True, if it is a cliff-hanger sentence

400

How does a rock illustrate bias?

We need to be able to look at the rock from all sides, to hear other perspectives that don't fit our natural bias.

500

Give a sentence for the word "reprimand."

insert answer here

500

What function is "terrified"? We were terrified by the news.

Predicate Adjective

500

What kind of ice cream topping would you like? What is the subject?

you

500

Frag or complete? If we all call a smartphone around a popcorn bag.

Fragment. Also, the popcorn will pop.

500

Give three new facts about the topic you have been researching.

Insert answer here. :)