Parts of a Sentence
What part of a sentence tells who or what the sentence is about?
Subject
What is subject/verb agreement?
a subject and its verb must be both singular or both plural
Select the sentence that is in passive voice:
a. Carmen sings the song.
b. The song was sung by Carmen.
b. The song was sung by Carmen.
What are the three categories of verbals?
Infinitives, gerunds, and participles
What is this form of punctuation called and how is it used?
"..."
Elipsis
They indicate a pause, or that information has been removed.
Identify the part of a sentence that typically comes after the subject and tells what the subject is or does.
Predicate
What is wrong with this sentence?
One of my friends like to cook Italian food
It should be One of my friends likes to cook Italian food
Rewrite the sentence in active voice: "The cake was baked by Mary."
Mary baked the cake.
Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence: "I enjoy swimming in the ocean.
swimming
Can you correctly place the commas in the following sentence with dates:
"On January 15 2023 I traveled to Paris France and on February 5 2023 I returned home."
On January 15, 2023, I traveled to Paris France and on February 5, 2023, I returned home.
What is the difference between an independent clause and a dependent clause?
Independent can be a sentence on its own
Dependent relies on other clauses to make sense.
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Convert the sentence to passive voice: "The students will read the novel."
The novel will be read by the students.
Is the italicized text a participle or gerund phrase? "Running late, the team lost the game."
Participle
What is the purpose of using parentheses within a sentence?
To add extra information into the sentence.
Bonus point!: What can you use instead of parenthesis?
Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence: "After I finish my homework, I will go play outside."
After I finish my homework.
Bonus question, what word makes this depenendent?
What is wrong with this sentence?
The cats meows loudly during the night.
It should be
The cat meows loudly during the night.
Is this sentence active or passive?
The delectable chocolate cake, adorned with layers of creamy frosting and sprinkled with delicate sugar flowers, was expertly baked by Sarah, whose culinary skills never fail to impress her family and friends.
Passive
What is the difference between a gerund and a present participle?
Gerunds are verbs acting like nouns.
Present participles are verbs acting like adjetives.
Correct the punctuation in the following sentence: "I cannot go out tonight I have too much homework"
I cannot go out tonight, I have too much homework
Explain why understanding independent and dependent clauses is important in writing.
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What is wrong with this sentence?
My friends is coming over tomorrow.
It should be
My friend is coming over tomorrow.
Is this sentence active or passive?
The energetic dog eagerly chased the frightened cat up the tall oak tree, determined to catch its elusive prey.
Active
Is the italicized infinitive phrase active like an adjective (describing a noun) or an adverb (describing an adverb)?
I need a pen to write a letter.
Adjective because it is modifying the word pen.
Can you correctly place the commas in the following sentence:
"After the exam she went to the library studied for a while and then met her friends for lunch"
"After the exam, she went to the library, studied for a while, and then met her friends for lunch"