A _______ is a word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a statement
What is Verb?
100
A _____________ is a group of words expressing a complete thought
What is a Sentence?
100
A ____________ is a group of words not containing a verb and its subject.
What is a Phrase?
100
A __________ is a group of words containing a subject and a predicate and is used as part of a sentence.
What is a Clause?
100
Neither of the pitchers (was, were) able to stop the Blue Jays from winning the baseball game.
WAS
200
A _____________ is a word used in place of a noun
Pronoun
200
A sentence consists of two parts: the ___________ and the _______________
What is the Subject and the Predicate?
200
A _____________ ___________ is a group of words beginning with a preposition and ending with a noun or pronoun.
What is Prespositional Phrase?
200
A clause that can stand alone if removed from its sentence is called an _________________ clause.
What is Independent?
200
Both of your answers (is, are) correct.
ARE
300
A _____________ is a word that joins words or groups of words.
What is a Conjunction?
300
A ____________ __________ consists of two or more subjects that are joined by a conjunction and have the same verb.
What is a Compound Subject
300
An ____________ phrase is a prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or a pronoun.
What is an Adjective Phrase?
300
Clauses that do not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone are called ________________ clauses.
What is Subordinate?
300
One of the woman hurt (her, their) foot in the race.
HER
400
A _____________ is a word used to show the relation of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence
What is a preposition
400
What is the subject of this sentence?
"Proofread your essay and type it."
What is (You)?
400
An _________ phrase is a prepositional phrase that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
What is an Adverb Phrase?
400
Are the following examples independent or subordinate clauses?
"whoever knows the song"
"which is my favorite song"
"as she has always insisted"
What is Subordinate
400
Jane or the twins (is, are) sure to be home when you call.
ARE
500
An ____________ is a word used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
What is an Adverb?
500
Diagram this simple sentence:
"Artists paint."
500
Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence:
Two clowns from the circus gave a performance.
What is "from the circus"
500
Are the following examples independent or subordinate clauses?
"It was a hot, sunny weekend, and"
"All the beaches were packed"
"The soup was delicious, but"
What is Independent?
500
Each of the students had brought (his, their) notes to the meeting.