Compound and Complex
Verbs and Verbals
Sentence Patterns
Miscellaneous
100
What are the Coordinating Conjunctions?
FANBOYS - for and nor but or yet so
100
What is an infinitive?

An infinitive is to + a verb, used as a noun, adjective or adverb.

100

The pattern of this sentence: She is kind.

What is S-Vl-PA?

100

Define noun.

What names a person, place, thing, activity, or idea?

200

What type of subordinate clause is introduced by a relative pronoun?

What is an adjectival clause?

200

What is a present participle?

A present participle is a verb + ing used as an adjective or a verb.

200

The pattern of this sentence: He is the leader.

What is S-Vl-PN?

200

Define adjective.

What modifies a noun or pronoun by describing, qualifying or limiting?

300

What type of subordinate clause is introduced by a subordinate conjunction?

What is an adverbial clause?

300

What is a past participle?

A past participle is a verb + ed used as an adjective or a verb.

300

The pattern of this sentence: He kicked the ball hard.

S-VT-DO

300

What sentence structure contains at least two independent clauses, a comma, and a coordinating conjunction?

What is a compound sentence?

400

Name the most common subordinating conjuctions. (Hint: mnemonic)

What is when, while, where, as, since, if, although, whereas, unless, and because?

400

Name the principal parts of to be.

What is to be, am, are, is, was, were, being, been?

400

The pattern of this sentence: The lion has not roared.

What is S-Vi?

400

What sentence structure contains at least two independent clauses, and one subordinate clause?

What is a compound-complex sentence?

500

Name the relative pronouns.

What is who, whom, whose, which, that, whoever, whomever, what and whatever?

500

The 12 verb tenses are made from the 4 verb forms and 3 verb times.  Name either the 4 forms or the 3 times.

What is simple, perfect, progressive and perfect progressive?

or

What is present, past and future?

500

The pattern of this sentence: Bake me a cake fast!

What is S-VT-IO-DO?

500

Define adverb.

What modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb?