Word study
Appositives
Transitions
Sentence structure
complements
100
What does the root "cept/ceive" mean?
To take, to catch, to hold
100
What is the appositive in the sentence: My sister, a skilled painter, won an art competition?
a skilled painter
100
What type of transition signal is used here: First, gather your ingredients?
time order, sequence
100
What is the subject and predicate in the sentence: The children played soccer in the park?
subject: The children
predicate: played soccer in the park.
100
Identify the subject, verb and direct object: She wrote a letter.
subject: she
verb: wrote
object: letter
200
"The environmental organization initiated a RECLAMATION project to restore the polluted water."
Which words provide the context clues to guess the meaning of the capitalized word "reclamation"?
environmental, restore
200
True or False: An appositive always comes at the beginning of a sentence.
False--an appositive can be at the beginning, middle or at the end of a sentence
200
Fill in the blank: She was tired; ____, she continued to work.
however
200
Identify the simple subject and simple predicate: The tall, green tree swayed in the wind
simple subject: tree
simple predicate: swayed
200
In the following sentence, is the word delicious an object or a subject complement? How do you know?
The soup tastes delicious.
Subject complement (it describes the taste of the soup): predicate adjective
300
Give a sentence with the root word "cogn" in it TO SHOW ITS MEANING.
Example: The agent went incognito to escape the detection of the enemy spies.
cogn = to know, to understand
300
Rewrite this sentence to include an appositive: My cat is very friendly. Its breed is Persian-Himalayan.
My cat, a Persian-Himalayan mixed breed, is very friendly.
300
Name three types of transition signals and provide an example of each.
- Time: "Meanwhile"
- Contrast: "On the other hand"
- Cause and effect: "As a result"
300
Rewrite this sentence by swapping the subject and predicate (inverse): The students completed their homework.
Their homework was completed by the students.
300
Explain the difference between a direct object and an indirect object, and give an example.
A direct object is the thing being acted upon (the "what"), while an indirect object is the recipient of the action ("to whom"). Example: She gave her brother (indirect object) a book (direct object).
400
incredible = unbelievable
credentials = trusted qualifications
discredit = not trustworthy, to remove something's trustworthiness
credibility = ability to be trusted/believed
400
Identify the appositive and explain whether it is essential or non-essential: My cousin Sarah, who is a skilled pianist, will perform at the concert.
Appositive: "who is a skilled pianist."
Explanation: It is non-essential because it provides additional information about "Sarah," but the sentence would still make sense without it.
400
Give an example of a sentence with a transition signal in the middle of the two clauses.
Formula: Complete subject, transition word, complete predicate.
750 million people around the world, for instance, do not have access to clean water.
400
What are the two types of clauses? Give an example of each.
dependent clause: While I waited for my turn
independent clause: I finished four chapters of the book.
400
Write a compound sentence with a conjunctive adverb.
The following formula applies to compound sentences:
independent clause; conjunctive adverb, independent clause
Fresh mangoes are on my table; however, I cannot eat them yet.
500
Give the latin root for the following words:
1) thankful, pleasing
2) origin, birth
3) body
4) to know
5) to declare
1) grat
2) gen
3) corp
4) cogn
5) claim/clam
500
Rewrite this sentence by embedding two appositive phrases:
The leader of the expedition gave a speech before the journey.
- Include: "Dr. Amanda Torres" (the leader) and "a perilous Arctic trek" (the journey).
- Dr. Amanda Torres, the leader of the expedition, gave a speech before embarking on the journey, a perilous Arctic trek.
500
Use a transition signal in a simple sentence, a compound sentence, a complex sentence and a compound-complex sentence.
simple: Unfortunately, Faizan did not wear his gym clothes.
compound: Faizan did not wear his gym clothes; Mr. R, however, let him participate in gym.
complex: Despite Faizan not wearing his gym clothes, Mr. R let him participate in gym class.
compound-complex: Despite Faizan not wearing his gym clothes, Mr. R let him participate in gym class, but he was uncomfortable the whole time!
500
Write an example of each of the four sentence types.
simple: I have a cat
compound: I have a cat, but my friend has a hamster.
complex: Since my friend has a hamster, I am afraid to take my cat to her house.
compound-complex: Since my friend has a hamster, I am afraid to take my cat to her house; however, if the hamster is out of sight in its cage, my cat won't do anything.
500
Identify the dependent clause(s), the independent clause(s), the subject, verb and complement in the following sentence:
After she won the race, Maria became a champion, and the crowd gave her a trophy.
dependent: after she won the race (she = subject, won = action verb, race = complement (direct object))
independent: Maria became a champion (Maria = subject, became = linking verb, champion = subject complement (predicate noun))
independent: the crowd gave her a trophy (crowd = subject, gave = action verb, her = indirect object, trophy = direct object)