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Noun Roles
Punctuation
Sentence Types
Verbs
Miscellaneous
100

a person, place, thing, or idea

noun

100
True/False: A comma plus a conjunction can be used between two independent clauses to make a compound sentence.
True
100

I like chocolate ice cream.

simple (S)
100

What type of verb is "throw"?

action

100
A __ never has a subject and a verb.

phrase

200

True/False: Nouns can function in different roles in sentences.

True!

200

True or False: JUST a comma is ok between two independent clauses.

False.

200

Before you pack for the trip, make sure your room is clean.

complex (CX)

200

In this sentence what is the verb type:

I am hungry.

linking

200
A __ always has a subject and a verb.

clause

300
How is the noun in ALL CAPS functioning?

The PIZZA was delicious!

subject

300

What do we call the specific run-on sentence that occurs when there is JUST a comma between two independent clauses?

a comma splice


300
She loved her dog, and he loved her right back.

compound (CD)

300
A helping verb plus another verb is called a...

verb phrase

300
What determines sentence types?

clauses (NOT phrases!)

400

How is the noun in ALL CAPS functioning?

I want PIZZA for dinner.

direct object

400

When is a semicolon used?

Between two independent clauses.

400

After I went shopping, I washed my hands; I wanted to kill the virus.

compound-complex (CDCX)

400

If an action verb is transitive, that means it has a __.

direct object

400

At the __ of a sentence, if there is a prep phrase, what do you know about it?

It's an adverb phrase, ALWAYS!

500

How is the noun in ALL CAPS functioning?

Dinner tonight will be PIZZA.

predicate noun

500
Is the following sentence punctuated correctly? Why or why not?

Please buy milk, and eggs at the grocery store.

NO - you do NOT need a comma between a compounded part of speech. (In this case, it's a CD DO.)

500
Before lunchtime, finish your schoolwork and make your bed.

simple (S) - It was an introductory prep phrase and a compound verb, but only one subject! :)

500

What is the whole verb in this sentence:

Bobby will be going to the store.

will be going (HV HV AV)

500

List all functions of nouns in a sentence.

subject, direct object, indirect object, object of the preposition, predicate noun