Punctuation
Find the mistake in the sentence:
Mrs. Rodríguez is the best
Missing exclamation point after best
Find the preposition in the sentence:
Gia was the earth goddess of the Ancient Greeks.
Of
What is a conjunction?
A word used to connect words or groups of words
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is a declarative sentence?
A sentence that makes a statement
Find the mistake in the sentence:
We left early in the morning the roads were empty
Missing semicolon after morning
Find the preposition in the sentence:
According to Greek mythology, the Titans were their children.
According to
Find the correlative conjunction in the sentence:
Lemonade or juice is a good drink for a picnic.
Or
What is a subject?
Tells who or what the sentence is about
What is an appositive?
A group of words that follow a noun and renames it, or gives more information about it
Find the mistake in the sentence:
Have you read The Cage before?
Missing quotation marks around “The Cage”
Find the prepositional phrase in the sentence:
Flowers are the large, showy blossoms on a plant.
On a plant
Find the subordinate conjunction in the sentence:
When we studied about prehistoric humans, we learned about their cave paintings.
When
What is a subject complement?
A noun or pronoun that renames or identifies the subject
What is a simple sentence?
A single independent clause
Find the mistake in the sentence:
The Peacemakers are class of 26.
Missing apostrophe before the 26
Find the prepositional phrase in the sentence:
Before dinner is my usual time to do homework.
Before dinner
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
What is a coordinating conjunction?
Joins words or groups of words that are similar
What is direct object?
Answers the question whom or what after the verb
What is a compound sentence?
Contains two or more independent clauses
Find the mistake in the sentence:
If only she had Oh, it really doesn’t matter.
Missing ellipsis (…) after had
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! Find the adverb phrase in the sentence:
The abolitionists worked with dedication to free slaves.
With dedication
What is a conjunctive adverb?
Connects independent clauses and helps make clear the relationship between the clauses
What is object of a preposition?
What is a complex sentence?
Has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause, which may function as an adjective, an adverb, or a noun