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To Be or Not To Be
Once Upon a Time
Because I Said So
Let's Pause Here
What Am I?
100
A word that describes nouns and pronouns.
What is an adjective?
100
Two or more words, related in meaning, that do not contain a subject and verb.
What is a phrase?
100
Add a subject if one is missing.
What is one way to correct a sentence fragment?
100
Put commas around this when they are directly spoken to.
What is a name?
100
The smallest unit of speech that has meaning.
What is a word?
200
A word that shows action or state of being.
What is a verb?
200
This is an example: "Once upon a time."
What is a phrase?
200
Put a period or a semicolon between the two independent clauses.
What are two ways to correct a run-on sentence?
200
Put a comma after three or more of these.
What are items in a series?
200
A subject plus a verb.
What is a clause?
300
A subject of a sentence must always be one of these two.
What are nouns and pronouns?
300
These are examples: "Over the hill," "In the window," "Under the bed," "Through the looking glass."
What is a prepositional phrase?
300
Add a comma plus this between independent clauses to correct a run-on.
What is a coordinating conjunction (or FANBOYS)?
300
Put a comma after one of these.
What is an introductory word, an introductory phrase, or an introductory dependent clause?
300
A subject plus a verb that creates a complete thought. It can stand alone and make sense.
What is an independent clause?
400
Shows location or position in time or space.
What is a preposition?
400
A group of words with a subject and a verb that cannot stand alone.
What is a dependent clause?
400
Drop the dependent word or add an independent clause.
What is one way to correct a sentence fragment?
400
Put commas around words that do this to the flow of the sentence.
What is "interrupt?"
400
A part of a sentence.
What is a sentence fragment?
500
A word that joins words, phrases or clauses.
What is a conjunction?
500
Every sentence must contain this type of clause.
What is an independent clause?
500
Change one of the independent clauses to a dependent clause.
What is one way to correct a run-on sentence?
500
Put a comma before FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) when they do this.
What is "join two independent clauses?"
500
Two independent clauses without this creates a run-on sentence.
What is proper punctuation?