Parts of Speech
Parts of Sentences
Phrases
Clauses
Using Verbs
100
These words answer the questions "which one?" "what kind?" and "how many?"
Adjectives
100
This part of the sentence includes the verb.
Predicate
100
What parts of speech can prepositional phrases act as?
Adjectives + Adverbs
100
What are the three types of subordinate clauses?
Noun clause, adjective clause, adverb clause
100
What are the six tenses?
Past, present, future - and 'perfect' of all three
200
What 'person' is the pronoun 'They'?
Third Person
200
These words tell to/for whom/what an action is done.
Indirect objects
200
These phrases end in -ing and act as nouns
Gerunds
200
Commas and conjunctions are used to join what kinds of clauses
Independent
200
What helping verb is used to make the perfect?
Have
300
All objects are always this part of speech.
Nouns
300
What is the complete subject of the following sentence: The man who carries his head high and lives with a sense of purpose will be successful.
The man who carries his head high and lives with a sense of purpose
300
In the sentence "Spooked by the darkness, I turned on the light" -- what kind of phrase is "spooked by the darkness"?
Participial Phrase
300
What kinds of clauses DO use commas?
Restrictive clauses
300
What are the principal parts of a verb? Demonstrate using "swim"
Base, Past, Present Participle, Past Participle Swim, Swam, Swimming, Swum
400
An intransitive one of these will not transfer its action to an object.
Verb
400
Identify the predicate nominative in the following sentence: If he can keep up his pace around this lap, number 25 will be the new champion!
New champion
400
What kind of appositive phrases DO NOT require commas?
Essential
400
Classify the clause: I am fairly certain that I was fired because I called the manager a buttface.
Adverb
400
What makes a sentence in the 'passive voice'?
Describing action done TO a subject
500
These are the two types of conjunctions.
Coordinating and Correlative
500
Identify the simple predicate in the following sentence: Coming to my senses, I became increasingly aware that saving my money to purchase a new motorcycle was only creating excess stress for me and hurting my family, who needed the money.
became
500
What is the definition of a phrase?
Word or word group that does not contain both a verb and its subject -- acting as a single part of speech
500
What kinds of words introduce adverb clauses?
Subordinating conjunctions
500
Which is correct: 1. I have never lain in this hammock before 2. I have never lay in this hammock before 3. I have never laid in this hammock before 4. I have never lied in this hammock before
1