The ????? Names who or what the sentence is about.
What is the subject?
100
When a modifier is put in the wrong place in a sentence, it can confuse the reader or change the meaning of the sentence. Ex: Our feet horriblly when we swelled walked.
What is a misplaced modifier? The sentence should say: our feet swelled horribly when we were walking.
100
You need Atleast ????? Sentences to complete a paragraph?
What is 5?
100
The subject and the verb must both be plural or singular to make a complete sentence.
What is subject-verb agreement?
200
The ??? Tells what the subject is or does. It is the action word in the sentence.
What is a verb?
200
A ???? Contains to or more independent clauses to show how the ideas are related.
What is a compound sentence?
200
A modifier is ???? When the sentence is missing the subject it is modifying. Ex: running after the bike, but the robber got away.
What is a dangling modifier? She kept running after her bike, but the robber got away.
200
What is the last sentence in each paragraph of an essay called?
What is a transition?
200
Know, knew, known
See, saw, seen
Take, took, taken
Examples of what verb tenses?
What is present, past, and past participle?
300
a complete sentence
What is independent clause?
300
A ?????? Sentence contains 1 subject, 1 verb, and 1 ideA.
What is a simple sentence?
300
All the series of elements in the sentence are all in the same tense. For example: shaped, cloned, and shaved Not shaping , cloned, and shave.
What is parallel structure?
300
The ???? Sentence states the main idea of a sentence.
What is a topic sentence?
300
A word that can be used in place of the name of a person, place, or thing. It can be a subject or an object.
What is a personal pronoun?
400
and, or, for, nor, but
What is a conjunction?
400
A ????? Sentence has two or more independent clauses joined incorrectly. To fix this type of sentence it is often easier to separate the thoughts and just make 2 sentences.
What is a run on sentence?
400
Read the paragraph 'Mars' on page 87. Answer question 8.
What is answer 4?
400
An essay should have this many paragraphs?
What is 5?
400
True or false... I should use a comma to separate items in a series of 3 or more.
What is true?
500
Complete sentences Are also called this...
What is an independent clause?
500
When u stick a comma in a sentence where it is not needed. Or without a conjunction. * this is a huge no no when formally writing**
What is a comma splice?
500
Read the paragraph on page 80' Elevator music'. Answer question 5.
What is answer 5?
500
What is the last paragraph of an essay called? What is the purpose if this paragraph?
What is a closing paragraph? The purpose Is to summarize and close out the essay.
500
Words that sounds alike but have different meanings. Provide and example.
What is a homonymn? Example: see ( I can see things with my eyes) sea ( the ocean)