Grammar

Sentence Types

100

Simple sentence

What is a sentence with one independent clause?

200

Complex Sentence

What is a sentence with one dependent and one independent clause?

300

Compound Sentence

What kind of sentence has two or more independent clauses?

400

Compound-Complex Sentence

What is a sentence that has two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.  

Punctuation

100

Comma

What is a punctuation mark that shows a pause between parts of a sentence?

200

Semicolon 

What is a punctuation mark indicating a pause between two independent clauses?

300

Ellipses 

What is the punctuation used to shorten a quote, to demonstrate an unfinished thought, or to pause for dramatic effect?

400

Colon

What is a punctuation mark often used before a list of items?

Parts of a Sentence

100

Noun

What is the person, place, or thing in a sentence?

200

Verb

What is the action or state of being in the sentence?

300

Conjunction 

What is a word used to connect words, phrases, or clauses?

400

Pronoun

What are words that replace nouns in a sentence to avoid repetition?