Paragraph and Sentence Structure
What type of sentence is the following one:
Jack likes Jill, but Jill likes Mark.
Compound
State if the following word is proper or common, and if it is concrete or abstract: kindness
Common-abstract
Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:
Many who peered into the window left quickly, realizing that they were doing violation of privacy.
into the window
Identify the gerund phrase
Playing Call of Duty requires fast reaction time.
Playing Call of Duty
Identify the independent clause
While it snowed, we drank hot chocolate.
we drank hot chocolate
What type of sentence is the following one:
When it was the last day of high school, Jack confessed to Jill, while she confessed to Mark.
Complex
Identify the pronoun and antecedent in the following sentence:
Selene just found out that her best friend likes her boyfriend.
Antecedent- Selene
Pronoun- her
Identify the preposition in the following sentence:
Passersby peered curiously into the window of the house because it was haunted.
into
Identify the infinitive
It requires speed to win the race.
to win
Identify the subordinate clause
We watched the argument between the couple curiously, since it was too amusing to pass.
since it was too amusing to pass
What element is missing from this list of paragraph elements:
Topic sentence
Context and links (transitions)
Evidence
Language analysis
Reader's reaction
Summary sentence
Author's purpose
Identify the verb in the following sentence and state if it is transitive, intransitive, or linking:
The ground is shaking very quickly because of the earthquake.
Verb: "is shaking" - intransitive
Identify all the prepositions
In 1942, Christopher Columbus sailed to the New World.
In, to
Identify the participle phrase
Running after Jill, Jack was tired.
Running after Jill
Identify if the following is a phrase or clause
Calling my parents
phrase
What type of structure is the following sentence:
Kate does not like cartoons because they are childish, so she always washes her eyes after being forced to watch them with her little brother.
Compound-complex
Identify which of the following sentences has an indirect object and which has a direct object:
a) Please deliver this *box* of supplies to that house, and make sure to get the payment.
b) The old man gives the required money to the *cashier* and leaves afterwards.
Direct object- a
Indirect object- b
Identify the complete predicate
Dolia is an okay roaming hero, until you go against Mozi.
is an okay roaming hero, go against Mozi
Identify the appositive phrase
Harry Potter, a popular character, is well known.
a popular character
Identify the independent clause(s)
Jack argued with Jill and Bob argued with Bobbette.
Jack argued with Jill
Bob argued with Bobbette
This is the order of the elements in a well-structured paragraph.
Topic sentence, context and links (transitions), evidence, language analysis, reader's reaction, author's purpose, summary sentence.
Identify the noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, and adverb in the following sentence:
Bob yells angrily at cheerful Bobette, his girlfriend, accusing her of cheating on him with Joe.
PS. Continuation of Conflict Types 200 and Characterization 400
Nouns- Bob, Bobette, girlfriend, Joe
Pronouns- his, her, him
Adjective- cheerful
Verb- yells
Adverb- angrily
Identify the complete predicate
Honor of Kings is a very fun game.
is a very fun game.
Identify if the following sentence contains a gerund, infinitive, appositive, participle, or preposition
He studied for hours to do well on the test.
infinitive
Identify the dependent clause
Juju wailed in distress as she fell during Don't Look Down.
as she fell during Don't Look Down.