Grammar Checkpoint 1

Subjects

100

^{What is the simple subject?}

The wonderful family ate dinner together.

family

200

^{What is the simple subject?}

On the long holiday, my mom went on a trip to Hualien.

mom

300

^{What is the compound subject?}

Yesterday, Bunnie and Raymond were seen holding hands in he parking lot.

Bunnie / Raymond

400

What do we call a sentence without a subject?

It is not a sentence.

It is a fragment.
It is a phrase.

500

What is the difference between a complete subject and a simple subject?

Complete includes all parts of the noun phrase (article, adjective, modifiers)

Predicates

100

^{What's the simple predicate?}

I went to the store to buy milk.

went

200

^{What is the simple predicate?}

I ate many different types of candy and had a stomachache afterwards.

ate / had

300

^{What is the complete predicate?}

After such a long holiday, Morris, the boy who never slept, didn't know how he was going to ever get up on time for school.

didn't know how he was going to ever get up on time for school

400

What is not something in a sentence that is part of a complete predicate?

The subject

500

What is the difference between a complete predicate and a simple predicate?

The simple predicate just contains the verb and any helping verbs (can, may, is, are, will, etc...). The complete predicate contains the verb, helping verb and anything that follows.

Ind. Dep. Clauses

100

^{Name the dependent clause in the sentence.}

After such an early morning, John still felt full of energy.

After such an early morning

200

^{Name the dependent clause in the sentence.}

There is no rain today because the storm shifted directions in the middle of the night.

because the storm shifted directions in the middle of the night

300

Austin said to always choose the shorter clause on the side of the conjunction when looking for a dependent clause. Why is Austin wrong?

It doesn't have to do with length of the clause, it has to do with the conjunction itself.

400

What does a dependent clause normally begin with?

A subordinating conjunction

500

If a dependent clause begins a sentence what is something the sentence must contain?

a comma separating the dependent and independent clause

Conjunctions

100

^{Identify the conjunction in the sentence.}

While I never eat alone, last night was an exception for me.

While

200

^{Identify the conjunction and the type.}

I didn't want her to walk home alone nor did I want her to take a taxi with a stranger.

nor (coordinating)

300

^{Name the conjunction and the type.}

I am therefore I must.

therefore (subordinating)

400

Give an example of a coordinating conjunction.

For

And

Nor

But

Or

Yet

So

500

What is the difference between a subordinating conjunction and a coordinating conjunction?

Coordinating conjunction places two independent clauses on the same level of importance, while a subordinating conjunction makes one phrase dependent on the other.

Phrases

100

^{Name the prepositions in the sentence.}

The monkeys were jumping on the bed on the floor above us in the hotel.

on, on , above, in

200

^{Name the prepositions and link them to the nouns they position.}

The lost family could not help but feel like they were doomed, for they had tried everything they could think of to get out of this terrible situation.

of (everything), out of (situation)

300

^{Correct the wrong prepositions in this sentence.}

In Wednesday, everyone always complain about the tests on Mr. Vaughan's class.

in --> on
about OK
on --> in

400

What is a preposition?

A word used to describe the time, place, or position of an object.

500

^{Complete the sentence with the proper prepositions.}

___ my way ___ school, I stopped ___ the convenience store to buy a carton ___ milk.

on, to, by, of