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Usage Problems and Modifiers
Combining and Varying Sentences
Phrases & Verbals
Simple, Compound, or Complex?
Punctuation
100
The sugar really effected the student's behavior!
What is affected?
100
Hannah is the tallest in my family. Hannah is my sister. (appositive phrase)
What is "Hannah, my sister, is the tallest in my family."
100
Would you like -to play in the snow-? (infinitive, infinitive phrase, participle, participial phrase, prepositional phrase used as an adverb or prepositional phrase used as an adjective)
What is infinitive phrase?
100
Playing with her dog is May's favorite thing do do.
What is simple?
100
Grammar is my favorite subject I love it!
What is Grammar is my favorite subject; I love it!
200
We saw several bears in our PJs.
When we were in our PJs, we saw several bears.
200
Her dream was always to work with horses (infinitive phrase).
What is "To work with horses was always her dream"?
200
The- running- horses were beautiful. (infinitive, infinitive phrase, participle, participial phrase, prepositional phrase used as an adverb or prepositional phrase used as an adjective)
What is a participle?
200
After he ran a mile, Tom completed thirty sit-ups.
What is complex?
200
After we ate our ice cream sundaes we decided to go for a walk.
What is After we ate our ice cream sundaes, we decided to go for a walk.
300
Sam found a letter in the mailbox that doesn't belong to her.
Sam found a letter that doesn't belong to her in the mailbox
300
The kittens were adorable. The orange kitten was the biggest and cutest. (complex)
What is "Though the kittens were adorable, the orange kitten was the biggest and cutest"?
300
The children ran --under the sprinkler--. (infinitive, infinitive phrase, participle, participial phrase, prepositional phrase used as an adverb or prepositional phrase used as an adjective)
What is an prepositional phrase used an adverb?
300
I enjoy watching superhero movies, but they can be very violent.
What is compound?
300
"I love ice cream!" screamed Laura. "can I please have some"?
What is "I love ice cream!" screamed Laura. "Can I please have some?"
400
Those are the cutest kittens I have ever seen! (positive, comparative, superlative)
What is superlative?
400
None of the children were hungry. By noon, they were all begging for a snack. (compound)
What is "None of the children were hungry, but by noon, they were all begging for a snack"?
400
Mr. Darcy, ---from the novel Pride and Prejudice---, is one of literature's most famous heroes. (infinitive, infinitive phrase, participle, participial phrase, prepositional phrase used as an adverb, or prepositional phrase used as an adjective)
What is prepositional phrase used as an adjective?
400
During our summer vacation, we went to Hawaii.
What is simple?
400
We wanted to eat ice cream but our mother has a strict anti dessert policy
What is We wanted to eat ice cream, but our mother has a strict anti-dessert policy.
500
Lauren is taller than Sarah. (positive, comparative, and superlative)
What is comparative?
500
Preppy hid under the tree. Preppy ate a peanut. (prepositional phrase)
What is "Under the tree, Preppy hid and ate a peanut"?
500
After the bell rang, --talking-- children filled the halls. (infinitive, infinitive phrase, participle, participial phrase, prepositional phrase used as an adverb, or prepositional phrase used as an adjective)
What is a participle?
500
After they watched the football game and ate lots and lots of food, the Kara and Sarah felt sick.
What is complex?
500
Cleaning; organizing; and playing, these are the things I did this weekend.
What is Cleaning, organizing, and playing: these are the things I did this weekend.