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Fragments & Run-Ons
Simple/Complete
Affixes & Roots
Simple/Compound
Homophones/Plurals
100
What is a fragment missing?
a subject, a predicate, or both
100
What is a simple subject?
the "who" or "what" in the sentence doing the action
100
True or False: A prefix goes at the end of a word.
False
100
What is a simple sentence?
a sentence that expresses only one complete thought
100
What is the plural spelling of the word fish?
fish
200
What is a run-on sentence?
a sentence that has too many complete thoughts or ideas
200
What is a simple predicate?
the action being done by the subject
200
What does the prefix -un mean?
not or the opposite of
200
What is a compound sentence?
a sentence that expresses two or more complete thoughts
200
What is a homophone?
a word that sounds like another word but is spelled differently and has a different meaning
300
Is the following sentence a fragment or a run-on? Up the hill, through the woods, next to the pond, where flowers grow and fish swim.
fragment
300
True or False: The complete subject of a sentence includes the subject and all the words that go with it.
True
300
What does the suffix -ive mean?
having a tendency towards
300
Is the sentence below a simple or compound sentence? Jane, Fred, and Mary bought ice cream and rented movies.
simple sentence
300
Spell the homophone that correctly completes the following sentence: It's always helpful to have a good _____________ of humor.
sense
400
Is the following sentence a fragment or a run-on? The dog found a rock he brought the rock home he lost the rock.
run-on
400
What is the simple subject in the sentence below? The beautiful princess live in the castle with her mother and father.
princess
400
What is the prefix in the word international?
inter-
400
Which three things will a compound sentence always have?
more than one simple sentence, a conjunction, and a comma
400
Spell the homophone that correctly completes the following sentence: I don't think _________ listening to us.
they're
500
Turn the following run-on sentence into two simple sentences. Our lawn was full of people cars were everywhere.
Our lawn was full of people. Cars were everywhere.
500
What is the simple predicate in the sentence below? Mary and Jim are talking about the Ole Miss/MSU game.
are talking
500
Which suffix means "made of?"
-en
500
Is the following sentence simple or compound? The kids and I ate pizza, but my husband ate a hamburger with fries.
compound sentence
500
Explain what, if anything, is wrong with the sentence below. Your not going to be late, are you?
"your" should be "you're"