Grammar Review

Simple Sentences

100

What are the two things you need to make a complete sentence?

Subject & Verb

200

Is the following a complete sentence?

"Candy is sweet"

Yes

300

What is the following sentence missing?:

Likes apples

Subject 

- Who likes apples?

400

What is the following sentence missing?

I ate

Nothing!

Subject - I

Verb - ate

500

Is the following a complete sentence? If so, what is the subject and the verb?

"Go."

Yes

Subject - [you]

Verb - go

Fragment & Run-on

100

What is a "fragment"?

An incomplete sentence 

Missing subject or verb

200

What is a run-on sentence?

More than one complete sentence not joined correctly

- At least two subjects and two verbs

- No (, + FANBOYS) or ; 

300

Fragment, run-on, or compete sentence?

she pretty

Fragment

Subject - she

Verb - ?

400

Fragment, Run-on, or complete sentence?

Graeme, my brother, is tired and fussing and he would clearly much prefer his mother’s lap to mine.

Run-on

500

Fragment, Run-on, or complete sentence?

I need flour, sugar, vanilla, eggs, milk, and butter for this recipe

Complete sentence

Compound Sentences

100

What is a compound sentence?

Two complete sentences joined together 

200

What do you need in order to combine sentences?

Comma + FANBOYS

300

How many subjects should a compound sentence have? How many verbs?

2 of each

400

Combine these sentences

I like strawberries. I hate strawberry yogurt.

I like strawberries, but I hate strawberry yogurt.

500

Fix this sentence:

Sarah went to the mall but she didn't buy anything

Sarah went to the mall, but she didn't buy anything

Commas

100

Where should you put a comma when combining sentences?

Before the FANBOYS

200

Do you need a comma?

I love eating chips and salsa.

No

300

How many commas do you need here?

Charlie and I have English History and Math together.

2 commas

Charlie and I have English, History, and Math together.

400

Is this sentence correct?

Mya knit grey, green, and yellow beanies, but no grey ones.

No, it is not.

[does not need a comma before BUT]

Mya knit grey, green, and yellow beanies but no grey ones.

500

Where does the comma go?

Finally we made it to our destination.

Finally, we made it to our destination.

FANBOYS

100

Name 3 FANBOYS

For

And

Nor 

But

Or

Yet

So

200

What do FANBOYS do?

Combine things/ideas:

-words

-phrases

-sentences

300

Combine the sentences with a FANBOYS

I like apples

I like bananas

I like apples and bananas

No Comma

400

Add the right FANBOYS

I told her she could have soup __ salad, but not both

Or

500

What is the other word for FANBOYS?

Conjunctions!