Verbs
Identify the verb:
Sam angrily stomped downstairs.
stomped
100 – Identify the SIMPLE subject(s) in this simple sentence:
The loud thunderstorm scared the dog.
thunderstorm
100
Is this clause independent (I) or dependent (D):
When the bell rang
Dependent
100 – What is wrong with this sentence?
I like pizza I like tacos.
broken, nothing in-between the independent clauses
Define verb
An action word
200 – Chose the verb:
The students worked all day.
Worked
200 – Identify the COMPLETE subject(s) in this simple sentence:
My best friend forgot her homework.
my best friend
200
Independent or dependent?
The mail carrier arrived
200 – Fix using a semicolon:
The movie was long it was boring.
The movie was long; it was boring.
Define a independent clause
A group of words with a subject and verb that forms a complete thought and can be a subject on its own.
200 – How many helping verbs?
We could have been practicing.
3 (could have been)
300 – Simple subject(s) in this compound sentence:
The cat slept, and the dog barked.
300
How many independent clauses are in this sentence?
The movie ended, and the students clapped loudly.
2
300 – Fix using comma + FANBOYS:
She wanted to play outside it was cold.
She wanted to play outside, yet it was cold.
She wanted to play outside, but it was cold.
Define a dependent clause
A group of words that does not form a complete thought. Missing subject or verb or both.
400 – What is the verb phrase?
The dog had been barking all night.
had been barking
400 – Complete subjects(s) in this simple sentence:
Chris's annoying younger brother always steals his stuff.
Chris's annoying little brother
400
Which part of the sentence is the dependent clause?
Although I was tired, I finished my homework.
A. Although I was tired
B. I finished my homework
I finished my homework
400 – Fix by splitting into two sentences. Make sure you add ALL parts of a complete sentence:
We finished the test we felt confident.
We finished the test. We felt confident.
Define a simple sentence.
Only one independent clause.
500 – Give me a sentence with a verb phrase using two helping verbs and a main verb.
Varies
500 – Complete subject of the second clause:
The tired students finished the test, and the teacher collected the papers.
the tired students, the teacher
Turn the dependent clause into an independent clause by adding words:
Because we were late.
Varies
500 – Fix this sentence in TWO different ways (semicolon, period, , + fanboys)
The team practiced hard they wanted to win.
The team practiced hard, for they wanted to win.
The team practiced hard; they wanted to win.
The team practiced hard. They wanted to win.
Define a compound sentence.
More than one independent clause in a sentence.