Pronoun & Antecedents
What is an antecedent?
The word the pronoun is replacing in a sentence.
What is the main difference between a dependent clause vs. an independent clause?
Dependent clauses cannot stand on their own as a sentence, whereas independent clauses can.
What is a simple sentence?
One independent clause/ one subject and one verb with punctuation.
What is a run-on sentence?
A sentence that has too much information and not enough punctuation.
At the beginning of every sentence, I need to...
capitalize the first letter
Mrs. Beicher went to the store, but her feet were hurting.
her
What type of clause is this below?
before the girl ran to the store
dependent
Bonus: What word in this sentence makes this dependent? Why?
What is the difference between a compound and a complex sentence?
Compound= 2 independent clauses connected by a comma and a conjunction (FANBOYS).
Complex= 1 independent clause and 1 dependent clause usually connected by a comma.
A fragment is an incomplete sentence that needs either a subject or a verb added.
I need to always add _________ to the end of each of my complete thoughts in my writing.
Punctuation
What is the antecedent in the sentence?
Mrs. Beicher went to the store, but her feet were hurting.
Mrs. Beicher
What type of clause is this below? Why?
Mrs. Beicher loves to read books
Independent
I like cats. Cats are cool. My cat is orange. Her name is Lady. Lady likes to eat.
This group of sentences are all what type of sentence?
SIMPLE
Fragment, run-on, complete sentence?
The flowers danced like
fragment
When answering a question with a written response, my first sentence should __________ the question.
restate
What is the pronoun that replaces the antecedent of "Brad and I"?
Brad and I went to the store to get oranges, but they were not ripe. We were sad, so we got apples instead.
Which clause is independent in this complex sentence?
After coming home from school, Macy worked on her MAP skill plan.
Macy worked on her MAP skill plan.
What type of sentence is this? Why?
We were planning on going to the beach, and we were going to go get dinner.
compound
Fragment, run-on, or complete sentence?
Start with taking the Legos out of the box and then look at the instructions and read them carefully then start following the instructions.
run-on
Add a comma where the sentence needs one.
The dog played fetch with a stick and a ball. He ran to the sprinklers and he jumped on his owner.
What is the antecedent to the pronoun in the sentence?
At the high school, the school mascot was cheering on the game as it cheered on the football team.
the school mascot
Which clause in this sentence is dependent? Why?
Ben went to the game store because his dad asked him to.
because his dad asked him to
What type of sentence is this? Why?
After going to the doctor, Nancy found out she was severely dehydrated.
Complex
Fragment, run-on, or complete sentence? Why?
Sally went to the carnival and won a stuffed bear.
Complete sentence
What is wrong with the following sentence? Correct the mistakes.
the girls painted there nails and they tryed on dresses'.
The girls painted their nails, and they tried on dresses.
5 mistakes total.