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Pronoun Antecedents
Run-on Sentences
Fragments
Complex Sentences
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100
Pronouns are used to tell about people, places, and ________.
things
100
Thomas likes to play with his friends on the weekends. a. run on sentence b. complete sentence
b
100
Begin falling from the sky. Is this complete or a fragment?
fragment
100
Complex sentences contain an independent clause connected to a dependent _______.
clause
100
A noun is a person, _______, or thing.
place
200
Jane is happy that she is learning about the first moon landing. What is the pronoun?
she
200
DAILY DOUBLE!!! If you get this question you will get 400 points. If you get the question wrong you will lose 400. What is wrong with this sentence? Shelly likes chocolate ice cream Tom likes vanilla.
Missing a comma, and joining word. Correct sentence should be Shelly likes chocolate ice cream, but Tom likes vanilla.
200
Fragments are ___________ sentences that may look like complete sentences.
incomplete
200
Subordinating conjunctions include words like although, because, if, since, and when. These are used in complex sentences. True or False
True
200
Action ________ tell what happens in the sentence
verbs
300
The Apollo 11 crew studied rocks and brought them back to Earth. What is the pronoun antecedent?
rocks
300
Run on sentences are are two or more simple sentences joined together without a ______ or joining word.
comma
300
Complete sentences always have a subject and a _______ .
predicate
300
Steve felt happy because of the beautiful weather. What is the conjunction in the sentence?
because
300
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!! IF YOU GET THIS RIGHT YOU GET 600 POINTS. IF YOU LOSE, THEN YOU LOSE 600 POINTS Name 3 to be verbs
was, were, am, is, are
400
Fill in the blank with a pronoun antecedent. _______ designed rocket engines that enabled them to build a faster spacecraft.
Any two names
400
Joining words are used to combine sentences. The main joining words are "and" "but" and "like". True or False
false - like is not a joining word.
400
My dad runs to work in the morning. What is the simple predicate of the sentence?
runs
400
DAILY DOUBLE!!!! 800 POINTS IF RIGHT. LOSE 800 IF WRONG!!! What is the independent clause in the sentence? Steve felt happy because the weather was beautiful.
Steve felt happy
400
And and but are prepositions True or False
false - they are conjunctions
500
Fill in the blank with a pronoun antecedent When ________ learned that she would work for NASA, she told all of her friends.
Any girls name
500
Tom and Jerry really love the beach, so they went swimming in the ocean yesterday. Is this a run-on sentence? If it is, please tell me what is missing to fix this sentence.
Not a run-on sentence
500
Does this sentence have a subject and predicate? If not what is missing? Went to Australia for vacation.
subject
500
Michael missed the train because he's late. What is the dependent clause?
he's late
500
Name 2 pronouns and Name 2 proper nouns
example- he and she example- south korea and Mary