Subjects and Predicates
This answers who or what is the sentence about.
What is the subject?
This is when too many sentences are fused together with improper punctuation.
What is a run-on sentence?
This type of sentence is made up of one independent clause.
What is a simple sentence?
A dependent clause always starts with this.
This is the capital of Spain.
What is Madrid?
This part of speech is the simple predicate.
What is a verb?
This is what FANBOYS stands for.
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
This type of sentence is made up of at least TWO independent clause and other dependent clauses.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
The main difference between a phrase and a clause is a phrase lacks this.
What is a subject/verb unit?
This famous composer started noticing signs of deafness at the age of 28.
Who is Beethoven?
Identify the complete subject in the following sentence: The strong man lifted the boulder.
What is the strong man?
This is another name for a fragment or a run-on.
What are incomplete sentences?
This type of sentence is made up of TWO independent clauses joined together with a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS).
What is a compound sentence?
Identify the following as a phrase or clause: Unless you're finished working
The author Charles Dickens is famous for writing this book.
What is A Christmas Carol?
Identify the complete predicate in the following sentence: The strong man lifted the boulder.
What is lifted the boulder?
These are the THREE reasons why something may be considered a fragment.
1. Missing a subject
2. Missing a verb
3. Does not express a complete thought
This type of sentence is formed with ONE independent clause and at least one other dependent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
Identify the following as an independent or dependent clause: While she was completing her homework
What is a dependent clause?
Solve the equation: 10x + (-5) = 55
This is what it is called when there are two subjects in a sentence.
What is a compound subject?
1. Add a comma and a conjunction.
2. Add a semicolon.
3. Add a period.
Identify this type of sentence: We went to the park even though it was raining.
What is a complex sentence?
An independent clause must have these THREE things.
2. A verb
3. Express a complete thought
These are the three types of matter.
What are liquid, solid, and gas?