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Parts of Speech
Parts of a Sentence
Simple, Compound, or Complex?
Fragment, Run-On, or Comma Splice?
All About Paragraphs
100

"Eleven elephants eat excellent eggplants." There are two nouns in this sentence. What are they? 

elephants, eggplants

100

"Maggie read 50 books last year." What is the subject of this sentence? 

Maggie

100

She told me the answer.

Simple

100

Took me to the store.

Fragment

100

The first sentence of a paragraph, which tells the reader the main idea of the paragraph, is called... 

the topic sentence

200

"Eleven elephants eat excellent eggplants." There are two adjectives in this sentence. What are they? 

eleven, excellent

200

"Maggie read 50 books last year." What is the verb in this sentence?

read

200
She told me the answer, and I wrote it down. 

Compound

200

I'm listening to music it's relaxing.

Run-on

200

The last sentence of a paragraph, which has about the same idea as the topic sentence and wraps up your ideas, is called... 

the concluding (or closing) sentence

300

"Eleven elephants eat excellent eggplants." What is the verb in this sentence?

eat

300

"Maggie read 50 books last year." What is the object of this sentence? (Remember: the object comes after the verb and receives the action or meaning.)

books (or 50 books)

300

If you want to know the answer, ask the teacher. 

Complex

300

I got an A on the test, I'm so happy!

Comma splice

300

The middle of the paragraph, which gives reasons, details, or examples, is called... 

the body of the paragraph

400

"Eleven elephants eat excellent eggplants." True or false: There is an adverb in this sentence.

False. 

400

"Maggie and Amelia biked to the store." What is the subject of this sentence? 

Maggie and Amelia

400

Carrots are good for you, so you should eat them every day.

Compound

400

When Mom told me the story about the panda who ate too many buckets of cookies. 

Fragment

400

True or false: You should always have exactly three reasons, examples, or ideas in the body of your paragraph.

False. Three is a good goal, but it depends on what you're writing about. 

500

"Eleven elephants eat excellent eggplants." Is the verb "eat" an action verb or a linking verb?

Action verb

500
"Elizabeth bought a pumpkin." What is the direct object of this sentence? 

pumpkin

500
Maddie, Sophie, and Anna went to Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands. 

Simple

500

I can't believe how warm it is outside can you?

Run-on

500

Fill in the blanks: A ____________ is a group of sentences about one main __________. An _______ is a group of paragraphs about one topic. 

paragraph, topic (or idea, thing, etc), essay