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Clause or Phrase?
Dependent or Independent Clause?
8 Parts of Speech
5 Phrases
Miscellaneous
100
Phrase or clause?

"Underneath the armchair"

Phrase
100
Dependent or independent clause?

"Although we left early"

Dependent
100
What is a noun? (You must list 4 things that a noun is)
A person, place, thing, or idea
100
What type of phrase is this?

"Under the table"

Prepositional
100
Is an independent clause always a sentence all by itself?
No
200
Define "phrase"
A group of words that doesn't contain a subject and a verb.
200
Define "dependent clause"
A clause that cannot stand alone as a complete thought.
200
Give me at least 3 examples of simple conjunctions.
For

And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So

200

What type of phrase is in italics?

"John, an excellent ball player, scored 30 points last night."

Appositive
200
What does a participial phrase always begin with?
A participle 
300
What 2 things must a clause have?
subject (noun) and a verb
300
Define "independent clause"
A clause that CAN stand alone as a complete thought.
300
Share with me 3 words that could be examples of interjections.
Wow!

Gee!
Hey!
Darn!

300
One of these phrases is an infinite phrase, and the other is prepositional. Which is which?

"to have loved and lost"
"to the St. Patrick's Day parade"

"to have loved and lost" = infinitive
"to the St. Patrick's Day Parade" = prepositional 
300
Give me an example of a "to be" or "state of being" verb.
is, am, are, was, etc.
400
Phrase or clause?

"Before she left for the circus"

clause
400
How many independent clauses are in this sentence?

"She never wanted to become a police officer, but now that's her profession!" 

2
400
Correctly label 3 different parts of speech in this sentence:

"Andrea was extremely unhappy."

Andrea = noun

Was = verb
Extremely = adverb
Unhappy = adjective

400
One of these contains a gerund phrase and one is a participial phrase. Which is which?

"Playing at the park is my dog's favorite pastime."
"Playing at the park, my dog was in heaven."

"Playing at the park is my dog's favorite pastime" = gerund phrase
"Playing at the park, my dog was in heaven" = participial phrase
400
How should you usually put 2 independent clauses together in the same sentence?
With a comma and a conjunction
500
Phrase or clause? 

"Running through the woods"

Phrase
500
How many dependent clauses in this sentence?

"Before Bob made dinner he sanitized the entire kitchen."

1
500
How many prepositions do you count?

"We were walking by the river when my brother fell in and was swept under the bridge. Shortly thereafter, he was able to climb out, sopping wet."

3
500
Which two types of phrases do you identify in this sentence?
"Swimming with all her might, Jessica came in to the shore."
Participial, prepositional 
500
If a sentence begins with a dependent clause, what punctuation usually follows?
A comma