S, CD, CX, CDCX
What type of sentence is this?
"They lied to their teacher when he asked them about AI use."
Complex
Is this an essential or non-essential appositive?
"My hometown, Norton Shores, is home to Brunch House."
Non-essential.
Is this a run-on, a comma splice, or a fragment?
"By the door."
Fragment.
Which part of this sentence is the subject?
"He cast a spell on me!"
He
Name the FANBOYS
For And Nor But Or Yet So
What type of sentence is this?
"She tripped down the stairs this morning."
Simple
Is this relative clause essential or non-essential?
"Her friend, who is the owner of the league, got us box seats for the game!"
Non-essential
Fix this run-on sentence:
"Polly has a race today she needs to leave 5th hour early.
"Polly has a race today. She needs to leave 5th hour early."
Which part of this sentence is the verb?
"He cast a spell on me!"
Cast
Name 3 subordinating conjunctions
AAAWWUUBBIS
What type of sentence is this?
"Because we had a break earlier, we were all tired, and we lost the Spring Lake game."
Compound-Complex
What are the relative pronouns?
Who, which, whose, that
Fix this comma-splice:
"Jude is the starting quarterback, he can throw the ball very far."
"Jude is the starting quarterback. He can throw the ball very far."
Is this sentence independent or dependent?
"Although we were tired"
Dependent
What are the two ways I can combine independent clauses to make a compound sentence?
Semicolon
Comma + FANBOYS
What type of sentence is this?
"Evan was up early today; he had to go on a run."
Compound
Is this relative clause essential or non-essential?
"The airplane that is flying overhead is so loud!"
Fix the sentence fragment:
"Math is too hard. Dropped the class last week."
"Math is too hard. I dropped the class last week."
Is this sentence independent or dependent?
"I slept through my alarm"
Independent
When I start with a dependent clause and follow with an independent, do I need a comma between them?
Yes
What type of sentence is this?
"You can't be serious about this until I have the money in my hand; I will keep your car until then."
Compound-Complex
Is this appositive essential or non-essential?
"I haven't heard many good things about your friend Harrison."
Essential.
Turn a clause into a dependent
A semicolon
A , + FANBOYS
; conjunctive adverb ,
Which part of this sentence is the prepositional phrase, and which questions does the prepositional phrase answer?
"Johnny was running over the hills."
Over the hills
Where and when
Diagram this sentence:
"She is coming to school; she feels better today."
Is (coming) - verb
To school - prepositional phrase
She - subj
Feels - verb