This is a group of words in a sentence that DO NOT contain a subject and verb.
Examples: over the mountains, the day after tomorrow
What is....a phrase?
100
The simple subject in this sentence:
His gerbil liked to run in the back yard.
What is...gerbil?
100
List at least two of the four nouns that are in this sentence:
Even though she was performing tricks on her skateboard, the girl was able to talk on her cellphone.
What are...tricks, skateboard, girl, and/or cellphone?
100
This type of verb expresses something that a person can do.
example: Hikers climb to the top of Long's Peak every summer.
What is...an action verb?
100
This is how you make a word plural if it ends in ends in 'sh, ch, or x'. example: class
What is... add "es"?
200
Identify three of the four types of sentences.
What are... exclamatory, interogative, declarative, and imperative?
200
The complete predicate of this sentence:
The big golden retriever jumped to catch the frisbee.
What is...jumped to catch the frisbee?
200
The word in this sentence that should be capitalized because it is a proper noun:
When grandma made me cookies, I gave her a hug.
What is...Grandma?
200
This type of verb 'connects' the subject of the sentence with the rest of the sentence.
Example: The sun is a star in our solar system.
What is...a linking verb?
200
This is one way you can make a noun possessive.
What is...'add an s and then an apostrophe' OR 'add an apostrophe and then an s'. (It depends whether it is sigular or plural.)
300
This type of sentence joins two or more compete thoughts with a conjunction such as "and" or "but".
What is...a compound sentence?
300
The pronoun that serves as the subject of this sentence:
She was nervous when the doctor came into the room with a shot.
What is...She?
300
Identify the collective noun in this sentence:
Franklin's choir sang three songs at the assembly.
What is...choir?
300
These are the three tenses of verbs.
What are...past, present, and future tenses?
300
This is the possessive pronoun in the following sentence:
The kitten licked its face after drinking milk.
What is... its
400
This sentence gives a command.
What is... an imperative sentence?
400
This is the compound subject of the sentence:
The teacher and students listened quietly to the announcements.
What are...teacher and students?
400
Identify the abstract noun in this sentence:
Jose has the confidence to ace his test.
What is...confidence?
400
Sometimes called helping verbs, these words act as 'helpers' to other verbs.
Example: Beth may eat cookies for dinner if she wants to.
What are...auxiliary verbs?
400
This is houw you make a word plural if it ends in a vowel + y. example: monkey
What is...just add S? (monkeys)
500
This type of sentence contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
What is... a complex sentence?
500
These are 2 of the ways the Chinese show respect.
What is... receiving and giving a gift with 2 hands, bowing to your elders.
500
The type of noun that "hope" is, and the type of noun that "audience" is:
After performing in the play, I had hope that the audience would cheer.
What are... abstract (hope) and collective (audience)?
500
List all the verbs in this sentence:
The woman thought she set the groceries in her cart, but later she realized she had put them in someone else's cart.
What are...thought, set, realized, had put
500
This is how you change a noun that ends in a consonant + y to a plural. example: city