Who's doing what? (Subjects + Predicates)
Identify the complete subject in:
"The tall boy with the red hat ran quickly."
Identify if this is an independent or dependent clause:
"Because she was late."
Dependent Clause
Identify the sentence type:
"The dog barked loudly."
Simple Sentence
What's the part of speech in this sentence?
"She ran quickly to class."
Verb, Adjective, Noun, Preposition, Adverb?
Adverb
What is the largest organ in the human body?
Skin
Identify the complete predicate:
"My best friend from camp sent me a letter."
Sent me a letter.
Identify the dependent and independent clause:
"Because I studied hard, I passed the test."
Dependent: "Because I studied hard"
Independent: "I passed the test"
Identify the sentence type:
"The dog barked loudly, and the cat ran away."
Compound sentence
Identify the adjectives in this sentence:
"The exhausted runner crossed the finish line with a huge smile."
Exhausted and huge
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3
Identify the complete subject:
"Purple faced Johnny walked endlessly."
Purple faced Johnny
How many clauses are in this sentence?
"I didn't go to the play because I was tired, although my friend wanted me to."
3
1 independent and 2 dependent
"Although the dog barked loudly, the cat didn't run away."
Complex
What is the difference between connotation and denotation? Give an example.
Denotation: Literal definition
Connotation: Emotional feeling of a word
Who was the 16th president of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
Identify the complete subject:
"The sound of thunder in the distance startled the children."
The sound of thunder in the distance
Daily Double!
Identify all of the clauses and determine the sentence type (simple, compound, complex, compound-complex):
"While the storm was raging, the lights went out, and the neighbors started to panic."
Dependent: "While the storm was raging"
Independent: "the lights went out"
Independent: "the neighbors started to panic"
Compound-complex
Identify the clauses and determine the sentence type:
"The dog barked loudly, and the cat ran away because it was scared."
Independent: "The dog barked loudly
Independent: "the cat ran away"
Dependent: "because it was scared"
Compound-Complex
Identify the type of speech for the highlighted words:
"The bright students worked carefully on the assignment."
bright: adjective
carefully: adverb
assignment: noun
How many bones are in the human body?
206
Identify the subject:
"The book on the table near the window belongs to me."
The book
How many clauses are in this sentence? Label if the clause is dependent or independent:
"Although he didn't practice, he played well, and the coach praised him."
3 total
Dependent: Although he didn't practice
Independent: he played well
Independent: the coach praised him
Determine the sentence type:
"When the bell rang, the students packed up their books and left the room."
Complex Sentence!
(This was a hard one but there's only one independent and one dependent clause!)
Change one word in the sentence to shift the connotation from negative to positive:
"The man looked scrawny."
The man looked...
slender, slim, lean, etc.
What is the largest desert in the world?
The Antarctic