Groups 1 - 2
Groups 3 - 4
Groups 5 - 6
Parts of Speech
Sentences
100

ready to be used; at hand (close by)

available

100

way or manner of doing something

method

100

to take or receive from a source

derive

100

A thief STOLE my bicycle, so I walked to John's house.

In this sentence, 'stole' is a(n) _________

verb

100

Chris studies hard because he wants to do well in his classes.

In this sentence, what is "in his classes"?

prepositional phrase

200

to make laws

legislate

200

to make an educated guess related to number or size

estimate

200

obvious, clear to see and understand

evident

200

A thief stole my bicycle, SO I walked to John's house.

In this sentence, 'so' is a(n) _________.

conjunction

200

Chris studies hard because he wants to do well in his classes.

In this sentence, "Chris studies hard" is a ______.

main clause / independent clause

300

to react to something that has been said or done

respond

300

Numbers or information gathered from observations; statistics

data

300

v: to shape or improve a material;

n: the steps to do something

process

300

A thief stole my bicycle, so I walked TO John's house.

In this sentence, 'to' is a(s) ____________.

preposition

300

Chris studies hard because he wants to do well in his classes.

In this sentence, what is "because he wants to do well"?

dependent clause   (adverb clause)

400

to examine carefully; to study it closely

analyze

400

a standard of good behavior;  a basic truth or value

principle

400

official permission or approval; an expert

authority

400

My puppy slept well on that VERY comfortable sofa.

In this sentence, 'very' is a(n) ____________.

adverb

400

The man that I saw on the bus is an actor in a TV commercial.

In this sentence, what is "that I saw on the bus"?


adjective clause   (dependent clause)

500

haveing the same (or almost the same) characteristics

similar

500

the way something is organized or put together; a building

structure

500

words or events that help determine meaning

context

500

The line was long in the CROWDED cafe.

In this sentence, 'crowded' is a(n) ___________.

adjective

500

In the morning, the old man walked slowly down the street to the bus stop.

What kind of sentence is this?

simple sentence