Parts of a Sentence
A group of words that includes a subject and a predicate is a _____
Clause
Identify the 3 Abstract nouns:
Joy, Terrible, Watch, Knight, Honesty, Bravery, Robust
Joy, Honesty, Bravery
Identify and define the three different kinds of verbs.
aux verbs: must be paired with another verb to indicate tense or emphasis
action verb: something done
linking verb: connects the subject of the sentence to something said about it
Identify the adjective and adverb in the sentence:
She talks softly to her baby brother.
adverb: softly
adjective: baby
Is this sentence punctuated correctly? What are the punctuation rules that tells you so?
NO.
1) a comma always comes after a transition word.
2) you need a comma between two independent clauses.
Identify the subject and predicate of this sentence:
Her habits are different from mine.
subject: Her habits
predicate: are
Identify the noun phrase(s) AND what part of the sentence it is:
The white house with a blue roof was standing tall as ever.
The white house with a blue roof
(subject)
Name 5 verbs that will ALWAYS be aux verbs
AND
3 verbs that could be aux verbs depending on the context
ALWAYS: can, could, may, might, must, ought to, shall, should, will, would
SOMETIMES: be, do, have
Identify the participle and what it modifies.
Tom was determined to get high marks; nevertheless, he did not pass.
determined
modifies "Tom"
Punctuate the following sentence:
I cleaned my room therefore I was allowed to go to the movies.
I cleaned my room; therefore, I was allowed to go to the movies.
A group of words beginning with a subordinating conjunction and including a subject and predicate is a _____
dependant (subordinate) clause
Identify the infinitive phrase as a noun AND what part of the sentence it is:
To always do your homework is how you can succeed in school.
To always do your homework
(subject)
Identify the specific kinds of verbs in the following sentence:
Emma has been training her dog, but the dog will still not sit peacfully when there is food around.
aux verbs: has been
action verb: training
aux verb: will
action verb: sit
linking verb: is
Identify the specific kind of modifiers and what they modify:
Standing near the window, Marie could see the entire sleeping village laid out below her.
Participle phrase: Standing near the window (Marie)
participle: sleeping (village)
participle phrase: laid out below her (village)
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? Why?
#2 - because when a subordinate clause comes first in the sentence, it needs a comma after it, but when it comes second, it does not.
Identify the two different clauses:
1) Since a knowledge of grammar is important for reading comprehension and writing ability, 2) our teacher makes us practice it every day.
1) dependent (subordinate) clause
2) main / independent clause
Identify the gerund phrase:
The kids were excited about eating birthday cake.
Bonus point: What part of the sentence is it?
eating birthday cake
Bonus:
object of the preposition (about)
Identify the predicate(s) of the following sentence:
What my mom thinks is understandable, yet I can not bring myself to also think what she believes.
1) is
2) can-bring
3) believes
Identify all the prepositional phrases in the sentence:
The prince and his knight rode into the valley beyond the river because the dragon from the mountains had burned the village to ash and they were determined to put him in the ground.
into the valley
beyond the river
from the mountains
to ash
in the ground
Punctuate the following sentence and explain the rules:
Since the rain was slowing we thought we might be able to go out and play but our mothers said we couldn't go consequently the puddles remained lonely since we couldn't splash around.
Since the rain was slowing, we thought we might be able to go out and play, but our mothers said we couldn't go; consequently, the puddles remained lonely since we couldn't splash around.
1) sb.conj needs a comma when begins a sentence
2) use comma to combine two independent clauses
3) semicolon comes before conj. adverb and a comma comes after
Identify the various clauses in this sentence:
Since storms cause whatever just happened on the news, I should look into it so that I can talk about it with other people. (4)
1) since storms cause - dependent
2) whatever just happened on the news - noun clause
3) I should look into it - main/independent
4) so that I can talk about it with other people - independent
Identify ALL the parts of the sentence that are serving as nouns:
The boy in the front row wants to be a doctor and that studying hard is the way to do it; he also believes that he will succeed and be happy forever. (7)
noun phrase: The boy in the front row
infinitive as noun: to be a doctor
noun phrase: a doctor
gerund: studying hard
noun clause: that studying hard is the way to do it
noun phrase: the way to do it
noun clause: that he will succeed and be happy forever.
Identify the predicate of an IMPLIED clause:
I want to go to the movie they were talking about.
were talking
(Implied clauses will not be on your test, but they're good to know about)
The implied clause begins with the invisible word "THAT they were talking about"
Identify and label all the parts of the sentence that are modifiers and what they modify.
After dinner, Diane felt manipulated by her 2-year-old beagle, whose big eyes pleaded for another cookie. (6)
absolute phrase: after dinner (the whole sentence)
participle: manipulated (Diane)
adjective: 2-year-old (beagle)
adjective: big (eyes)
adjective: another (cookie)
relative clause: whose big eyes pleaded for another cookie (beagle)
Punctuate the following sentence AND explain the rules that tell you how to do so:
His determination stronger than ever he resolved not to give up until he finished because he knew that Desert Mountain High School a school with 2300 students can be intimidating at first but would become manageable soon.
His determination stronger than ever, he resolved not to give until he finished because he knew that Desert Mountain High School, a school with 2300 students, can be intimidating at first but would become manageable soon.
1) always needed after an absolute phrase
2) needed to separate an appositive from the rest of the sentence