nouns & pronouns
Which of the following pronouns is used in the subject position: who? or whom?
what is who
is the following italicized verb transitive or instransitive?
Charlotte Bronte wrote with passion.
what is intransitive--there is NO direct object because with passion is a prepositional phrase
What part of speech is a participle?
what is an adjective
what type of clause modifies a noun or a pronoun
What is an Adjective clause
Is there a spelling error in the following sentence:
Catcher in the Rye is a book writed by J.D. Salinger.
Which type of noun is capitalized?
what is a proper noun
is the following italicized verb transitive or intransitive?
Charlotte Bronte wrote a series of stories as a young girl.
what is transitive--the direct object is series
What part of speech is a gerund?
what is a noun
what type of clause modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb
What is an adverb
is this sentence a fragment or a run-on?
As a teacher.
what is a fragment
Identify the Gerund in the following sentence:
Crafting is my favorite way to spend a Saturday.
what is crafting
what is the direct object in the following sentence:
Martin cooked ribs for the BBQ contest.
what is ribs
what is the Infinitive in the following sentence? what part of speech is it?
Jerry likes to dance.
what is to dance--it is a noun/ and the direct object of the verb likes
Identify the adverb phrase in the following sentence:
The movie played on a projector.
What is “on a projector” --it is a prepositional phrase that is acting as an adverb answering the question where did it play?
Between which two words should a colon be placed?
We are going to read three books this year Beowulf, Night, and The Tempest.
what is the colon should go between the words year and Beowulf.
What is the antecedent of the italicized pronoun?
Joan of Arc fought against the English. She led an army against them.
What is the English
does the following sentence have a simple or compound predicate?
The girls danced and laughed through the night.
what is compound (danced and laughed)
does the following sentence have a gerund, participle, or infinitive?
Gerald, dancing in the center, is my brother.
what is participle
Identify the adjective phrase in the following sentence:
The flowers from David were beautiful.
What is “from David” --a prepositional phrase acting as an adjective answering the question, what type/kind of flowers?
Can you use a semi-colon instead of a comma with a coordinating conjunction?
Yes, a semi-colon can be used to separate two independent clauses the same way you would with a comma and a coordinating conjunction.
Is the following pronoun reflexive or intensive?
Mary taught herself to play piano.
What is reflexive--you need herself to complete the meaning of the sentence
does the following sentence compound or complex?
Carmella bought her little brother a puppy because he was sad.
what is complex--it has an independent clause and a dependent clause
does the following sentence use a gerund, participle, or infinite?
Eating to feed my hungry belly, listening to it rumble in the morning, is my least favorite part of the day.
what is all of them: eating=gerund, to feed=infinitive, and listening=participle
Identify if the italicized words are an adjective clause or an adverb clause:
The professor provided a student a letter which included his recommendation.
What is an adjective clause--modifying the word letter
Why is this not an acceptable use of a comma?
Julie is my neighbor, she has three dogs.