Appositives are phrases that add extra ____________.
What is information
100
Clauses differ from phrases in this way
What is they express a complete thought.
100
Name the conjunction in this sentence:
George and I like to play chess.
What is "and"
100
Which is an adverb?
1) Good
2) Well
Well
200
Which sentence contains a phrase?
Before the test Chloe sharpened her pencil.
Before the test started, Chloe sharpened her pencil.
"Before the test Chloe sharpened her pencil."
200
Dependent clauses have a subject and verb, but there are 2 things that make them depend on independent clauses. Name one.
What is a preposition or a conjunction.
200
This is a unique quality of correlative conjunctions, which no other conjunction has.
They have two parts: either/or, not only/but also.
200
These three suffixes are typical for adverbs
What are, -ly, -er, and -est
300
The following is an example of what kind of phrase?:
After my car broke down, I tried running to the gas station, but it was too far.
Gerund phrase (Running to the gas station).
300
You can join two independent clauses in two ways, name both.
What is 1) a comma and a conjunction, 2) a semicolon.
300
FANBOYS is an acronym for these types of conjunctions.
What are Coordinating conjunctions.
300
Adverbs which describe an order, and which use words like more and most, are called ________.
Superlatives
400
Write a sentence that uses a phrase.
Ex: The smiling girl, always happy, greeted her mail person at the front door.
400
This three-word clause shows a relationship between two things, as in the example below:
Joe is as tall as his mother now.
What is an adverbial clause
400
Name the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence:
After the football game, I went out to dinner with my friends, but I wasn't really hungry.
What is "after."
400
Which sentences uses an adverb correctly?
1) She badly wanted to attend the Justin Bieber concert.
2) She wanted to go to the Justin Bieber concert real bad.
1)
500
Write a sentence using an infinitive phrase.
ex: To be perfectly honest, I never liked you.
500
What kind of subordinate adjective clause is shown in the following sentence?:
A know that the boy who forgot his jacket at the restaurant will return for it soon.
What is a pronoun clause (who forgot his jacket).
500
These are the three types of conjunctions
What are correlative, coordinating, and subordinating.
500
DAILY DOUBLE!
Name the subject and predicate in the following sentence:
Despite her mother's insistence that she stay home on Christmas Eve, Caleb snuck out to go ice skating.