Sentences
Common/Proper Nouns
Capitalization Rules
Subordinate Conjunctions
Mystery
100

What type of sentence structure is this? 

Jerry and Lizzie skied down the steep hill. 

Simple

100

Which nouns are common? 

Starbucks, apple, pencil, Pilot G2

apple, pencil

100

What should be capitalized? 

The english coasts and the spanish beaches are great vacation spots. 

English, Spanish
100

What is the subordinate conjunction in this sentence? 

When he arrived, Mrs. Smith, the owner of the enormous house, was waiting with the police chief in the library. 

Whille

100

How many days of school are between Thanksgiving and Christmas? 

16 days

200

What sentence structure is this? 

The middle school student thought he was very funny, but he earned a detention instead. 

Compound

200

Which of these nouns are proper? 

HP Envy, cream, Meadowland Circle, lake

HP Envy, Meadowland Circle

200

What should be capitalized (or not)? 

mount diablo is a Mountain of the diablo range, in contra costa county of the eastern san francisco bay area in northern california.

Mount Diable, Diable Range, Contra Costa County, San Francisco Bay Area, Northern California

not = mountain

200

What is the subordinate conjunction in this sentence?

Tristan will do some comparison shopping before he buys a new bike again.  

Before
200

What was your favorite animal at the San Diego Zoo? 

Answers will vary

300

What type of sentence is this? 

When the wind blows from Canada, we generally get a lot of snow. 

Complex

300
What are the proper nouns in this sentence? 


My mother flew to houston on monday. 


 

Houston, Monday

300

What should be capitalized (or not)? 

"the monkey's paw" is a suspenseful Short Story written by w.w. jacobs.

The Monkey's Paw, W.W. Jacobs

not = short story

300

What is the subordinate conjunction? 

After snowing all night, the plows toiled all day to clear the huge drifts of snow. 

After

300

 What is your favorite snack? 

Answers will vary.

400

What sentence structure is this? 

After watching the news, I felt stressed out, so I listened to some soothing music. 

Compound Complex

400

What are the common nouns in this sentence? 

The sirens blared down the street, yet the ninja escaped the scene. 

sirens, street, ninja, scene

400

Give an example of a word when it should be capitalized and when it shouldn't. 

Example: Peach Street          the street

Answers will vary.

400

What is the subordinate conjunction in this passage?

Ben is always late for his weekly piano lessons. 

No subordinate conjunction

400

What is a rock called that is not igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary? 

It's not a rock ...

500
What sentence structure is this? 


To be or not to be, that is the question. 

--Hamlet, Shakespeare

Compound Complex

500

What are the proper AND common nouns in this sentence? 

Sarah planned a christmas party at lakeshore park this december.

Proper: Sarah, Christmas, Lakeshore Park, December

Common: party

500

What acronym helps you to remember what needs to be capitalized? 

Explain each letter. 

MINTS: 

M = months, I= pronoun I, N=names of places, people or things, T= Titles, S= states/beginning of sentence


500

What's the acronym you can use to remember some subordinate conjunctions? 

A WHITE BUS

500

Finish this sentence ...

A trail bike is best characterized by its _________________. 

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