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Fragment or Sentence
Compound Subject or Simple Subject
Compound Predicate or Simple Predicate
Simple, Compound, or Run On
Anything goes!
100
In the school building.
What is fragment. (There is no verb: In the school building)
100
Kersten spiked the ball into the net.
What is simple subject: there is one person in this sentence, Kersten.
100
I love both ice cream and hot fudge.
What is simple predicate. There is an 'and' in this sentence in the predicate, but there is only one verb: love.
100
Loving can hurt sometimes but it's the only thing I know.
What is run on, Ed Sheeran. You need a comma between those two sentences before the conjunction 'but': Loving can hurt sometimes, but it's the only thing I know.
100
How many subjects and verbs are in a simple sentence, simple subject, or simple predicate?
What is one subject and one verb.
200
I swam there yesterday.
What is sentence. (Subject=I, Verb=swam; and it's a complete thought or idea: I swam there yesterday.)
200
Laura and Craig are siblings.
What is compound subject: there are two people in this sentence, Laura and Craig.
200
The player both fumbled and dropped the pass on the fourth down.
What is compound predicate. There are two verbs: fumbled, dropped.
200
With your love, nobody can bring me down.
What is simple. One Direction knows that there's one subject and one predicate. Throw in a preposition phrase, and you have a basic sentence even though there's a comma.
200
A fragment is only part of a sentence. (true or false)
What is true.
300
My cat loves to chase the laser pointer.
What is sentence. (Subject=cat, Verb=loves to chase; My cat loves to chase the laser pointer is a complete thought.)
300
The witch of the Old Hollow Creek scared the daylights out of the kids.
What is simple subject: there is one person, the witch.
300
The golfer and his caddie walked to the tee and chose the correct club for this hole.
What is compound predicate. There are two verbs here: walked, chose. (BTW: it's also a compound subject: golfer, caddie).
300
And I know she'll be the death of me, at least we'll both be numb.
What is run on. Divide those two combined sentences with either a semicolon or a comma+conjunction, The Weeknd.
300
Compound means how many?
What is two (or more).
400
When she started playing basketball last year.
What is fragment. (This is an adverb phrase that tells me when something happened. It has a subject and verb but isn't a complete thought.)
400
Even though we parents weren't happy about it, the kids and the parents agreed that the kids would be able to stay out until midnight on the weekends if everyone's GPA was a 3.0.
What is compound subject. Don't get confused by the phrase in the front (appositive) that you don't need. This is all about the kids/parents (subjects) staying out (verb).
400
The stylist decided to layer my hair in the back.
What is simple predicate. There is one verb: decided.
400
Oh, I think I found myself a cheerleader; she is always right there when I need her.
What is compound sentence. Omi shoved two sentences together with a semicolon, and that's how a compound sentence can be done.
400
You can join two sentences into one (a compound sentence) when you add a comma+conjunction OR what punctuation mark between the sentences?
What is a semicolon.
500
Once upon a time, in the middle of fall, went to the playoffs.
What is fragment. (We don't have a subject. Who went to the playoffs?)
500
In the middle of the night the boy crept into his sister's room and planned to pour melted jello all over her face.
What is simple subject: there is one person creeping--the boy!
500
Even though the dog had already chewed through the couch, the family decided to keep the dog and to love the dog for the rest of his life.
What is compound predicate. You can ignore the extra information before the comma (appositive). This sentence is all about the family LOVING AND KEEPING the dog.
500
I scream them loud tonight can you hear my voice this time?
What is run on. Rachel needs to add a semicolon between her sentences: I scream them loud tonight; can you hear my voice this time? Then, she can avoid a fight with the grammar teacher.
500
If two sentences are smushed together into a compound sentence, you can just add a comma. (true or false)
What is false. Two sentences need a comma+conjunction or a semicolon if you're combining them.