What type of sentence is this?
The girl ran to the store.
Simple
100
What clauses are in a simple sentence? (Hint: Dependent, Independent)
One independent clause
100
What is a run-on sentence?
It is two or more sentences combined without punctuation.
100
What is the preposition in the following sentence?
Jimmy was eating a piece of pizza on his bed.
ON
100
What was the first iPhone released?
June 29, 2007
200
What part of speech is the capitalized word?
The sharks WERE swimming quickly through the water.
Linking verb
200
What clauses make up a compound sentence?
2 independent clauses
200
What is a fragment?
It is only part of a sentence. It is missing either the subject or the verb.
200
What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?
There is snow falling from the sky.
From the sky
200
What bird can fly the fastest?
Peregrine Falcon
300
What type of sentence is this?
Jimmy wanted to go to the party, but he was grounded for getting in trouble at school.
Compound
300
What clauses make up a complex sentence?
1 dependent clause and 1 independent clause
300
What two parts make up a sentence? (Hint: EVERY sentence needs these two things for it to be a sentence)
Subject and verb (or predicate)
300
What is the DIRECT object in the sentence?
Sally gave her dog a bath.
bath
300
When was the first Reese's peanut butter cup made?
1928
400
What type of sentence is this?
After the storm, it became sunny outside.
Complex
400
What clauses make up a compound-complex sentence?
1 dependent clause and 2 independent clauses
400
What is wrong with the following sentence:
Underneath the table.
It is a fragment- it is missing the subject.
400
What is the INDIRECT object in the sentence?
Sally gave her dog a bath.
her dog
400
How does pound cake get is name? Why is it called pound cake?
There is a pound of butter in it.
500
What type of sentence is this?
Before getting to school, the teacher got a flat tire, and she spilled her coffee.
Compound-Complex
500
What is a dependent clause and an independent clause?
Dependent- Cannot stand a lone, it has a subject and a verb.
Independent- It can stand alone as a sentence.
500
What is wrong with the following sentence.
The home team was winning the football game they scored 7 touchdowns.
It is a run-on.
500
What is the predicate noun in the following sentence?
The actress is a star.
What is the predicated adjective in the following sentence?
The actress is very pretty.