Parts of Speech
Simple Sentences
Compound Sentences
Complex Sentences
General Knowledge
100

Person, place, thing, or idea

What is a noun?

100

What is a simple sentence?

Subject + Predicate = Simple sentence

100

What is a compound sentence?

Independent clause + Independent clause = Compound sentence

100

What  two clauses make up a complex sentence?

Independent clause + Dependent clause 


100

Identify the compound-complex sentence:
A) I like pizza and I like ice cream.
B) I like pizza, and I like ice cream, but I don’t eat them every day.
C) I like pizza.

B) I like pizza, and I like ice cream, but I don’t eat them every day.

200

Action word or state of being?

What is a verb?
200

What is the subject of the following sentence: "The blue-spotted socks were really expensive"?

"socks"

200

What does FANBOYS stand for?

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

200

What are three examples of subordinating conjunctions?

After, although, as, while, when, until, unless, before, because, if, since, so that.

200

Which are the independent and dependent clauses in this compound-complex sentence?

“I wanted to play outside, but it started to thunder because a storm was coming.”

Independent: I wanted to play outside, but it started to thunder.

Dependent: Because the storm was coming. 

300

Adjective

A word that describes a noun

300

What is the verb of the following sentence: "You should try the caramel-chocolate milkshake"?

"try"

300
What is the BEST coordinating conjunction for this sentence: "It's okay to stand up for yourself, ____ it's not okay to put other people down."
but
300

Finish the sentence: "A dependent clause requires an _________ to work, and can moved to the _________ and _____________ of a sentence (typically).

Independent Clause; Beginning; Ending


300

Which sentence is compound-complex and correctly punctuated?
A) Although it was raining, we went to the carnival, and we had a great time.
B) Although it was raining we went to the carnival and we had a great time.
C) We went to the carnival although it was raining, we had a great time.
D) We went to the carnival, and we had a great time, although it was raining. 

A) Although it was raining, we went to the carnival, and we had a great time.

400
A word that describes a verb, adverb, or adjective.

What is an adverb?

400

One independent clause

A simple sentence, otherwise known as this type of clause...

400

What are TWO methods of connecting independent clauses in a compound sentence?

What is a semi-colon or a coordinating conjunction?

400

How can we turn the following sentence into an dependent clause: Shelby slept all afternoon.

Because Shelby slept all afternoon, 

or

While Shelby slept all afternoon, 

or . . .

400

Write this correctly: “Although it was late we decided to watch the movie, we fell asleep halfway through.”
 

Although it was late, we decided to watch the movie, and we fell asleep halfway through. 

500

Coordinating Conjunction

What is a word that connects two independent clauses (type)?

500

This is the other name for a subordinate clause. 

A dependent clause. 

500

Write a compound sentence using a coordinating conjunction OTHER THAN "and" or "but" AND using at least 4 words per simple sentence.

See sentence.

500

Write a complex sentence using one of the following subordinate conjunctions (Who, which, that, or although).

Any sentence containing those conjunctions.

500

Combine these into a compound-complex sentences without using "because, when, or while." 

  • “The kids were tired.”

  • “They wanted to go to the fair.”

  • “It started raining.”

Even thought the kids were tired, they wanted to go to the fair, but it started raining.