To be considered a sentences, a group of words must have 3 things: a subject, a complete thought and this
What is a verb/predicate?
100
A compound sentence must have 2 of these
What are independent clauses/ or simple sentences?
100
A complex sentence consists of at least one of each of these.
What are dependent and independent clauses?
100
this type of sentence has what kind of clauses in it?
What is 2 or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses?
100
When you add a prefix to a root, the spelling of the root changes. TRUE OR FALSE
What is false?
200
True or false: a simple sentence can have more than one subject
What is true?
200
A compound sentence uses this kind of conjuction to join the clauses/sentences
What is a coordinating conjuction/ FAN BOYS.
200
True or false: in a complex sentence the dependent clause must come first
What is false?
200
Find the 2 independent clauses in the sentence:
After I read the book, I am going to see the movie , but I know I'll be disappointed.
What are: I am going to see the movie (and) I know I'll be disappointed.
200
When adding a suffix to a word that ends in a silent "e", we (keep/drop) the "e"
Ex: guide + ance
What is drop the e?
300
True or false: a simple sentence can have more than one verb.
What is true?
300
Identify BOTH subjects of this compound sentence:
The woman was late to work, so she drove 10 miles over the speed limit and got a ticket.
What is WOMAN and SHE
300
which is the dependent clause in this sentence?
The cat, which had been a stray for years, now loved to sit on people's laps and eat from the table.
What is "Which had been a stray for years"?
300
Which is the dependent clause? We do volunteer work when we have time, and we always enjoy it.
What is "when we have time"?
300
When adding a suffix to a word that ends with a silent "e", we keep the e if the suffix begins with a (Consonant/Vowel)
Ex: Endorse + ing
Endorse + ment
What is a consonant?
400
Identify the predicate/verb in the following sentence:
Running to catch the bus, the boy fell.
What is fell?
400
Identify the verbs/predicates in the compound sentence:
The woman was late to work, so she drove 10 miles over the speed limit and got a ticket.
What is WAS, DROVE and GOT?
400
What punctuation is needed in the following sentence?
After we take our daily run we will eat a healthy dinner.
What is a COMMA after the dependent clause?
400
Find the dependent clause:
My father, who graduated from college in 1960, was a pilot, and he loved flying.
What is "who graduated from college in 1960"?
400
the suffix "ATE" is this part of speech ending.
What is a verb?
500
What is the subject of the following sentence:
Take your hat off when you enter the school.
What is "you" or "you implied/understood"?
500
Name all 7 coordinating conjunctions.
What are FOR, AND, NOR, BUT, OR, YET and SO?
500
Name 5 AAAWWUBBIS words
What are: As, after, although, while, when, until, before, because, if, since
500
Puntuate the sentence correctly:
North and South Carolina which are beautiful states share a border and both boast about beautiful beaches.
What is "North and South Carolina, which are beautiful states, share a border, and both boast about beautiful beaches."
500
The suffix ending - ion is what part of speech ending?