Sentence Writing

Coordinating Conjunctions

100

DOUBLE POINTS: Name the mnemonic for coordinating conjunctions.

FANBOYS

200

Name the word that can be used as a coordinating conjunction or a preposition.

for

300

What must be in front of a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence?

comma

400

TRIPLE POINTS: Name the coordinating conjunctions.

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

500

How is a coordinating conjunction and a comma used in a compound sentence?

to join two independent clauses

Name the Formula

100

Name the formulas for independent clauses.

SV, SSV, SVV, SSVV

200

What are the formulas for compound sentences?

I ; I I, c I

300

What does the 'c' stand for in the formula I, c I?

coordinating conjunction

400

DOUBLE POINTS: What does the 'I' represent in the formula I;I ?

independent clause

500

DOUBLE POINTS: Circle the formulas for simple and compound sentences. I c, I SV SVSV SSV I, c I SSVV I ; I SVV I : I

SV SVV SSV SSVV I, c I I ; I

Miscellaneous

100

TRIPLE POINTS: What word must be in the first independent clause of a compound sentence, when ', nor' is used as the conjunction?

not

200

Name two questions that adverbs answer.

how, when, where, to what extent

300

What must be in an independent clause?

subject, verb, complete thought or stand alone

400

TRIPLE POINTS: What is the adverb? Here come the paperboy and the milkman.

here

500

Identify the adverbs: Rick and his girlfriend had an argument and walked angrily away from each other.

adverbs: angrily and away

Imposters

100

What are the two imposters?

prepositional phrase and infinitive

200

What is the difference between a prepositional phrase and an infinitive?

a prepositional phrase ends with a noun and an infinitive ends with an action verb

300

Identify the imposters: The mother and father came out of the house and comforted the girl. DOUBLE POINTS: What is the adverb?

out of the house/adverb is out

400

Identify the imposters: The boys' basketball team is undefeated, and the girls' team seems to be on a winning streak. TRIPLE POINTS: Identify the parts of this sentence and the formula

to be - infinitive, on a winning streak - prepositional phrase

500

What are the imposters? Peter found the picnic basket in the meadow, so he shouted for joy.

in the meadow, for joy

Identify the Parts

100

DOUBLE POINTS: Scott took his college tests last month, yet he has not heard anything about the results.

Scott - subject, took - verb, he - subject, has heard - verb, about the results - prepositional phrase

200

TRIPLE POINTS: Tina will graduate in the spring; she wants to join the Peace Corps and to work with people living in poor nations.

Tina - subject, will graduate - verb, in the spring - prepositional phrase, she - subject, wants - verb, to join - infinitive, to work - infinitive, with people - prepositional phrase, in poor nations - prepositional phrase

300

DOUBLE POINTS: The couple climbed to the mountaintop, so they could see the view and get their bearings.

couple - subject, climbed - verb, to the mountaintop - prepositional phrase, they - subject, could see - verb, get - verb

400

TRIPLE POINTS: Marilynn's parents will not allow her to go out this weekend, nor will they allow her to talk on the phone.

parents - subjects, will allow - verb, to go - infinitive, out this weekend - prepositional phrase, they - subject, will allow - verb, to talk - infinitive, on the phone - prepositional phrase

500

DOUBLE POINTS: People are starving in Africa; we need to send them food and money.

people - subject, are starving - verb, in Africa - prepositional phrase, we - subject, need - verb, to send - infinitive