Find the subject of the following sentence:
John walked to the grocery store.
Who is John?
100
Identify the complete verb in this sentence:
Bill asked his sister to watch their dog this weekend.
What is "asked"?
100
Two separate subjects within an independent clause.
What is a compound subject?
200
The strategy for identifying if a group of words has a verb and noun in order to be classified as a sentence.
What is the Verb-Identification Procedure?
200
Pick a formula, explore the words that fit the formula, note the words, and search and check your sentence.
What is the PENS strategy?
200
Find the subject in the following sentence:
Jason and his brother Darryl wanted to meet up with their friend Andrew tonight.
Who are Jason and Darryl?
200
Identify the complete verb in this sentence:
Annie, Karen, and Joe went to the store.
What is "went"?
200
Two separate actions within an independent clause.
What is a compound verb?
300
A sentence with ONE independent clause.
What is a simple sentence?
300
A grammatical term used to refer to certain typed of verbs. Often they come after the word "to" in a sentence.
What is an infinitive?
300
Find the subject of the following sentence:
Ana wanted her grandmother to be safe, so she asked her sister Carol if any plans were arranged for their vacation.
Who is Ana?
300
Identify the complete verb in this sentence:
The station and its surrounding parking lot become dangerous after 9:00pm.
What is "become"?
300
The four types of simple sentences.
What is "S/V, SS/V, S/VV, and SS/VV"?
400
A group of words that act together to form the action of the sentence.
What is a complete verb?
400
A group of words that act together to form the main noun of a sentence.
What is a complete subject?
400
Identify the subject in the following sentence:
Are the car and truck parked outside?
What are the car and truck?
400
Identify the complete verb in this sentence:
Grandma Santino asked her grandchildren if they wanted to go swimming tomorrow for her birthday party.
What is "asked"?
400
Any of the following: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
What is a coordinating conjunction?
500
A group of words that makes a complete statement and has a subject and a verb.
What is an independent clause?
500
A group of words with a subject and a verb that CANNOT stand alone.
What is a dependent clause?
500
Identify the subject in the following sentence:
The old man and his black cat have lived long lives.
What are the old man and his black cat?
500
Identify the complete verb in this sentence:
Without a well-known attorney, the defendant had no chance to succeed.
What is "had"?
500
A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses that can each stand alone.