Subjects & Predicates
The _____ of a sentence is who or what the sentence is about.
subject
What type of sentence is the following:
Are you going to study for our test tomorrow?
Interrogative
A __________ clause cannot stand alone as a sentence.
dependent
What acronym do we use to help us remember the coordinating conjunctions?
FANBOYS
Subordinate conjunctions join what types of clauses?
An independent and dependent clause
The _____ of a sentence is what a subject is or does.
predicate
What type of sentence is the following:
Study for your test tomorrow.
Imperative
An __________ clause has a subject and a verb, forms a complete thought, and CAN stand alone as a sentence.
independent
Coordinating conjunctions join 2 _________ clauses.
independent
When the independent clause comes first, do you use a comma?
No
Identify the subject of the following sentence:
John went camping this weekend.
John
What type of sentence is the following:
We have a test tomorrow!
Exclamatory
Identify the following as an independent or dependent clause:
They visit the beach whenever it's sunny
Independent clause
What should go after the first independent clause but before the conjunction in a compound sentence?
A comma
When the dependent clause comes first, do you use a comma?
Yes
Identify the predicate of the following sentence:
John went camping this weekend.
went camping this weekend
What type of sentence is the following:
The syntax unit test is tomorrow.
Declarative
Identify the following as an independent or dependent clause:
It just makes my day
Dependent clause
Join the following 2 clauses using a comma and coordinating conjunction:
My classmate studies very hard. She always gets good grades.
My classmate studies very hard, so she gets good grades.
Add to the following sentence by adding a subordinate conjunction and dependent clause to the end:
I feed the cats every morning
Example: I feed the cats every morning because it's my chore.
An incomplete sentence that is missing either a subject or a predicate is called a sentence __________.
fragment
Which 2 sentence types typically use a period at the end?
Declarative and Imperative
Identify the following as an independent or dependent clause:
Whichever student picked up the trash
Dependent clause
Join the following 2 clauses using a comma and coordinating conjunction:
Sara called her friend. Nobody answered the phone.
Sara called her friend, but nobody answered the phone.
Add to the following sentence by adding a subordinate conjunction and dependent clause to the beginning:
I will buy the tickets
Example: Since you bought them last time, I will buy the tickets.