Name the Subject
Name the Verb
Syntactical Structure
What's wrong with this sentence?
True or False?
100

 The year is 1907.

The year 

100
Research shows the benefits of getting a full night's sleep. 

shows

100

The meteorologists agree; it is unseasonably warm today.  

IC; IC. 

100

The stakes are high, the future is uncertain. 

Comma splice/using a comma to separate two ICs. 
100

You can separate two ICs with a just a comma.

False. 

200

In fact, dictionaries are so prevalent that it's easy to forget that they have not always existed.

dictionaries 

200

A poem written today looks vastly different from a poem by William Shakespeare.

looks

200

Understandably, some artists are hesitant to share their work; it can be daunting. 

NE, IC; IC. 

200

Daily exercise is good for people of all ages, because it improves cardiovascular health. 

Comma after IC before DC / rule is IC DC.

200

IC, CC IC is acceptable. 

True.

300

English writer Ford Madox Ford believed the novelist played an important role as a recorder of history.

English writer Ford Madox Ford

300

The daily demands a typical college student faces are multifaceted.

are
300

The cotton gin revolutionized the textile industry, and the steam engine brought upon a new era of product distribution.  

IC, CC IC. 

300

Since it debuted in 1994 on NBC "Friends" has become an icon of television.

Comma needed after "NBC" to make DC, IC.

300

A FANBOY and a Subordinating Conjunction are the same thing. 

False. 

400

The technology that was most essential in yesteryear, like the fax machines and the floppy disks, is obsolete in our iPhone-obsessed society.

The technology that was most essential in yesteryear 

400

The hottest destination tourists are dying to go to isn't in some faraway, exotic city on the other side of the world.

isn't 

400

The U.S. Department of Labor expects Early Childhood Education jobs to grow moderately over the coming decade while other fields may shrink.

IC DC.

400
The Board of Directors hoped he would reconsider his decision in the matter; but it was clear that Johnson was adamant in his position. 

Semicolon should be a comma to make IC, CC IC.

400

In "despite her fear," the word "despite" is a subordinating conjunction.

False.

500

Long before European contact, the area that is now Bethlehem, Pennsylvania was inhabited by a rich variety of indigenous peoples.

the area that is now Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. 

500

Despite valid concerns over cultural imperialism, the international film industry in many ways enables positive culture sharing. 

enables 

500

Although some of his contemporaries might consider his work menial or inconsequential, he cherishes his, admittedly unexpected, opportunity to contribute to the unfolding stories of countless immigrants.

DC, PART IC, NE, REST OF IC. 

500

Simply put, media literacy allows people to critically evaluate media, and is essential to succeeding as a global citizen. 

Comma before "and." 

This is not IC, CC IC. 


500

A subordinating conjunction signals the beginning of a dependent clause and is followed by a subject and a verb. 

True.