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Parts of Speech
Apostrophes
Subjects and Verbs
Phrases and Clauses
Fragments and Run-ons
100
The most commonly used of the eight parts of speech.
What are nouns?
100
Apostrophes are used in these two ways.
What are contractions and possessives?
100
The word "smiles" in the following sentence is this part of speech: Cally smiles when she thinks about pie.
What is a verb?
100
This is the definition of the term "phrase."
What is a group of words?
100
This happens when two independent clauses are linked with just a comma.
What is a comma-splice?
200
him, ourselves, it
What are pronouns?
200
This is a double contraction, and to be avoided.
What is a word like "shouldn't've"?
200
The word "it" in the following sentence is this part of the sentence: It is always entertaining to sit next to Vic.
What is the subject?
200
This is the definition of the term "clause."
What is a group of words with a subject and a verb?
200
Every sentence needs one of these to be complete.
What is an independent clause?
300
These words describe verbs
What are adverbs?
300
"The Miller's house"
What is the wrong way to use an apostrophe?
300
This is the subject of the following sentence: There was no explanation for J's haircut.
What is explanation?
300
In the following sentence, what separates the subject and the verb? The young guy in the front row is Joel.
What is a prepositional phrase?
300
This is the most common way to fix a fragment.
What is connecting it to the adjacent sentence?
400
Oh, wow!
What are interjections?
400
The question you ask to decide where an apostrophe goes in a possessive word.
What is "Whom or what does it belong to?"
400
This is the subject of the following sentence: Tickle Izzy until she screams.
What is "you"?
400
The following sentence has a comma in it because it begins with this. When Gurpreet is gone, we all cry a little.
What is a dependent clause?
400
This type of punctuation along with a transitional word such as "however" can be used to avoid a run-on.
What is a semicolon?
500
This mnemonic term is another way of referring to simple conjunctions.
What are FANBOYS?
500
Pronouns
What is a part of speech that never has a possessive apostrophe?
500
This is the type of verb form used as the subject of the following sentence: Teasing Jessica is fun.
What is a gerund
500
This is the order of independent and dependent clauses in the following sentence: Dru is excited that class will be over when we finish this game.
What is IDD?
500
A comma can be used to separate two independent clauses when it precedes one of these.
What are FANBOYS?