Clause & Sentence
This type of clause has a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a complete sentence.
Independent clause
The acronym FANBOYS stands for these seven coordinating conjunctions.
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
This main type of verb shows physical or mental movement, like run, think, or jump.
action verb
This part of the sentence tells who or what is doing the action.
subject
This type of complement renames or describes the subject after a linking verb.
subject complement
Identify the sentence structure: "The chef baked a delicious chocolate cake."
Simple
Words like because, although, since, and if belong to this group of conjunctions.
subordinating conjunctions
In the sentence "The dog has eaten his dinner," what type of verb is has?
helping verb
Identify the direct object: "The pitch deck convinced the investor.
investor
Identify the underlined word: "The team elected Sarah captain.
object complement
Identify the sentence structure: "Although it was raining, we played soccer outside."
What type of conjunction is used to combine two independent clauses into a compound sentence?
coordinating conjunction or FANBOYS
Identify the verb type in this sentence: "The soup tastes delicious."
linking verb
Identify the appositive phrase: "Mr. Davis, my favorite English teacher, assigned a fun project.
my favorite English teacher
Identify the subject complement in this sentence: "The winner of the race was fast."
fast
Identify the italicized clause: "The student, who won the science fair, gave a speech."
dependent clause
Identify the subordinating conjunction in this sentence: "We stayed inside until the storm passed."
until
Name all the verbs in the verb phrase for this sentence: "She will be arriving at noon."
will and be are helping verbs; arriving is the main action verb
In this sentence, identify the subject and direct object: "The cat caught a mouse."
subject = cat
direct object = mouse
Identify whether the bolded word is a subject complement or an object complement: "The judge found the defendant guilty.
object complement
Identify the sentence structure: "I wanted to go to the park, but my brother preferred the pool."
compound sentence
Add the missing punctuation and conjunction: "I studied hard for the test ___ I scored an A."
so
Is appeared an action or linking verb in this sentence? "He appears to be a hero."
linking verb
Punctuate this sentence with commas around the appositive: "Jupiter the largest planet in our solar system has many moons."
Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, has many moons.
Complete the rule: An object complement follows and describes/renames the _______ object, while a subject complement follows a _______ verb.
direct object / linking verb