CATEGORY 1: SENTENCES & FRAGMENTS
What must every complete sentence have?
A subject and a predicate.
What does FANBOYS stand for?
Answer: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
Question: What is the preposition?
The book is on the table.
Answer: On.
Question: What does an appositive do?
Answer: It renames or gives more information about a noun.
Question: What punctuation marks are placed around a person's exact spoken words?
Answer: Quotation marks.
Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
The dog ran across the yard.
Complete sentence.
Question: Which conjunction completes the sentence?
I wanted to play outside, ___ it started raining.
Answer: But.
Question: What is the prepositional phrase?
The students walked into the classroom.
Answer: Into the classroom.
Question: What is the appositive?
My friend, Sarah, loves to read.
Answer: Sarah.
Question: What is missing?
Mom said, “Clean your room.
Answer: A closing quotation mark.
Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
Because I was tired.
Answer: Fragment.
Question: How many independent clauses are in a compound sentence?
Answer: Two.
Question: What is the object of the preposition?
The cat slept under the bed.
Answer: Bed.
Question: What noun does the appositive rename?
Mr. Jones, our principal, greeted the students.
Answer: Mr. Jones.
Question: Correct the sentence:
“I am hungry” said Adam.
Answer: “I am hungry,” said Adam.
Fix this fragment:
Running through the park.
Answer: Answers may vary. Example: The girl was running through the park.
Question: Is this compound or complex?
I finished my homework, so I watched TV.
Answer: Compound.
Question: Identify the prepositional phrase AND the object of the preposition:
We walked through the park.
Answer: Prepositional phrase: through the park; object: park.
Question: Identify the appositive phrase:
My dog, a playful golden retriever, loves the park.
Answer: A playful golden retriever.
Question: Correct the capitalization and punctuation:
sarah said “I finished my homework.”
Answer: Sarah said, “I finished my homework.”
What is wrong with this sentence?
I went to the store I bought some candy.
Answer: It is a run-on sentence.
Question: Is this compound or complex?
Because it was raining, we stayed inside.
Answer: Complex.
Question: Identify BOTH prepositional phrases:
The book on the desk belongs to my teacher.
Answer: On the desk and to my teacher.
Question: Add an appositive to this sentence:
Mrs. Smith teaches English.
Answer: Answers may vary. Example: Mrs. Smith, my English teacher, teaches English.
Question: Correct ALL mistakes:
“where are you going”? asked Maya.
Answer: “Where are you going?” asked Maya.