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Simple Sentences

Compound & Complex

SentencesFragments &

Run-onsVerb Tenses Agreement &

Consistency Word Classes

A sentence must contain these two elements in order to be

complete.

A 100

a subject and a verb

A 100

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence:

A 200

In the morning, the glowing sun peeked over the distant

mountains.

sun

A 200

Indentify the complete subject in the following

sentence:

A 300

The three small children in the gift shop played

dangerously close to a display of expensive crystal.

The three small children in the gift shop

A 300

Identify the auxiliary verb and the main verb in the

following sentence:

A 400

The students should be prepared on the day of the

mid-term exam.

auxiliary verb = should

main verb = be

A 400

Change this active sentence into the passive voice:

A 500

The radio station has given away several tickets to this

weekend’s concert.

Several tickets to this weekend’s concert have been

given away (by the radio station).

A 500

A compound sentence contains .

B 100

two or more simple sentences

B 100

Name the two types of clauses.

B 200

dependent and independent

B 200

Name three coordinating conjunctions.

B 300

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

FANBOYS

B 300

Identify the subordinating conjunction and the

dependent clause in the following sentence:

B 400

The outdoor patio in the café is open daily for lunch unless

it rains.

subordinating conjunction = unless

dependent clause = it rains

B 400

What are the two components of a transitional expression?

B 500

a semicolon (;) and a conjunctive adverb (e.g. however, furthermore,

meanwhile)

B 500

What is a fragment?

C 100

an incomplete sentence

C 100

Name one of the two types of run-on sentences

C 200

a comma splice

a fused sentence

C 200

This type of fragment has a subject and a verb, but it

cannot stand alone.

C 300

a dependent clause fragment

C 300

DAILY DOUBLE

C 400

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Use the appropriate punctuation marks to correct the following

run-on sentence:

C 400

Dreams have been the source of inspiration to many people, according to the Koran, God

revealed many truths to Mohammed through dreams.

Dreams have been the source of inspiration to many people. According to the Koran, God

revealed many truths to Mohammed through dreams.

C 400

A fragment might begin with an infinitive verb phrase,

which is a phrase that begins with .

C 500

the base form of the verb preceded by to

(e.g. to walk, to sleep)

C 500

Name the two types of main verbs

D 100

action and linking

D 100

What does the simple present tense indicate about an

action?

D 200

that the action is a general fact or a habitual activity

D 200

What are the two (verb-related) components that

make up the present perfect tense.

D 300

have/has + past participle

of verb

D 300

Using the words in parentheses, complete the sentence with the

correct simple past or past progressive form of the verb.

D 400

Juliana (witness) a car accident while she

(wait) for the bus.

Juliana witnessed a car accident while she was

waiting for the bus.

D 400

Combine the sentences using the word in the parentheses. (Be sure to change one of the verbs to the

past perfect tense):

D 500

We didn’t join Bob and Sara at the restaurant.

(because)

We already ate dinner at home.

We didn’t join Bob and Sara at the restaurant because we had already eaten dinner at home.

D 500

Define is subject-verb agreement.

E 100

the subject(s) and verb(s) of a sentence agree in number

E 100

Are collective nouns, which refer to a group of people or things, singular or plural?

E 200

singularexception: police is always plural

E 200

Correct the error in subject-verb agreement in the following sentence:

E 300

Studies show that many people is afraid of heights.

Studies show that many people are afraid of heights.

E 300

Correct the tense shift in the following sentence:

E 400

Mr. Russell retired in 2005, and then he opens his own

restaurant shortly after.

Mr. Russell retired in 2005, and then he opened his own

restaurant shortly after.

E 400

Identify the two errors in the following sentence and correct the faulty parallel structures:

E 500

My wife told me she will be home by 7:00, but she hadn’t arrived yet.

My wife told me she would be home by 7:00, but she

hasn’t arrived yet.

E 500

Name four word classes (or parts of speech).

F 100

nouns, verbs, pronouns, determiners, adjectives, adverbs, determiners,

prepositions, conjunctions, interjections

F 100

Name the two components of a prepositional phrase.

F 200

preposition + noun phrase (object of the preposition)

(e.g. on top of the mountain)

F 200

Identify the count nouns in the following sentence:

F 300

Rosanne went to the supermarket to pick up eggs,

milk, sugar, onions, and broccoli.

eggs and onions

F 300

Identify the pronoun and its antecedent in the following

sentence:

F 400

Most of the information gathered by the CIA is so

sensitive that the government keeps it saved on encrypted

hard drives.

pronoun = it

antecedent = information

F 400

With the following information, make a sentence using the correct comparative form:

F 500

•The weather in Chicago is cold and windy in the winter.

•The weather in Miami is cool and sunny in the winter.

The weather in Florida is better than the weather in

Chicago in the winter.(answers may vary)

F 500

The Final Jeopardy Category is:

Editing a Paragraph

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Identify five (5) errors in the following paragraph. The errors may be in formatting or grammar structure:

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In 2005, a cell phone company in China has created a

breathalyzer phone, people can program the phone to

block certain numbers such as that of the boss, or ex-

lover. If the phone user is intoxicated, he or she

cannot to dial those numbers. Can you imagine how

many embarrassing phone calls did this feature

prevent?

[In 2005, a cell phone company in China

created a breathalyzer phone. People can program the

phone to block certain numbers such as that of the

boss, or ex-lover.] If the phone user is intoxicated, he

or she cannot dial those numbers. Can you imagine

how many embarrassing phone calls did this feature

prevented?

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