Which sentence uses the comma CORRECTLY?

All through the night, the fire burned.

Which sentence does not contain a C-S or ROS?

The stranger was very tall, handsome and wore a black hat.

What is not always true of a sentence?

It contains a subordinate clause

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1
Which word is an interjection?
Ahhhh!
dog
yet
Sit.
2
"Wear a hat if you go outside." The bolded words are...
the complete subject
an independent clause
a subordinate clause
a prepositional phrase
3
"Before you go to bed brush your teeth." contains what error?
needs a comma
needs a semi-colon (;)
needs an apostrophe
run-on sentence
4
Which word/phrase is a superlative adverb?
most beautiful
easier
most often
more frequently
5
In the sentence, "Jasmine was laughing loudly" what part of speech is loudly?
preposition
adverb
adjective
action verb
6
"I love Santa Claus, he's so generous." contains what type of error?
comma-splice error
spelling mistake
incorrect apostrophe use
needs another comma
7
Which of the following is a sentence fragment?
Have some tea.
I want to go to sleep.
To see the sun again.
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What makes something a clause?
Starting with a preposition
Ending with an exclamation mark!
Having an adjective and noun
Having a subject AND predicate
9
What is a predicate?
person or thing doing the action
part containing the verb
connects clauses
describes the noun
10
Which sentence uses the comma CORRECTLY?
The firefighter, entered the burning house.
The firefighter entered the burning, house.
All through the night, the fire burned.
He entered the house, and sprayed the burning couch.
11
Which sentence does not contain a C-S or ROS?
The stranger was very tall, handsome and wore a black hat.
The stranger was tall he was wearing a black hat.
The tall man was strange, he wore a black hat.
He was tall, handsome, he wore a black hat.
12
What is not always true of a sentence?
It contains at least one independent clause
It begins with a capital letter
It contains a subordinate clause
It ends with a period, exclamation mark, or question mark.
13
"I threw the ball through the window." The word "through" is a/an
adjective
adverb
preposition
conjunction
14
"Olivia really wanted to see Cesario again." The simple predicate is...
Cesario
really
to see
wanted
15
Which of the following is not a noun?
banana
pencil
serious
jealousy
16
"My favourite teacher loves Shakespeare." The simple subject is...
teacher
Shakespeare
my
favourite
17
Which of the following is not a clause?
Go to your room!
which is in Ottawa
Listening to music
that I love
18
Type of verb that does not involve any action
Thinking
Action
Predicate
Linking
19
Which of the following is a sentence fragment?
She was shouting at the students.
Shouting at the student.
The principal shouted at the students.
The students were shouted at.
20
"We wrote an essay and completed a project." The conjunction is
completed
and
an
a
21
"Remember to bring one thing a pen." needs what?
a colon :
a semi colon ;
an apostrophe '
a comma ,
22
Which of the following words is not a coordinate conjunction? (Hint FANBOYS)
or
yet
because
so
23
A subject ...
describes the verb
does the verb
is the action
gets affected by the object
24
What type of noun is a name and is capitalized?
Abstract
Common
Collective
Proper
25
"The escaped prisoner hid in the woods." The verb is...
woods
escaped
prisoner
hid

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