Intro to Grammar

"The maple tree was struck by lightning." What part of speech is "maple"

An independent clause is a complete sentence

What is a question you can ask to help identify an adverb?

"He skipped" is a complete sentence

The COLON is used correctly in the following sentence: I hope we win today: we've put in a lot of hard work.

Gold is clearly more valuable than silver. What part of speech is the word 'valuable?'

Choose the answer that matches the following definition: The ___________ is doing the verb.

Let's see how observant you are: Who is my favorite baseball team?

A conjunction is a word used to CONNECT clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause

'Can you touch it' is a great question when identifying a noun

Kindness is a adverb

"John jumped beneath the basketball goal" What part of speech is "basketball" in the context of this sentence?

"Cheerleading is my favorite sport" What is the verb in the sentence?

Isn't is a contraction

What is the best definition of an adjective?

"So" is a preposition

The COLON is used correctly in the following sentence: I hope we win today: we've put in a lot of hard work.

"The soccer goal fell during the game." What part of speech is Soccer

" ; " is the semicolon symbol

'Falsely' is an adverb

'Truly' is an idea, which is a noun

"The runaway dog was caught by John" What is the subject of this sentence?

"I just spend 1.3 million dollars. I'm still a rich man, though." What punctuation mark makes this sentence more proper?

A complete sentence must have a subject, verb, and object

Before the game and all thoughout it --- This is an independent clause

A contraction connects two words together using a comma

Falsely is not an adjective

Choose the answer that matches the following definition: The ___________ is getting verb-ed.

"John jumped beneath the basketball goal" What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?

"Don't" is an example of a contraction

Does it describe a noun is a great question when identifying an adverb

Emperor Palpatine was absolutely the most evil villain in the galaxy. What part of speech is the word 'absolutely?'

Does it end in 'LY' is a great question when identifying an adjective

Sally really wanted a Black Lab for Christmas. What part of speech is 'Black Lab?'

What is the best definition for a preposition?

'That's' is a contraction

"At one point, Batman hated Superman" What is the object of the sentence?

What questions should you ask to identify a verb?

The Mandalorian's favorite weapon of choice is the blaster. What part of speech is the word 'blaster?'

Patience is a noun

'How's' is a conjunction

"Isn't" is not an example of a conjunction

" : " is the colon symbol

'At' is a preposition

Bella couldn't stand up any longer, so she sat on the fence. What part of speech is the word 'on?'

'Can you do it' is a great question when identifying a verb

'Beauty' is a idea

" The Mandalorian is my favorite TV show; Ahsoka was my favorite character." The semicolon is used correctly.

'What's' is a conjunction

"Wayne cried" has both a subject and a verb

"We ate mashed potatoes." What part of speech is "mashed"

An 'independent clause' is a complete sentence and CAN stand alone

What is a contraction?

A 'dependent clause' is a clause that CANNOT stand alone. It needs something else to make it complete.

Since the brawl at the baseball field --- This is an independent clause

Underneath is a preposition

My New Year's Resolution is this: down bacon grease for breakfast, eat more mayonnaise for lunch, & go to bed extra late

"The runaway dog was caught by John" What is the object of this sentence?

John was so proud that his son made the football team. What part of speech is the word 'made?'

We know that a noun is a person, place, thing, or IDEA. Which of the following words would be considered an idea?

Billy ran to the house. What part of speech is ran

"The Green Lantern is one of the silliest super heroes" What is the subject of the sentence?

Before the pregame meal, during halftime, and after the game at Hillcrest --- This is an independent clause

Name the set of prepositions

The lazy fox jumped over the brown log. What part of speech is the word 'lazy?'

Luke Skywalker's favorite weapon of choice is the lightsaber. What part of speech is the word 'lightsaber?'

He had hotdogs and pizza before he even ate lunch --- This is an independent clause

The COLON is used correctly in the sentence: Her stats after the game were: 10 assists, 11 rebounds, 26 points,

Can't is a preposition

FANBOYS is an anagram for conjunction words

'Decide' is a verb

The subject is the first noun in the sentence

Honestly, who doesn't love baby Yoda. What type of term is the word 'doesn't?'

"After the party in the gymnasium at the school" This is a complete sentence

I much prefer going to school face to face over virtual. What part of speech is the word 'over?'

Joe sadly had to go home from summer camp. "Sadly" is what part of speech

What is the best definition of a noun?

__________, no recognition for her skills, and a dislike for the polyester uniform made Kelsey quit the ping-pong team.

Her favorite thing to collect was the vintage barbie doll. What part of speech is the word 'collect?'