Grammar: Sentence Parts..March..2018

In a sentence, the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something is the ___________________________of that sentence.

• predicate

• subject

• clause

• phrase

This is a written sequence of two or more main clauses that are not separated by a period or semicolon or joined by a conjunction. It may also be called a "fused" sentence.

• phrase

• clause

• fragment

• run-on

A group of words containing a subject and predicate and functioning as a member of a complex complex or compound sentence. The sentence “When it rained they went inside” consists of two of these: “when it rained” and “they went inside.”

• clause

• phrase

• run-on

Groups of words that look like sentences, but aren't. What these groups of words lack is at least one independent clause.

• fragments

• run-ons

• predicates

A small group of words standing together as a unit, typically forming a component or part of a clause.

• clause

• phrase

• subject

A ________________ is a grammatical term that is part of a clause that includes the verb and the words that tell what the subject does.

• phrase

• fragment

• predicate

Identify what the underlined example is:

Vincent Van Gogh painted many masterpieces.

• run-on

• subject

• predicate

Identify what is underlined:

When the robbers left town, they were driving a getaway car.

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

• subject

• predicate

Identify:

Jose loves the movies he goes every weekend.

• fragment

• predicate

• run-on

Identify:

Because it was Easter.

• fragment

• complete sentence

• main clause