Semantics

Decide whether the following could represent a sentence:

• Not much.

• I am a student. The world is my home.

• ‘John is running.’

A simple sentence contains 2 or more verbs and a _______

• Subject.

• Gerund.

• Depend clause.

• Purpose.

“Camila spoke to him in English, but Jhon responded in Spanish.” Is an example of a _________________

• Complex sentence.

• Compound sentence.

Complete the following statement:

A compound-complex sentence has ____ or more independent clauses and at least ____ dependent clause.

• Two/one.

• One/one.

• One/two.

‘The minister pronounced them man and wife.’ Represents an:

• Utterance.

• Sentence.

• Complex-compound sentence.

• Opinion.

Complete this Complex sentence:

____ eating lunch at The Cheesecake Factory, Tim went to the gym to exercise.

• Because

• After

• While

Decide which words are function words in the following sentence:

The children will be swimming in the ocean at five o'clock.

• The, will be,in, the, at.

• Children, swimming, ocean, five, o'clock

Decide which words are content words in the following sentence:

You'll be happy to know that she's decided to take the position.

• You'll, to, that, she's, to, the.

• Be, happy, know, decided, take, position

Function words give us the most important information while content words are used to stitch those words together. This statement is true or false?

• True

• False

Click the homophone below that is correct in its sentence:

Would you like a ________ of cake?

• piece

• peace