Grammar Sentence Structure

What is a subject?

• .A group of words that looks like a sentence, but is missing either a subject or predicate

• Whom or what the sentence is about

• A sentence containing only one clause, with a single subject and predicate

• The verb or action word in a sentence.

What is a predicate?

• A sentence containing only one clause, with a single subject and predicate

• A group of words that looks like a sentence, but is missing either a subject or predicate

• Verb that tells something about the subject

• Whom or what the sentence is about

What is a fragment?

• IDK

• A sentence containing only one clause, with a single subject and predicate

• A sentence containing two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause

• A group of words that looks like a sentence, but is missing either a subject or predicate

What is a run-on sentence?

• A sentence that likes to jog.

• A group of words that looks like a sentence, but is missing either a subject or predicate

• A sentence containing two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause

• When two complete sentences are joined together incorrectly

What is a compound sentence?

• A sentence containing only one clause, with a single subject and predicate

• A sentence containing an independent clause and at least one dependent clause

• A sentence containing two independent clauses

• A sentence containing two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause

What is a complex sentence?

• A group of words that looks like a sentence, but is missing either a subject or predicate

• A sentence containing an independent clause and at least one dependent clause

• A sentence containing two independent clauses

• A sentence containing two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause

What is a compound-complex sentence?

• A sentence containing two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause

• A sentence containing an independent clause and at least one dependent clause

• A sentence containing two independent clauses

• A sentence containing only one clause, with a single subject and predicate

What is a simple sentence?

• Whom or what the sentence is about

• A sentence containing only one clause, with a single subject and predicate

• A sentence containing two independent clauses

• When two complete sentences are joined together incorrectly

Which sentence is a complex sentence?

• As I walked down the hallway, I saw my friend.

• I walked down the hallway, and I saw my friend.

• I walked down the hallway.

• I saw my friend.

Which sentence is compound-complex?

• My friend is always staying after school, and she will be performing in the school play.

• My friend is always staying after school, and she will be performing in the school play, which is about The Civil War.

• My friend is always staying after school, and performing in the school play about The Civil War.

• The school play is about The Civil War, and my friend will be performing in it this year.