Grammatical rules

relating to or being in apposition

a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence

an inquiry that is not supposed to be answered

a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb

In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a ---- after each term except the last.

• period

• comma

• semicolon

• colon

The setting sun faded slowly, silently, and _____.

Which should you add to make this a parallel sentence?

• another adjective

• another adverb

• another prepositional phrase

• another noun

What part of speech is the following:

from

• pronoun

• preposition

• adverb

• article

What is the grammatical function of the following group of underlined words: The young American sailor was mauled by the sea monster?

• It is object of the verb 'was'.

• It is subject of the verb 'was'.

• It is subject of the verbs 'was mauled'.

• It modifies the noun 'sailor'.

What is the grammatical name of the following group of underlined words: They made the boy the captain?

• Noun clause

• Noun phrase

• Adjectival phrase

• Adverbial phrase

The assessment criteria Fluency and Coherence relates to ...

• the range of vocabulary you use

• grammatical structures and accuracy

• the flow of your speech and how you connect your ideas