Grammar

Match the following

• a word that connects similar kinds of words or similar groups of words

• subordinating conjunction

• a word that connects two complete ideas by making one of the ideas subordinate to the other

• correlative conjunction

• a word that connects a noun or pronoun that appears with it to another word in the sentence

• prepositional phrase

• a group of words that includes a preposition and a noun or pronoun

• coordinating conjunction

• connect similar words or groups of words and always appear in pairs

• preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Match the following

• the essential noun, pronoun, or group of words acting as a noun that cannot be left out

• simple subject

• the essential verb or verb phrase that cannot be left out of the complete predicate

• simple predicate

• the part of the sentence that includes a noun or pronoun that names the person, place, or thing

• complete predicate

• the part of the sentence that includes a verb that tells something about the complete subject

• appositive

• a noun or pronoun placed near another noun or pronoun to identify, rename, or explain it

• complete subject

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Match the following

• any group of words that does not express a complete thought

• run-on

• a group of words that expresses a complete thought and can be considered a sentence on its own

• appositive phrase

• a punctuation mark that indicates a separation of ideas

• sentence fragment

• a noun or pronoun with modifiers, placed next to a noun or pronoun to add info and details

• independent clause

• consists of two or more sentences separated only by a comma or no punctuation at all

• commas

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Match the following

• when you take another person's words and place them in your own document

• colons

• a punctuation mark that is used before a list and before an explanation

• semicolons

• a punctuation mark that is used as a super comma, or to separate independent clauses

• direct quotation

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Example:

about, on, in, of, after, at to, until, etc.

• preposition

• coordinating conjunction

• appositive

• subordinating conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Example:

They closed the window before the storm.

• appositive phrase

• complete subject

• prepositional phrase

• run-on

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Example:

and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet

• preposition

• coordinating conjunction

• correlative conjunction

• subordinating conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Example:

both...and, neither...nor, either...or, not only...but also.

• appositive phrase

• coordinating conjunction

• subordinating conjunction

• correlative conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Example:

after, before, unless, because, although, etc

• subordinating conjunction

• coordinating conjunction

• preposition

• correlative conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Example:

Two of his friends studied law enforcement.

• simple subject

• complete subject

• appositive

• appositive phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B