Literacy Pop Quiz

Which one of the following sentences is incomplete?

• The painting is new.

• The colours are wonderful!

• The painting with the mountains.

• Pass me the paint.

A simple sentence has only one independent clause. Name one thing that an independent clause must have.

A simple sentence has only one independent clause. Name another thing that an independent clause must have.

Identify the subject in this sentence:

Lincoln kicked the football.

• Lincoln

• football

• the

• kicked

Identify the verb in the following statement:

Lincoln kicked the football.

• Lincoln

• football

• the

• kicked

​ Complete the following sentence with the correct subject and verb.

​ (a)   ​ (b)   across the sea at up to 800 kilometers an hour. ​ ​

• Tsunamis
• travel

What information does the 'subject' in a sentence tell us?

What information does the 'verb' in a sentence tell us?

What is the purpose of conjunctions?

• To join words, phrases or clauses

• To break apart sentences

• They are used in simple sentences

• They tell us 'who' the sentence is about

Compound sentences combine two or more independent clauses.

• True

• False