Revising Sentences

What is the difference between 'their', 'there', and 'they're'?

• 'Their' is a contraction for 'they are'.

• 'There' refers to a place.

• 'They're' is possessive.

• 'Their' is possessive, 'there' refers to a place, and 'they're' is a contraction for 'they are'.

• 'Their' and 'they're' are interchangeable.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is a sentence fragment?

• A complete sentence that expresses a full thought.

• A group of words that does not express a complete thought and is missing a subject or a verb.

• A type of sentence that includes multiple clauses.

• A sentence that is grammatically correct but lacks punctuation.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

What is an independent clause?

• A group of words that can stand alone as a sentence because it expresses a complete thought.

• A phrase that cannot stand alone and requires additional information.

• A type of sentence that contains multiple subjects and predicates.

• A collection of words that lacks a subject and a verb.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is a subject in a sentence?

• The part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.

• The part of the sentence that describes the action.

• The part of the sentence that provides additional information about the subject.

• The part of the sentence that connects two clauses.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1F

What is a complex sentence?

• A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

• A complex sentence contains two independent clauses.

• A complex sentence is a sentence that asks a question.

• A complex sentence is a simple sentence with additional details.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is the role of quotation marks in a sentence?

• To indicate direct speech or a quotation.

• To emphasize a word or phrase.

• To separate items in a list.

• To indicate a title of a book or article.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What is the importance of punctuation in writing?

• Punctuation helps clarify meaning and indicates the structure of sentences.

• Punctuation is only necessary for formal writing.

• Punctuation has no impact on the meaning of sentences.

• Punctuation is used to make writing look more appealing.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What is a predicate in a sentence?

• The part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is.

• The subject of the sentence that performs the action.

• The introductory phrase that sets the context of the sentence.

• The concluding statement that summarizes the sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1F

What is the purpose of a comma in a sentence?

• To indicate a pause between parts of a sentence or to separate items in a list.

• To connect two independent clauses without a conjunction.

• To indicate the end of a sentence or thought.

• To emphasize a particular word or phrase.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What is a compound sentence?

• A compound sentence is made up of two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction or a semicolon.

• A compound sentence consists of a single independent clause and a dependent clause.

• A compound sentence is a sentence that contains only one independent clause.

• A compound sentence is a sentence that uses only simple words.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.7.1B