Sentence Construction

What is the role of adjectives in a sentence?

• Adjectives describe or modify nouns, providing more detail about them.

• Adjectives are used to connect clauses in a sentence.

• Adjectives serve as the main verb in a sentence.

• Adjectives indicate the time of an action.

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

What is a predicate in a sentence?

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

• The subject of the sentence.

• The object that receives the action in a sentence.

• A type of conjunction used to connect clauses.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is an example of a compound subject?

• Tom and Jerry are friends

• The cat sat on the mat

• She runs every morning

• He is reading a book

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is a fragment?

• A complete sentence that expresses a full thought.

• A group of words that does not express a complete thought; it is not a complete sentence.

• A type of punctuation used in writing.

• A literary device used to create suspense.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

What is an example of a dependent clause?

• Although it was raining

• We went outside

• It was raining

• We stayed inside because it was raining

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is an example of a compound predicate?

• She ran and jumped

• She ran quickly

• She jumped high

• She ran and walked

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is a compound predicate?

• A compound predicate consists of two or more verbs or verb phrases that share the same subject.

• A compound predicate is a single verb that describes multiple actions.

• A compound predicate is a type of sentence that contains only one subject and one verb.

• A compound predicate is a phrase that modifies the subject of a sentence.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is an independent clause?

• A group of words that can stand alone as a sentence; it has a subject and a predicate.

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

• A type of sentence that expresses a complete thought without a subject.

• A collection of words that lacks a verb and cannot form a complete sentence.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is a run-on sentence?

• A sentence that contains only one independent clause.

• A sentence that is too long and needs to be shortened.

• A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunction.

• A sentence that uses excessive punctuation.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

What is a conjunction?

• A word that connects clauses or sentences, such as 'and', 'but', or 'so'.

• A type of punctuation used to separate sentences.

• A word that describes an action or state of being.

• A word that modifies a noun or pronoun.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E