What is the main focus of today's lesson?

• Reading comprehension

• Understanding punctuation marks

• Learning about sentence fragments

• Writing essays

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What is an independent clause?

• A group of words with a subject and a verb that can stand alone

• A sentence missing a verb

• A sentence missing a subject

• A group of words that cannot stand alone

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a fragment?

• Missing a subject

• A complete thought

• A subordinate clause

• Missing a verb

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

What is a simple subject?

• The verb in a sentence

• The noun doing the action

• The entire predicate

• The adjective describing the noun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

In the sentence 'Her best friend moved away last summer,' what is the simple subject?

• Her

• Best

• Summer

• Friend

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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 a simple predicate?

• The subject of the sentence

• The entire predicate

• The verb itself

• The noun doing the action

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

In the sentence 'Danielle placed several pecans in her son's hand,' what is the simple predicate?

• Hand

• Pecans

• Placed

• Danielle

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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 a compound subject?

• A subject with multiple nouns

• A subject with multiple verbs

• A verb with multiple subjects

• A predicate with multiple verbs

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which of the following sentences is a run-on?

• The periodic table shows all the known chemical elements.

• Christina has a charming personality.

• Martin graduated with a degree in Russian literature.

• My cat pounced on the toy mouse, she probably thought it was real.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which of the following sentences is a fragment?

• Sometimes feels nervous and uncomfortable when speaking in front of large groups.

• The actor's speech was a tribute to the crew.

• The coach criticized the referee for his bad call.

• The film wouldn't have been possible without them.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F