Grammar Quiz

Write the part of speech next to the word.

Joe

Run

Blue

What is a dependent clause?

Does not express a complete thought and can't stand by itself.

Expresses a complete thought and can stand by itself.

Which of the following is a dependent clause?

While he was climbing the tree.

The bird was flying in the sky.

The dog sat on the porch.

What is an independent clause?

Expresses a complete thought

Does not express a complete thought

Which of the following is an independent clause?

Because no one wanted to leave.

Unless you clean your room.

The man ran three blocks.

What is a fragment?

A group of words that look like a sentence but isn't

A complete sentence that expresses a complete thought

Which of the following is a fragment?

From morning until night.

The dog howls from sunrise to sunset.

The fox runs through the woods.

What is a phrase?

A group of related words used as a single part of speech that DOES NOT contain a verb and its subject.

A group of related words used as a single part of speech that DOES contain a verb and its subject.

Which of the following is a phrase?

Was waiting to take the quiz.

Janice was walking to class.

Robert was singing to the fans.

What is a run on?

A sentence that goes on for too long.

A sentence that is too short.

Place the period/semicolon in the run on where you think it should go.

The dog ate his food he was happy.

The cat ran away from the dog he hid under a bush.

The fish swam in the see a fisher caught them.

What does FANBOYS stand for?

For And Nor But Or Yet So

For After Not Because Our Yet So

Correct the spot of the apostrophes. If the apostrophe is in the right spot then put a check next to the sentence.

The dogs tail was stepped on.

It's hair was pulled.

My mom was born in the 1900's.

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