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What is a prepositional phrase?
What is a prepositional phrase?
- A phrase that lacks a subject or a verb
- A phrase that ends with a preposition
- A phrase that functions as a complete sentence
- A phrase that begins with a preposition and ends with an object (correct)
Which of the following is a characteristic of a complete sentence?
Which of the following is a characteristic of a complete sentence?
- Contains a subject and a predicate (correct)
- Begins with a transition word
- Does not express a complete thought
- Lacks a subject or a verb
What is a fragment in writing?
What is a fragment in writing?
- A sentence that contains a subject and predicate
- A sentence that lacks either the subject or the verb (correct)
- A sentence that expresses a complete thought
- A sentence that begins with a transition word
How can you fix a run-on sentence?
How can you fix a run-on sentence?
What is the purpose of a topic sentence?
What is the purpose of a topic sentence?
What is the first step in the writing process?
What is the first step in the writing process?
Which type of sentence is made up of two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction?
Which type of sentence is made up of two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction?
When two independent clauses in a compound sentence are not bridged with a connecting word, what punctuation mark is used?
When two independent clauses in a compound sentence are not bridged with a connecting word, what punctuation mark is used?
What is used to show the connection between two independent clauses in a compound sentence?
What is used to show the connection between two independent clauses in a compound sentence?
In a complex sentence, what does a dependent clause depend on for its meaning?
In a complex sentence, what does a dependent clause depend on for its meaning?
Which punctuation mark is used to separate parts of sentences?
Which punctuation mark is used to separate parts of sentences?
What is used to connect two independent clauses that are not bridged by a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence?
What is used to connect two independent clauses that are not bridged by a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence?
What is a dependent clause?
What is a dependent clause?
In the sentence 'Since they added that new station, the trains have been taking a lot longer to arrive,' what is 'since they added that new station'?
In the sentence 'Since they added that new station, the trains have been taking a lot longer to arrive,' what is 'since they added that new station'?
Which type of sentence is made up of two complete sentences connected by a coordinating conjunction?
Which type of sentence is made up of two complete sentences connected by a coordinating conjunction?
What part of speech describes the relationship between other words?
What part of speech describes the relationship between other words?
Which word represents short bursts of emotion?
Which word represents short bursts of emotion?
What does the subject of a sentence do?
What does the subject of a sentence do?
What type of clause begins with a subordinating word and cannot stand alone as a sentence?
What type of clause begins with a subordinating word and cannot stand alone as a sentence?
What part of speech describes or modifies adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs?
What part of speech describes or modifies adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs?
Which punctuation mark is used to separate cities, states, and countries in writing?
Which punctuation mark is used to separate cities, states, and countries in writing?
What is the difference between an independent clause and a dependent clause?
What is the difference between an independent clause and a dependent clause?
What type of sentence is made up of two independent clauses connected by a semicolon?
What type of sentence is made up of two independent clauses connected by a semicolon?
In a compound sentence, what punctuation mark is used before a connecting word like 'but'?
In a compound sentence, what punctuation mark is used before a connecting word like 'but'?
What is a dependent clause dependent on for its meaning in a complex sentence?
What is a dependent clause dependent on for its meaning in a complex sentence?
Which punctuation mark is used between two independent clauses that are not bridged with a connecting word?
Which punctuation mark is used between two independent clauses that are not bridged with a connecting word?
What part of speech describes or modifies adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs?
What part of speech describes or modifies adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs?
What punctuation mark is used in writing to separate parts of sentences?
What punctuation mark is used in writing to separate parts of sentences?
Which type of tense is used when events are incomplete or have already happened?
Which type of tense is used when events are incomplete or have already happened?
What is the purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?
What is the purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?
What part of speech describes the relationship between other words?
What part of speech describes the relationship between other words?
What is the correct way to fix a run-on sentence?
What is the correct way to fix a run-on sentence?
What does a predicate in a sentence must contain?
What does a predicate in a sentence must contain?
What differentiates a complete sentence from a fragment?
What differentiates a complete sentence from a fragment?
What part of speech represents short bursts of emotion?
What part of speech represents short bursts of emotion?
In a sentence, what does the subject do?
In a sentence, what does the subject do?
What is the main characteristic of a complete sentence?
What is the main characteristic of a complete sentence?
Which punctuation mark is used to separate cities, states, and countries in writing?
Which punctuation mark is used to separate cities, states, and countries in writing?
What do prepositions describe?
What do prepositions describe?
What is the function of an independent clause in a sentence?
What is the function of an independent clause in a sentence?
