1. Chapter 1: Sentence Parts
REVIEW GAME

2. Question #1
Identify this group of words: “The largest desert in the world.” Answer: Fragment

3. Question #2
The little puppy is ____________. Fill in the blank with a PREDICATE ADJECTIVE

4. Question #3
Compound verb or compound subject? “Hot chocolate and homemade cookies tasted especially good on the cold day.” Answer: compound subject

5. Question #4
declarative, imperative, interrogative, or exclamatory? “Join me at the park.” Answer: imperative

6. Question #5
Identify the SIMPLE predicate (verb) “The young boy collected seashells at the beach.” Answer: collected

7. Question #6
Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence: “Do you remember the name of your kindergarten teacher?” Answer: Do remember

8. Question #7
Declarative, imperative, interrogative, or exclamatory? “Justin met his party guests at the front door.” Answer: declarative

9. Question #8
Identify the subject in the following sentence: “Look at all the stars!” Answer: (You)

10. Question #9
Identify the predicate noun: “The band playing is a local group.” Answer: group

11. Question #10
Direct or indirect object? “The history teacher gave Maria the highest grade in the class.” Answer: indirect object

12. Question #11
Identify this group of words: “The cheerleading coach explained how practices will work and she asked the cheerleaders to work on their jumps.” Answer: fused run-on sentence

13. Question #12
What is the complete subject? “George Washington, the first president of the United States, was born in Virginia.” Answer: George Washington, the first president of the United States

14. Question #13
Direct or indirect object? “Steve visited Paris on vacation last year.” Answer: direct object

15. Question #14
Compound verb or compound subject? “The field and park were soggy after the rain.” Answer: compound subject

16. Question #15 Identify the verb phrase: “Sheila is working late today.”
Answer: is working

17. Question #16
What is the complete predicate? “The parrot flapped and squawked in his cage.” Answer: flapped and squawked in his cage.

18. Question #17
Identify the SIMPLE subject: “Here is the postcard from your friend Bill.” Answer: postcard

19. Question #18
Identify the following group of words: “I became a U.S. citizen, I am so proud!” Answer: comma splice run-on sentence

20. Question #19
Name one way to fix a run-on sentence. Answers: put a period, put a semicolon, put a comma then FANBOYS

21. Question #20
If you want to use a predicate noun or predicate adjective to complement the subject of a sentence, what kind of verb MUST you have before it? Answer: linking verb

22. Question #21
Direct or indirect object? “Sara gave me the money for the concert tickets.” Answer: indirect object

23. Question #22 Fill in the blank with a predicate NOUN:
“The puppy was ___________.”

24. Question #24
Name one thing that can be missing in a sentence fragment. Answer: subject, predicate, or complete thought

25. Question #25
Use the words “the little children” as the indirect object in a sentence.

26. EXTRA CREDIT!
What animal is the mascot for Ms. Szydelko’s favorite college football team?