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Predicate Expanders Bound Predicates Grab Bag 10 Point 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 10 Point 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points Subject Describers Bare Bones
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Define: Subject
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The subject names the person, place, thing, or idea that the whole sentence is about.
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What does the s mean at the end of the word sprints?
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The s means that the subject is singular.
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Give an example of a barebones sentence with a compound predicate.
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eee
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How do you punctuate this sentence? I enjoy reading a good book going to a movie and visiting friends.
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I enjoy reading a good book, going to a movie, and visiting friends.
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Which predicate expander is also considered part of a barebones sentence?
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To, from, and for are starter words for which predicate expander?
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Where Predicate Expander
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For attention is an example of which predicate expander?
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Why Predicate Expander
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Explain the use of commas for predicate expanders preceding the subject of the sentence.
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Long expanders of four words or more require a comma.
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Where can –ly predicate expanders be used in a sentence?
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before the subject between the subject and predicate immediately after the predicate
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List the starter words for the when predicate expander.
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when, since, before, after, as, as soon as, during, while
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True or False Subject describers have the property of mobility.
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False; they can be reversed with other subject describers, but they cannot found in other locations in a sentence.
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Give three examples of behavior/ personality subject describers.
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When is a comma needed to separate adjacent subject describers?
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When the word and can be placed between them or the word order can be switched.
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Explain the rules for using an apostrophe to denote ownership.
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Use ’s unless the plural subject describer already ends in s.
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Which subject describer is used in the sentence: The boy with the beautiful singing voice is an honor student.
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Set-apart
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Which verb always requires a completer?
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forms of be (linking, helping, state of being verbs)
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What is the formula for a basic thesis statement?
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Subject + Key Point + Opinion = Thesis Statement
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Which completers are linking?
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Predicate nominative Predicate adjective
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Which completers are helping?
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When completed with a verb/action word.
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What does GRABS stand for?
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grow, remain, appear, become, seem, stay
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What are the two ways to write a compound sentence?
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eee, ;
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What is the symbol for an interrupter?
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What is the complete predicate in the sentence: Like a pit bull, the baby hungrily attacks her toys.
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hungrily attacks her toys like a pit bull.
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Where is a typical place to find the indirect object?
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usually between the predicate and direct object
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Define: paragraph
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A paragraph is a group of sentences working together to develop one key point.
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Make your wager
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List as many where predicate expander position words you can think of in 45 seconds.
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