7th Grade lessons 7, 10-14

Question 1

preposition

Answer 1

tells how, what kind, when, how much, or where

begins a prep. phrase

Question 2

preposition song

Answer 2

aboard about above across

against along around…

Question 3

object of prep

Answer 3

the noun or pronoun in a prepositional phrase

Question 4

say a prep. phrase

Answer 4

ex:

with my hat

Question 5

appositive

Answer 5

a phrase that identifies a noun

Question 6

appositives set between

Answer 6

commas

Question 7

say an appositive

Answer 7

my book, the giver, is over there

Question 8

declarative sentence

Answer 8

makes a statement and ends with a period

Question 9

imperative sentence

Answer 9

gives a command

Question 10

exclamatory sentence

Answer 10

shows excitement ends with exclamation point

Question 11

interrogative sentence

Answer 11

asks a question and ends with a question mark

Question 12

simple sentence

Answer 12

made up of a subject and predicate and only expresses one complete thought

Question 13

independent clause

Answer 13

a simple sentence

Question 14

compound sentence

Answer 14

made up of two independent clauses joined by a ; or a comma and coordinating conjunction

Question 15

coordinating conjunction

Answer 15

for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so

Question 16

dependent clause

Answer 16

has subject and predicate, but doesn’t express complete thought, beings with subordinating conjunction

Question 17

subordinating conjunction

Answer 17

although, because, if, as, when

Question 18

complex sentence

Answer 18

sentence with a dependent and independent clause