Phrases, Clauses, Dangling and Misplaced modifiers, Complex and Compound sentences and Coordinating and subordinate conjunctions

Question 1

What is a phrase?

Answer 1

A phrase is a set of words that form a noun, verb, adjective, adverb or preposition. They never have a subject acting through a verb.

Question 2

What is a clause?

Answer 2

A clause, is a set of words that has a subject acting through a verb. They are either independent or dependant.

Question 3

What are the 3 types of dependant clauses?

Answer 3

Noun, Adjective and Adverb

Question 4

What is a complex sentence?

Answer 4

When you chain together an independent clause and a dependent clause in one sentence.

Question 5

What is an independent clause?

Answer 5

A clause that can be it’s own sentence.

Question 6

What is a dependant clause?

Answer 6

A clause that cannot be it’s own sentence.

Question 7

What is a compound sentence?

Answer 7

Two independent clauses chained together to form a sentence.

Question 8

What is a misplaced modifier?

Answer 8

A clause or phrase which is modifying the wrong thing.

Question 9

What is a dangling modifier?

Answer 9

A clause or phrase which we don’t know what it’s modifying.

Question 10

What is a complex compound sentence?

Answer 10

A sentence which has 2 independent clauses and at least one dependant clause.

Question 11

What is a coordinating conjunction?

Answer 11

A conjunction which links 2 independent clauses.

Question 12

What is a subordinate conjunction?

Answer 12

A conjunction which links an independent clause to a dependant one.

Question 13

Name all coordinating conjunctions.

Answer 13

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So (FANBOYS)

Question 14

Is this a coordinating or subordinate conjunction? For

Answer 14

Coordinating

Question 15

Is this a coordinating or subordinate conjunction?
After

Answer 15

Subordinate

Question 16

Is this a coordinating or subordinate conjunction?
As

Answer 16

Subordinate

Question 17

Is this a coordinating or subordinate conjunction?
And

Answer 17

Coordinating

Question 18

Is this a coordinating or subordinate conjunction?
Because

Answer 18

Subordinate

Question 19

Is this a coordinating or subordinate conjunction?
Nor

Answer 19

Coordinating

Question 20

Is this a coordinating or subordinate conjunction?
But

Answer 20

Coordinating

Question 21

Is this a coordinating or subordinate conjunction?
Unless

Answer 21

Subordinate

Question 22

Is this a coordinating or subordinate conjunction?
Or

Answer 22

Coordinating

Question 23

Is this a coordinating or subordinate conjunction?
Yet

Answer 23

Coordinating

Question 24

Is this a coordinating or subordinate conjunction?
Whereas

Answer 24

Subordinate

Question 25

Is this a coordinating or subordinate conjunction? So

Answer 25

Coordinating

Question 26

Fix this misplaced modifier: Charles saw a dog on the way to the library.

Answer 26

On the way to the library, Charles saw a dog.

Question 27

Fix this misplaced modifier: They gave a cat to my sister named Fluffy.

Answer 27

They gave a cat named Fluffy to my sister.

Question 28

Fix this misplaced modifier: The student was punished by the teacher who cheated on the test.

Answer 28

The student who cheated on the test was punished by the teacher

Question 29

Fix this misplaced modifier: Chased by a lion, the photographers saw a terrified gazelle.

Answer 29

The photographers saw a terrified gazelle chased by a lion.

Question 30

Fix this misplaced modifier: The pilot wore a uniform to fly the plane that was covered in gold buttons.

Answer 30

To fly the plane, the pilot wore a uniform that was covered in gold buttons.

Question 31

Fix this misplaced modifier: Three homes were reported burned by the fire department in July

Answer 31

The fire department reported three homes burned in July

Question 32

Fix this dangling modifier: Hungry after two hours of hiking, my packed sandwich was quickly devoured upon reaching the peak.

Answer 32

Hungry after two hours of hiking, I quickly devoured my packed sandwich upon reaching the peak.

Question 33

Fix this dangling modifier: Smiling from ear to ear, the candles are blown out, and the novel concludes happily.

Answer 33

Smiling from ear to ear, the heroine blows out the candles, and the novel concludes happily.

Question 34

Fix this dangling modifier: To become a practicing dentist, many teeth must be cleaned, filled, and filed.

Answer 34

To become a practicing dentist, you must clean, fill, and file many teeth.

Question 35

Fix this dangling modifier: While driving to work, a car accident caused a traffic jam on the highway.

Answer 35

While Jane was driving to work, a car accident caused a traffic jam on the highway.

Question 36

Fix this dangling modifier: Requiring more data for the study, questionnaires were collected from an additional 200 people.

Answer 36

Because we required more data for the study, questionnaires were collected from an additional 200 people.

Question 37

Fix this dangling modifier: Taken down to the cellar, the darkness obscured the details of the room.

Answer 37

As he was taken down to the cellar, the darkness obscured the details of the room.