Requirements of Sentences Flashcards
Revise the four requirements of sentences and assess whether sentences are grammatically complete
What is a subject?
A thing that does the verb in the sentence.
What is a finite verb?
A verb that:
(a) expresses tense; and
(b) agrees with the subject.
What kind of punctuation must a sentence have to be grammatically correct?
Begins with a capital letter, and ends with a full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark.
What is the subject of this sentence?
The children wandered down the lane.
The children
What is the subject of this sentence?
Swimming is good for you.
Swimming
What is the subject of this sentence?
To have a dog is my ultimate dream.
To have a dog
What is the subject of this sentence?
We are students of Auckland Grammar School.
We
What is the subject of this sentence?
We have a cat.
We
What is the subject of this sentence?
Collecting books will create a small library.
Collecting books
What is the subject of this sentence?
Plants prefer warm, sunny spots.
Plants
What is the subject of this sentence?
Going to the gym has changed my life!
Going to the gym
What is the subject of this sentence?
Facebook spies on its users.
What is the subject of this sentence?
Artificial Intelligence might take over the world.
Artificial Intelligence
What is the subject of this sentence?
Hunting and fishing are increasingly less common.
Hunting and fishing
What is the subject of this sentence?
Will you go into town?
You
What is the subject of this sentence?
Has he completed his homework?
He
What is the subject of this sentence?
Debating teams build strong skills in public speaking.
Debating Teams
What is the subject of this sentence?
Arguing is good for your emotional development.
Arguing
What is the subject of this sentence?
Auckland Grammar, St Cuthberts and Diocesan School for Girls are all central Auckland schools.
Auckland Grammar, St Cuthberts and Diocesan School for Girls
What is the finite verb in this sentence?
He is chasing the dog.
Is
What is the finite verb in this sentence?
We will be going to the movies.
Will
What is the finite verb in this sentence?
How are you going to study?
Are
What is the finite verb in this sentence?
Have you seen that movie?
Have
What is the finite verb in this sentence?
He wanders outside.
Wanders
What is the finite verb in this sentence?
He helps his sister.
Helps
What is the finite verb in this sentence?
He will be studying.
Will
Is this a sentence?
Very small matters.
No - no finite verb or subject,
Is this a sentence?
He wandered lonely as a cloud.
Yes
Is this a sentence?
Help me!
No - no subject.
Is this a sentence?
I’m the sheriff in these parts.
Yes
Is this a sentence?
Ben Shapiro are an aggressive television personality.
No - no finite verb.
Is this a sentence?
After the party.
No - no subject or finite verb, doesn’t make sense.
Is this a sentence?
When she arrived at the location.
No - doesn’t make sense.
Is this a sentence?
Because she was upset.
No - doesn’t make sense.
Is this a sentence?
Howling at the moon.
No - no subject or finite verb.
Is this a sentence?
a little girl wandered down the road.
No - no capital letter.
Is this a sentence?
Go there!
No - no subject.
Is this a sentence?
Do your homework.
No - no subject.
Is this a sentence?
The classroom was very small.
Yes
Is this a sentence?
Do you believe in miracles?
Yes
Is this a sentence?
The student answering the question.
No - no finite verb.
Is this a sentence?
The group are studying.
No - no finite verb.
Is this a sentence?
The student were very focused.
No - no finite verb.
Is this a sentence?
The group were very focused.
No - no finite verb.
Is this a sentence?
It was a calm night.
Yes
Is this a sentence?
Believe me.
No - no subject.
Is this a sentence?
This kind of high investment in banks.
No - no finite verb.
Is this a sentence?
A hollow crown.
No - no finite verb and no sense.
Is this a sentence?
What a silly idea
No - no finite verb and no full stop/question mark or exclamation mark.
Is this a sentence?
The mystic raised her hands to the sky.
Yes
