Grammar Vocab Review

Is the following a phrase or a clause?

The green hat

• Phrase

• Clause

Is the following an independent clause or a dependent clause?

The boy always wore his green hat.

• Dependent Clause

• Independent Clause

Is the following a compound sentence or a simple sentence? (Every independent clause is underlined.)

I have twenty dollars, and I need ten more dollars for the game tonight. 

• Compound Sentence

• Simple Sentence

Is the following a run-on sentence or a fragment?

I have no money tonight I cannot go out to eat. 

• Run-On Sentence

• Fragment

Is the following a simple sentence or a complex sentence? (The independent clauses are underlined and the dependent clauses are italicized). 

Sally had fifty dollars because she had birthday money from her grandmother on her.

• Simple

• Complex

Is what is underlined in the following sentence an adjective or an adverb? 

Franny angrily cried at 2 A.M. on Saturday.

• Adjective

• Adverb

Is what is underlined a proper noun or a common noun? 

The car was getting fixed at the mechanic’s on Main Street. 

• Common Noun

• Proper Noun

Is the following sentence a complex or a compound-complex sentence? (The independent clauses are underlined and the dependent clauses are italicized). 

The two dogs were stranded on the highway which caused Lilly to pull her car over, for she worked at the shelter in town. 

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Is the following simply a run-on or specifically a comma splice?

The water was more expensive than Sydney remembered, she was frustrated because she didn’t have enough money.

• Comma Splice

• Run-On

Is what is underlined an adverb or an adjective? 

Callie’s small bag got lost in her room constantly. 

• Adverb

• Adjective