Understanding Sentence Structure and Parts of Speech

The word is capital is what.

"The DOG ran outside"

This is the number of independent clauses in a sentence.

• 3

• 2

• 4

• 1

A prepositional phrase by itself is not a complete sentence. It would be considered this.

• Fragment

• Phrase

• Incomplete Sentence

• All of the above

The part of speech italicized below.

"The cat pranced through the door."

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Preposition

A prepositional phrase includes a preposition and this.

This type of punctuation is commonly used alongside conjunctions in compound and complex sentences.

• Comma

• Period

• Exclamation point

• Question mark

What the sentence is about.

Hint (Its usually about a person)

For example, "The pedestrian crossed the street"

The answer would be the pedestrian

The italicized portion of the sentence.

"Eating spicy food before bed is a bad idea."

Where the comma(s) go in the following sentence.

"The hurricane even though it was miles off coast was a real threat."

The four types of sentences.